Mexico City

Flashcards about Mexico City

Where is Mexico city located

In North America

How large is Mexico’s slum

4 milion

How much is Mexico’s transport system designed to accommodate

4.5 million people

How much does Mexico’s transport system accommodate

5.5 million

How much extra people does Mexico’s transport system accommodate for

1 million

What is Mexico City knows as in terms of urban congestion

Most congested city

What percent of Mexico has limited running water each day and how many hours of running water do they have?

70%

12 hours

During which season is the smog level in Mexico intensified

winter

How many cars are registered in Mexico annually

approx 200,000

How much longer is commuting time in Mexico City

59%

Where is extreme poverty common

Slums

What percent of the economy is informal

56%

What are the aims of the Ecobici system in Mexico City

Reduce pollution and traffic

Why is Ecobici economically sustainable

It reduces car-related expenses

How many trips have been made with Ecobici to date

over 11 million

How many stations and bicycles are there for Ecobici

258 stations with 3680 bicycles

When did Mexico host the Olympics

1968

When will Mexico host football world cup

2026

Which famous person was born in Mexico City

Frida Khalo

Largest _____ in the world

urban park

lots of ________

tourism

Population?

21 million people

What percent of the country’s GDP does it generate

25%

Designed ____ _____

Plan Verde

They have a national ____

opera

Most important financial centre of what year?

2011

___th largest in the world by population

5th

How many murders per week

3

How many kidnappings each month

500

People there are of _______ wealth

varied

How many taco stands are there

25000

How long spent commuting

2.5 hours

how many people per building

22

Who builds the homes and how are they used

Built by members of the family and used over multiple generations

How many bus routes throughout the city

50,000

What percent of income spent on water

20%

How many litres of water wasted each day

70,000

how may homicides in 2020

4 million

what percent of music sold is pirated

65%

How many deaths caused by traffic accidents in 2012

954

What are the issues with the workforce being informal

• less tax can be collected

• No benefits like sick pay and holiday pay

When was Barter Market

2012

How many people did Barter Market

20,000 people

How many tons of waste was collected during Barter Market

165

What was the point of Barter Market

• collect waste and treat it properly

• boost local production of food

What was Barter Market

People can give in trash for food tokens which gets locally grown food for free

How big was the hospital facade

2500m²

What did the hospital facade do?

Absorbed smog for 1000 cars

Cost to make the hospital facade?

$20 billion

how long will the hospital facade last?

20 years