F5 Core 4 Urban encroachment past paper practice

F5 Core 4 Urban encroachment past paper practice

​MCQ

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Multiple Choice

P.5 2004 CE Q37 (aims of new town development)

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p.5 2004 Q37

Development of new towns in Hong Kong can help

• (1) solve the employment problem (This is wrong as there is not enough employment opportunities in the new towns)

• (2) alleviate the housing problem (correct)

• (3) redistribute population (correct, as people move from inner cities to suburbs)

• (4) provide better living environment (correct)

Multiple Choice

P.9 2007 CE Q46 (aims of new town development)

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p.9 2007 Q46: Which of the following aims have been achieved through the development of new towns in Hong Kong in the past 40 years?

• (1) developing completely self-contained communities (incorrect: many people in suburbs are still working in the main urban areas)

• (2) providing a better living environment (correct)

• (3) providing more industrial land (correct: e.g. Tai Po Industrial Estate)

• (4) redistributing the urban population (correct)

Multiple Choice

P.23 2019 DSE Q14 (aims of new town development)

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Multiple Choice

P.5 2003 CE Q56 (examples of urban sprawl)

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Multiple Choice

P.4 2002 CE Q56 (Problems of urban encroachment)

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p.4 2002 Q56

The government plans to develop several projects in Lantau Island (urban encroachment). Such projects may lead to

• (1) destruction of the ecosystem: correct --> negative environmental impact

• (2), (3) and (4) are correct --> urban encroachment leads to an in increase in abandoned land. Speculation also takes place. Since the accessibility has increased, the land price in these areas also rise.

Multiple Choice

P.7 2005 CE Q42 (impacts of urban encroachment)

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p.7 2005 Q42

Which of the following are the effects of urban encroachment on rural villages?

• (1) an increase in abandoned land (correct)

• (2) an increase in community cohesion (incorrect: very often, land resumption has caused social conflicts)

• (3) an increase in land price (correct)

• (4) an increase in the elderly population (correct since they are relatively immobile and they are left in the rural villages)

Multiple Choice

P.8 2006 CE Q20 (impacts of urban encroachment)

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Multiple Choice

P.16 PP DSE Q21 (impacts of urban encroachment)

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Multiple Choice

P.19 2015 DSE Q23 (impacts of urban encroachment)

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p.19 2015 Q23: Which of the following are the impact brought about by urban encroachment?

• (1) a reduction in farmland area (correct)

• (2) damage to wildlife habitat (correct, since vegetation has cleared)

• (3) land use conflicts (correct, e.g. industrial land use VS agricultural land use)

Multiple Choice

P.21 2016 DSE Q26 (impacts of urban encroachment)

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Multiple Choice

P.18 2013 DSE Q25 (evidence of urban encroachment)

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Block 2 Revision Quiz questions​

MCQs​

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is / are example(s) of urban encroachment in Hong Kong?

(1) Building high-class residential apartments by the coast of Victoria Harbour.

(2) Carrying out an urban renewal project in Mong Kok.

(3) Constructing the West Rail Line Railway Station in Yuen Long.

(4) Setting up an industrial estate in Tuen Mun

• A. (4) only    

• B. (1) and (2) only

• C. (3) and (4) only 

• D. (1), (3) and (4) only

Multiple Choice

2. Which of the following best describes an urban sprawl?

• A. a metropolis   

• B. the outward expansion of a city into surrounding farmland

• C. urban areas with many open spaces

• D. the growth of high-rise buildings in the suburbs

Multiple Choice

2. Which of the following best describes an urban sprawl?

• A. a metropolis   

• B. the outward expansion of a city into surrounding farmland

• C. urban areas with many open spaces

• D. the growth of high-rise buildings in the suburbs

2018 DBQ​

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Open Ended

Identify land use X.

​​Adverse ENVIRONMENTAL impacts of land use X.

1/ Vegetation has been cleared.

2/ The increase in surface runoff causes flooding.

3/ Water pollution since sewage from the open storage may discharge into nearby rivers.

4/ air and no pollution caused by heavy traffic.

How the land occupied by land use X is to be developed.

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​[Compare the 2 maps. How land use X is going to be developed?]

How the development may help alleviate the adverse environmental impacts?

How the transport system may foster economic development in Hung Shui Kiu.

Block 2 Revision Quiz questions on urban renewal​

Multiple Choice

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​Name Zones X and Y.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the Blanks

The photo below is taken in Zone Y. Suggest reasons for urban redevelopment project in this zone.

Open Ended

The photo below is taken in Zone Y. Suggest reasons for urban redevelopment project in this zone.

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Open Ended

What are the negative impacts of a large scale redevelopment project?