Settlement - Urban and Rural

What is the shape of this settlement?

• Linear
• Nucleated
• Dispersed

Which of the following is not a function of town ?

• Cultural
• Port
• Fishing
• SS Great Britain

Which of the following is not a function of town ?

• Cultural
• Port
• Fishing
• SS Great Britain

Which of these is a pull factor to Mumbai for people living in rural areas?

• Lack of education
• Promise of more pet varieties
• Lack of healthcare
• Promise of more job opportunities

Why spend money restoring the urban environment?

• Make people want to live there
• Investment reduces the spiral of decline
• Gain a lot of money
• Attract tourists

What is the definition of urbanisation

• The outward growth of urban areas
• An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas
• An increase in the amount of people living in urban areas
• An increase in the birth rate compared to death rate

A mega-city is defined as

• a city with more than 10 million people
• a city with more than 20 million people
• a city that has global influence
• a city that receives more migrants than loses emmigrants

the two ways that urban areas grow are

• nitrogen and phospherous
• natural increase and migration
• increasing birth rates and migration

In the last few years, the % of people in the world living in urban areas has surpassed

• 25%
• -25%
• 65%
• 50%

reasons for counter-urbanization include

• high land prices, pollution, high crime
• reinvestment into inner-city areas, gentrification
• attractions such as the olympics and new skyscapers