Year 8 Geography - Changing Nations - 3

Traffic _______________ is a problem in large cities during rush hour. (DOK 2)

• Congestion

• Infrastructure

• Deviate From

• Leisure Activity

What does urbanisation mean?

• the movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities

• the movement of people out of cities to the countryside

• an increase in the percentage of people living in towns and cities

• an increase in the percentage of people moving to the countryside

What does rural-urban migration mean?

• movement from the countryside to towns and cities

• movement out of cities to the countryside

• movement from one country to another

• working in one place and living in another

what is the ecological footprint of a city?

• the amount of space the city takes up

• the amount of land to provide the resources a city uses and dispose of waste

• the amount of recycling a city does and how sustainable it is

• the size of a city in terms of population or area

What is urban renewal

• the redevelopment of the whole city to make it more modern

• the redevelopment of part of a city for new landuses

• the improvement of part of a city by often middle class residents, changing the character of an area

• repainting, repaving roads and improving the infrastructure of a city

The CBD, in general, is the easiest part of the city to reach from the rest of the region.

• True
• False

Which of the following are PUSH factors that encouraged some people to move away from the CBD?

• High Rents
• Crime
• Poverty
• All of the Above

Which of the following are PULL factors that encouraged some people to move into suburbs?

• High rents
• Crime
• Larger homes for less money
• Poverty

Areas of open land with few people, homes, and businesses 

• Urban 
• Suburbs 
• City 
• Rural 

Heavy industry and high-class housing often exist in the same neighborhoods.

• True
• False