GCSE Urban Geography

Select the correct definition of urbanisation.

• an increase in the proportion of land accounted for by cities

• growth in the proportion of people living in towns and cities

• urban sprawl

• Birmingham

Which of these are defining characteristic(s) of megacities?

• population greater than 10 million

• international transport infrastructure

• centre for media and communications

• world sport events

• centres for research and development

In 1950, what were the only two megacities?

• London

• Paris

• Tokyo

• New York

• Beijing

By 2050, what percentage of the world's population is expected to live in cities?

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

Which was the first European megacity, reaching the threshold in 2010?

• London

• Birmingham

• Paris

• Berlin

• Kiev

By 2025, 7 out of the 10 biggest cities will be in which continent, of which 6 will have a population of more than 20 million?

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

Select the pull factors for rural-urban migration.

• better opportunities in the city

• greater political stability in the city

• emotional attachment to the rural way of life

• better air quality in the city

• poorer healthcare infrastructure in rural areas

How many urban dwellers currently lack access to sufficient sanitation?

• 100 million

• 200 million

• 700 million

• 2 billion

• 4 billion

Protected 'green belt' land around major cities under the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act helps to reduce which process(es) in the UK?

• urban sprawl

• gentrification

• regeneration

• commuting

According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of

• corridors

• rings

• nodes

• sectors