Changing Places Quiz

The term used to describe people moving to towns and cities leading to the growth of cities is…

• Gentrification

• Urbanisation

• Urban renewal

• Urban consolidation

Which of the following is a PUSH factor that has led to urbanisation?

• Rapid population growth

• Employment opportunities

• Entertainment

• Lack of educational facilities

Which of the following is a PULL factor that has led to urbanisation?

• Rapid population growth

• Employment opportunities

• War and civil obedience

• Lack of educational facilities

Which of the following are SOCIAL consequences of urbanisation?

• Landlessness/land degradation

• War and crime

• Destruction of habitats and flora and fauna

• Traffic congestion

An urban area refers to..

• Towns

• Farms

• Mines

• Countries

Which of the following terms is used to describe the "spreading out of cities"

• Urban decay

• Urban decline

• Suburbanisation

• Urban sprawl

Define urban decay

• When cities spread out into suburbs

• When a suburb is renewed

• When an inner city area becomes run down

• When areas become redeveloped

A megacity is...

• A city with a population of over 10 million

• A city with an area of over 1000 square kilometres

• A city with a population of over 1 million

• A city with great liveability

Population density refers to:

• the concentration of people in a city

• the average number of people per unit area

• the average intelligence of people in a country

• the spread of people in an area

The movement of people from living in one defined area to living in another within a country:

• Urban migration

• Rural migration

• External migration

• Internal migration