F.6 DSE Geography Unit 4.2

What is meant by 'suburbanization'?

• People leaving urban area and going to rural area to live

• People moving to suburbs to live

• People going back to main urban area to live

• It is opposite to urbanization.

When did urbanization start taking place in Hong Kong?

• 1930s

• 1950s

• 1980s

• 2010s

Which of the following are the new towns in Hong Kong?

• Sha Tin

• Tai Po

• Tsueng Kwan O

• Tsim Sha Tsui

Which of the following are the reasons why suburbanization took place rapidly starting from 1970s in Hong Kong?

• Cheaper transport cost

• Development of mass transit systems, e.g. railway systems

• Implementation of new towns projects

• More job opportunities in suburban area

Which of the following related to 'Reurbanization' is correct?

• The scale of it in Hong Kong is small.

• It means people moving to rural area to live.

• It means urban redevelopments.

• It started from 1980s in Hong Kong.

Which of the following phenomena took place in Hong Kong?

• Urbanization

• Suburbanization

• Counter-urbanization

• Reurbanization

Which of the following phenomena are included in the urban cycle theory?

• Urbanization

• Suburbanization

• Counter-urbanization

• Reurbanization