Urbanization In the Caribbean

Which city is the largest in the Caribbean?

• Kingston

• Delmas

• Santa Domingo

• Port-au-Prince

Which city in Jamaica grew at the expense of Spanish Town?

• Kingston

• Portmore

• Montego Bay

• Ocho Rios

Compared to the rest of the world, the Caribbean has a high population density.

• True

• False

People in the Caribbean are highly concentrated in rural areas.

• True

• False

Fast food joints such as KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut are as a result of urban change in Jamaica.

• True

• False

Urban Primacy exists when:

• A city is considered to me less developed than the rest

• one city dominates all other cities in the Caribbean

• settlement in all towns and cities are equal

• one or a few cities dominate the settlement system in a country.

Which of the following is not a reason people move to cities?

• Employment opportunities

• Better social life

• Poor infrastructure

• educational opportunities

Which of the following is an impact of urban growth?

• higher risk of Urban Decay

• More Housing

• Less People around

• lower risk of urban poverty

Rural to urban migration can be defined as

• movement of people from cities to the countryside

• movement of people from one country to another

• movement of people from one rural area to another rural area

• movement of people from a rural area to the city

The reclassification of a rural area to an urban area mostly affects

• New comers

• Longstanding residents

• Visitors

• People leaving the area