Impact of urbanisation

Where is the majority of urban growth projected to be?

• high-income countries in Europe

• low-income countries in Africa and Asia

• low-income countries in Latin America

• the USA

What contributes to urban poverty?

• limited access to land in cities

• the high cost of food and water

• the high cost of electricity, transport, and housing

• the high cost of education and healthcare

• all the factors mentioned

What are renters most worried about?

• family disagreements

• lack of money

• government seizures

• eviction by the property owner

The affordable housing gap for urban areas is ...

• decreasing

• increasing

• not changing

A slum is ...

• a person who lives in a city, town, cave, etc.

• a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord

• a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality

• the residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town

Growing cities lead to ...

• more congestion and traffic fatalities

• fewer registered motorised vehicles

• safer commute

What is true about world energy consumption?

• 70 % of it is in cities

• it is largely powered by fossil fuels

• energy demand is predicted to outstrip population growth

• all of the options

What is true about city governments in poor countries?

• they remain under-resourced

• they can easily finance the infrustructure and services

• they do not need to improve local tax collection

The challenges of urbanisation are political, not just technical

• True

• False