Urban Issues and Rio Intro

What is the correct definition for urbanisation?

• More and bigger urban areas

• An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas

• Town and cities increasing in size

• A smaller proportion of people living in rural areas

Which of the following have caused urbanisation?

Select 2 from below

• Push and pull factors

• Rural to Urban migration

• Natural population increase

• High birth rates and high death rates

Natural increase occurs when

• The death rate is higher than the birth rate

• Couples have more than 2 babies

• The birth rate is higher than the death rate

• The birth and the death rate are exactly the same

The world's population has undergone exponential increase in the past 200 years. This means the increase has been....

• Gentle

• Rapid

• Slow

• Uneven

Counter urbanisation is the process where

• People move out of urban areas into the countryside

• People move to larger cities

• People move from the countryside into urban areas

• People move to new countries because of work

Megacities are expected to see the largest amount of growth in the next 20 years in

• Asia and Europe

• Africa and South America

• Asia and North America

• Africa and Asia

Which one of the following is not a push factor

• High unemployment levels

• Lack of education facilities

• Drought causing crops to fail

• Access to medical care

Which of the following best describes the location of Rio de Janeiro

• In the southern hemisphere, on the south east coast of Brazil, just north of the Tropic of Capricorn

• In the northern hemisphere, in the continent of South America, in the country of Brazil next to the Pacific Ocean

• In the southern hemisphere, in the north of the country of Brazil, exactly on the equator

• In the northern hemisphere, in the south east country of Brazil, just north of the Tropic of Cancer

Why is Rio de Janeiro internationally important (choose all that apply)

• It is the cultural capital of Brazil and the most visited city by tourists in south (Latin) America

• It is a UNESCO World Heritage site

• It hosted the World cup 2014 and the Olympic Games 2016

• It is the capital city of Brazil

The people of Rio de Janeiro suffer from social inequality. This means that

• There is unequal access to education and healthcare

• There is equal access to education and healthcare for the wealthy and the poor

• Everyone in Rio has the same standard of living