Urbinisation: Dhaka, Bangladesh - Geography CIE IGCSE

What is Dhaka a case study for?

• Urbinisation

• Rural-to-urban migration

• Urban sprawl

• CBD

• Hierarchy of settlements and services

Migrants are leaving the Bangladesh countryside to move to Dhaka

• True

• False

Migrants are leaving the Bangladesh countryside to move to Rio de Janeiro

• True

• False

Why are migrants moving from the Bangladesh countryside to Dhaka? (Give one push factor)

• Constant natural disasters

• There are job opportunities in Dhaka

• There is access to education and training in Dhaka

• There is access to healthcare and hospitals in Dhaka

Answer explanation

"Constant natural disasters" is the only push factor. The rest are pull factors.

What is an example of a natural disaster in Bangladesh?

• Cyclone Amphan

• Eyjafajallajockul volcano

• 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

When was Cyclone Amphan?

• 2020

• 2010

• 2011

• 2018

Give examples of natural disasters in Bangladesh, causing rural-to-urban migration

• Cyclones

• Annual meltwater flooding

• torrential monsoon rains

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

What sort of farmers work on the Ganges delta?

• Subsistance farmers

• commercial farmers

Describe the Ganges delta

• Low

• Flat

• Mountainous

• prone to earthquakes

• infertile

What is the delta in Bangladesh called?

• Ganges delta

• Nile delta

• Mississippi Delta

• Yellow River Delta