Urbanisation Review

What is Urbanisation?

• People moving from rural to urban areas

• The Urban Sprawl of cities

• People moving from urban to rural areas

• The movement of people from my state to another

Which of the following is a cause of Urbanisation (choose all that apply)

• Industrial Revolution

• More job opportunities

• Avoid pollution and congestion

• Increased standard of living

Which of the following is not an effect of urbanisation?

• Poverty

• Congestion

• Decrease in quality of communication (WIFI)

• Poor sanitation

Which of the following is a disadvantage of urbanisation?

• Better healthcare and education

• Pollution and Congestion

• More job opportunities

• More education opportunities

A century ago, what percentage of the world's population lived in urban areas?

• 5%

• 25%

• 35%

• 15%

More people are living in cities than ever before and it is predicted the number of megacities will continue to increase.

• True

• False

The megacity with the largest population currently is

• Brisbane

• Beijing

• Tokyo

• Dehli

Cities are organised into the following 5 categories

• Parkland, Industrial, Commercial, Residential, CBD

• CBD, Parks, Urban Sprawl, Migration, Commercial

• CBD, Parks, Industrial, Sustainable, Residential

• CBD, Residential, Industrial, Migration, Sustainable

Megacities must have a population over 10million people

• True

• False

The organisation of a cities structures and facilities (buildings and utilities) is known as

• Infrastructure

• Green Wedge

• Suburbinisation

• Urban Sprawl