Changing Nations

1.      What is a city?

• A small town

• A rural area

• A highly populated urban area

• A village

Answer explanation

A city is a highly populated urban area

2.      What is the population requirement of a mega city?

• Over 6 million

• Over 20 million

• Over 15 million

• Over 10 million

Answer explanation

A mega city is a city with Over 10 million people.

3.      What is urbanisation?

• Mass population shift from rural areas to cities

• Construction of mass infrastructure

• Mass population movement from cities to rural areas

• A mega city

Answer explanation

Urbanisation is the movement of mass population shift from rural area to cities.

4.      Which city is considered a Mega City?

• Java

• Japan

• Jakarta

• Jerusalem

Answer explanation

Jakarta is considered a mega city because it has a popuation of roughly 10.56 Million people.

5.      What is the most populated city in the world?

• Beijing

• Tokyo

• Shanghai

• Delhi

Answer explanation

Toyko current has the largest population in the world. Toyko's population is roughly 13.96 Million.

6.      Define a push factor?

• A special economic zone

• Something that influences movement out of an area

• People moving   to an urban area

• Population growth

Answer explanation

A push factor is something that pushes people to move from one area to another.

7.       What does BOLTSS stand for?

• Border, Outline, Legend, Time, Scale, Source

• Box, Orientation, Legend, Title, Source, Scale

• Border, Orientation, Scale, Source

• Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source

Answer explanation

BOLTSS are 6 of the most common factors that can usually be found on a map. It is a good idea to label these when looking at any map in order to interpret information from the map.

8.      What does urban explosion mean?

• Rapid population in urban areas

• Overpopulated areas

• Under populated areas

• A mega city

Answer explanation

Uraban exploration is a term that describes rapid population growth.

9.      Which one of the below islands is an island located in Indonesia?

• Nantucket

• Fraser Island

• Java

• Jakarta

Answer explanation

Java is an island in Indonesia located by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea. Jakarta is a city not and island.

10.      Define a pull factor?

• A mega city

• People forced to move to urban areas

• Rapid population in urban areas

• Something which influences movement to an area

Answer explanation

A pull factor is something which influences movement to an area - usually a city.