Year 8 Geography Quiz

What is Urbanisation?

• The process of building up rather than out

• The movement of people from rural to urban areas

• The movement of people from urban to rural areas

• The process of natural environments being built on

In the last 50 to 100 years the world's population has become...

• less rural and more urbanised

• less urbanised and more rural

• more urban but the same level in rural areas

• more rural but the same level in urban areas

Which of the following IS a mega city?

• Hong Kong

• Sydney

• Osaka

• Hanoi

Which of the following IS NOT a mega city

• Bangkok

• Singapore

• Shenzhen

• Manila

What is the urban explosion?

• The rapid growth of high-tech cities

• Cities gaining more power

• Cities spreading over larger amounts of land

• The rapid growth of global cities

What type of migration describes the movement of people within the same country?

• Internal migration

• Internalised migration

• International migration

• Inter-city migration

Job opportunities are an example of what kind of factor?

Famine is an example of what kind of factor?

Which two continents are currently seeing the greatest growth in their urban population?

(multiple answers)

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

What area of a city would you typically find the tallest buildings?

• Industrial

• Residential

• The CBD

• Commercial