Urbanization Quiz

What percentage of the world's people live in urban areas?

• 53%

• 81%

• 45%

• 60%

What is the term used to describe the trend toward living in urban areas?

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

• Globalization

• Modernization

Which of the following is NOT a reason why people move from rural to urban areas?

• In search of jobs

• Better health care

• Deteriorating environmental conditions

• More land for growing food

What is a major problem in cities like Dhaka, Bangladesh, due to rapid urbanization?

• Water scarcity

• Traffic congestion

• Air pollution

• Housing shortage

What percentage of the world's people lived in urban areas in 2015?

• 2%

• 53%

• 67%

• 37.8%

By what year is the percentage of people living in urban areas expected to reach 67%?

• 2025

• 2050

• 2015

• 1850

How many megacities were there in 2015?

• 13

• 21

• 30

• 37

Which city is the largest hypercity with more than 20 million people?

• New York City

• Tokyo

• Hong Kong

• Shenzhen

What is the population of the largest megaregion, the Hong Kong–Shenzhen–Guangzhou region in China?

• 37.8 million

• 67 million

• 120 million

• 100 million

What is urban sprawl?

• The growth of high-density development in city centers

• The growth of low-density development on the edges of cities and towns

• The reduction of urban areas to create more agricultural land

• The increase in population density within city limits