Urbanisation and Population Growth Vocabulary Quiz

What is the process by which an increasing percentage of a country's population comes to live in towns and cities?

• Megacities

• Urbanisation

• Rural-urban migration

• Natural increase

Answer explanation

Urbanisation is the process by which an increasing percentage of a country's population comes to live in towns and cities.

What term describes an urban area with a total population in excess of 10 million people?

• Rural-urban migration

• Natural increase

• Megacities

• Newly emerging economies

Answer explanation

The term that describes an urban area with a total population in excess of 10 million people is 'Megacities'.

What is the movement of people from the countryside to cities called?

• Urbanisation

• Natural decrease

• Trade

• Rural-urban migration

Answer explanation

The movement of people from the countryside to cities is called rural-urban migration, making it the correct choice among the options provided.

Which term refers to countries that have begun to experience high rates of economic development usually with higher levels of industrialisation?

• LICs

• NEEs

• Megacities

• Natural increase

Answer explanation

NEEs refer to countries that have begun to experience high rates of economic development usually with higher levels of industrialisation.

What is the birth rate minus the death rate of a population called?

• Life expectancy

• Natural increase

• Birth rates

• Death rates

Answer explanation

The birth rate minus the death rate of a population is called natural increase.

What is the term for population decline due to the birth rate being lower than the death rate?

• Natural decrease

• Life expectancy

• Trade

• Urbanisation

Answer explanation

Population decline due to the birth rate being lower than the death rate is termed as natural decrease.

What is the number of live births in a year, per 1000 of the total population called?

• Death rates

• Life expectancy

• Birth rates

• Natural increase

Answer explanation

The number of live births in a year, per 1000 of the total population is called Birth rates.

What is the number of deaths in a year, per 1000 of the total population called?

• Birth rates

• Death rates

• Life expectancy

• Trade

Answer explanation

The number of deaths in a year, per 1000 of the total population is called Death rates, which is the correct choice in this context.

What is the buying and selling of goods and services between countries called?

• Trade

• Urbanisation

• Natural increase

• Life expectancy

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Trade' because it involves the buying and selling of goods and services between countries.

What is the average number of years a person might be expected to live called?

• Birth rates

• Death rates

• Life expectancy

• Natural decrease

Answer explanation

The average number of years a person might be expected to live is called life expectancy.