Urban Areas Case Studies ALG

What percentage of Kolkata's population lived in shanty towns as per the 2011 census?

• 14.1%

• 29.1%

• 60%

• 150%

Which district in Kolkata has slums that date back almost 150 years?

• Shovabazar District

• Ballygunge District

• Salt Lake District

• Alipore District

How long have the poor-quality homes along the Howrah Railway line existed?

• 60 years

• 10 years

• 25 years

• 100 years

What is the term used when people move from the countryside to the city in search of work?

• Urban-to-rural migration

• Rural-to-urban migration

• International migration

• Seasonal migration

Along which river do floods during the Monsoon season make the land unsuitable for any other land use?

• Ganges

• Hooghly

• Lagan

• Thames

People live in the Shovabazar area as they can do jobs like cleaning windscreens at traffic lights. This is called ________ employment.

What was the river Lagan vital for in Belfast's history?

• The river Lagan was vital for industries as goods were imported and exported.

• The river Lagan was used only for recreational boating.

• The river Lagan was important for its fishing competitions.

• The river Lagan was mainly a source of drinking water.

Name the company that chose to make the 75-hectare area of inner-city Belfast into Titanic Quarter.

• Titanic Quarter LTD

• Harland and Wolff PLC

• Belfast City Developments

• Northern Ireland Estates

By 2016, how much money had been invested in the Titanic Quarter urban planning scheme?

• £358 million

• £120 million

• £500 million

• £800 million

What is the aim of urban regeneration as described in the case study?

• To improve both the economic and social spaces within a city.

• To increase the population density of rural areas.

• To reduce the number of public parks in a city.

• To promote only industrial development in urban areas.