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Urbanisation

Total questions: 138

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is urbanisation?
a)
The movement of people from rural to urban areas, usually rapidly
b)
An increase in people living in rural areas
c)
The moment of people from one place to another
d)
The process of cities expanding into rural areas
2.
Which of these is a negative economic consequence of urbanisation?
a)
Less services available in the city
b)
Ability to share culture and religions
c)
Destruction of the natural environment
d)
Less money dedicated to rural infrastructure/services
3.
Which of these is a positive social consequence of urbanisation?
a)
Leaving family and friends behind in rural areas
b)
Ability to share cultures and religions
c)
More pollution to the air and environment
d)
Increase in services and infrastructure in rural areas
4.
Which of these is not an environmental consequence of urbanisation?
a)
Increase in water pollution
b)
More efficient services
c)
Loss of natural land/habitats
d)
Increase in air pollution
5.
What is a push factor leading to migration?
a)
Poverty
b)
More job opportunities
c)
Closer to family and friends
d)
Better services
6.
What is a push factor leading to migration?
a)
Poverty
b)
More job opportunities
c)
Closer to family and friends
d)
Better services
7.
What is a push factor leading to migration?
a)
Poverty
b)
More job opportunities
c)
Closer to family and friends
d)
Better services
8.
What is a pull factor?
a)
Something that draws people into another area
b)
Something that draws people from an area
c)
A cart that needs pulling
d)
The movement of people from one area to another
9.
What is population density?
a)
A measure of people per metre
b)
The rate of death minus the rate of births
c)
A measure of people per square kilometre
d)
A measure of how many people live in one house
10.
How do I calculate natural population increase?
a)
Births minus deaths
b)
Deaths minus births
c)
Deaths plus births
d)
Births multiplied by deaths
11.
What is one of the reasons for internal migration in Australia from this list?
a)
They want to get away from nature
b)
They want to live in the same house for a long time
c)
They want to live closer to the sea (sea-change)
d)
They want to work in the same suburb as they live
12.
To be a Megacity, the population has to be above
a)
8 million
b)
11 million
c)
15 million
d)
10 million
13.
What are the three contributing factors to population?
a)
Birth rate, death rate and marriage
b)
Death rate, tourists, immigration
c)
Birth rate, death rate and immigration
14.
Urbanisation is:
a)
Urbanisation is the process of economic and social change in which a decreasing proportion of the
population of a country or region live in urban areas rather than rural areas
b)
Urbanisation is the process of economic and social change in which there is no change in the proportion of the
population of a country or region live in urban areas rather than rural areas
c)
the process of economic and social change in which an increasing proportion of the population live in urban areas rather than rural areas. 
15.
An 'urban area refers to:
a)
The area along coastlines.
b)
to towns, cities, and suburbs. An urban area includes the city itself, as well as the surrounding areas.
c)
Villages, farms and agricultural areas within the state of Queensland.
16.
Most inhabitants of urban areas have non-agricultural jobs.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
In geographical terms, the push-pull factors are those that drive people away from a place and draw people to a new location.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Push factors include:
a)
lack of employment
b)
educational opportunities
c)
many entertainment alternatives
19.
Pull factors include:
a)
lack of education
b)
religious persecution
c)
educational opportunities
20.

What is suburbanisation?

a)

The movement of people out of cities into the countryside

b)

Residential areas outside of the city centre

c)

The process where suburbs grow as the city grows outwards

d)

People moving back into the city

21.

Which of these are pull factors?

a)

Improved healthcare

b)

Job opportunities

c)

War / conflict

d)

Access to education

22.

London can be described as...

a)

a megacity

b)

a world city

c)

both a megacity and world city

d)

a metacity

23.

What is meant by internal growth?

a)

When the birth rate is higher than the death rate

b)

When the birth rate and death rate are equal

c)

When people move from the countryside to the city

d)

When the average weight of a population increases

24.

Which is an economic impact of urbanisation in LIDCs?

a)

Sewage and toxic chemicals can get into rivers

b)

It can lead to high levels of crime

c)

There may not be enough jobs in the city for the number of residents

d)

There may not be enough houses in the city for the number of residents

25.

Why do people move to the suburbs?

a)

Urban areas may have higher crime rates

b)

Rent can sometimes be cheaper in the suburbs

c)

Commuting into the city has become easier

d)

All of the above

26.

What is meant by counter-urbanisation?

a)

Growth in the proportion of people living in towns and cities

b)

The process where suburbs grow as the city grows outwards

c)

People moving back into the city

d)

The movement of people out of cities into the countryside

27.

Why does counter-urbanisation happen?

a)

Less traffic in the countryside

b)

So people can get value for money when buying a house

c)

The houses are smaller in the countryside

d)

Crime rate is higher in the countryside

28.

What are social impacts of counter-urbanisation?

a)

Rural roads may struggle with the increased traffic

b)

Farmers can sell unwanted land to building contractors

c)

Rise in house prices leads to younger people not being able to afford homes in the country

d)

New housing estates will affect the natural wildlife

29.

What does re-urbanisation mean?

a)

People moving back into the city

b)

The movement of people out of cities into the countryside

c)

Growth in the proportion of people living in towns and cities

d)

Residential areas outside of the city centre

30.

What is the definition of push factor?

a)

A positive that draws you into an area

b)

A negative that pushes you away from an area

c)

The crime rate is high in the area they currently live

d)

The schools in the city are better

31.

What is a negative of re-urbanisation?

a)

There may be tension between original residents and new residents

b)

Tourism may increase if the city centre is improved

c)

New residents can boost the economy of the area

d)

Re-developing brownfield sites improves the area

32.

Which is a push factor for suburbanisation?

a)

City Centres are polluted and over crowded.

b)

Suburban areas have lower population density

c)

Rents are cheaper in suburbs.

33.

What are the negative impacts of suburbanisation?

a)

Offices become deserted.

b)

Buildings become derelict

c)

Some villages become renovated.

34.

What are the negative environmental impacts of suburbanisation?

a)

New housing estates impact the wildlife

b)

Unemployment increases

c)

Shops and amenities struggle and close

35.

What is counter urbanisation?

a)

The movement of people away from urban areas.

b)

The movement of people to the outskirts

c)

The movement of people back in to the urban areas

36.

What is a cause of counter urbanisation?

a)

Houses are bugger in rural areas.

b)

Suburbs and cities have problems with congestion

c)

Rents are cheaper in the outskirts.

37.

What are the impacts of re urbanisation?

a)

Country side is protected as brownfield sites are built on.

b)

People leave the city centre.

c)

Businesses close in the city centre

38.

What is a brownfield site?

a)

A site that has never been built on before.

b)

A site that has been built on before but is no longer used.

39.
Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
b)
Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
c)
Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
d)
Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
40.
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
b)
Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
c)
Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
d)
Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs
41.
The transfer from the handy-craft system to machine technology and factories is called:
a)
Urbanization
b)
Revolution
c)
Industrialization
d)
Civilization
42.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
43.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
44.
Is the following an opportunity or a problem in regards to Urbanization?
Better Education
a)
Opportunity
b)
Problem
45.
Is the following an opportunity or a problem in regards to Urbanization?
Slums
a)
Opportunity
b)
Problem
46.
Is the following an opportunity or a problem in regards to Urbanization?
Better Health Care
a)
Opportunity
b)
Problem
47.
Is the following an opportunity or a problem in regards to Urbanization?
Cost of Electricity for a bigger population
a)
Opportunity
b)
Problem
48.
Is the following an opportunity or a problem in regards to Urbanization?
Cost of Electricity for a bigger population
a)
Opportunity
b)
Problem
49.
Is the following an opportunity or a problem in regards to Urbanization?
Too much trash
a)
Opportunity
b)
Problem
50.
Is the following an opportunity or a problem in regards to Urbanization?
Overcrowding
a)
Opportunity
b)
Problem
51.
Is the following an opportunity or a problem in regards to Urbanization?
Smog
a)
Opportunity
b)
Problem
52.
Is the following an opportunity or a problem in regards to Urbanization?
Traffic Jams
a)
Opportunity
b)
Problem
53.
To be a megacity, the city must have over 10 Billion people.
a)
True
b)
False
54.

People moving from the rural areas to cities is called...

a)

Ruralization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Colonization

d)

None of these

55.
The way we use our land is called...
a)
Land Cover
b)
Land Fills
c)
Land plants
d)
Land use
56.
A developed land covered mainly with buildings and roads is called...
a)
Urban Area
b)
Rural Area
c)
Land cover
d)
Land use
57.
An area often referred to as the country that is sparsely populated is called...
a)
Urban Area
b)
Rural Area
c)
Land Cover
d)
Land Use
58.
The movement of people from rural areas into city centres
a)
Suburbanisation
b)
Urbanisation
c)
Counter urbanisation
59.
The movement of people from city centres to the edge of the city
a)
Suburbanisation
b)
Urbanisation
c)
Counter urbanisation
60.
The movement of people from urban areas to rural areas beyond the  rural urban fringe
a)
Suburbanisation
b)
Urbanisation
c)
Counter urbanisation
61.
Something negative from  an urban area which  encourages people to leave .
a)
Push factor
b)
Pull factor
62.
Something positive from  a suburban or rural area which  encourages people to leave .
a)
Push factor
b)
Pull factor
63.
Which of these is NOT a push factor of suburbanisation?
a)
Congestion
b)
Pollution
c)
Poor quality of life
d)
Good environment
64.
Which of these is NOT a pull factor of suburbanisation?
a)
Cheaper land
b)
Pollution
c)
Better education in the suburbs
d)
Good environment
65.
Which of these is NOT a pull factor of suburbanisation?
a)
Cheaper land
b)
Pollution
c)
Better education in the suburbs
d)
Good environment
66.
Which of these is NOT a reason for counter-urbanisation?
a)
Ageing population
b)
Nice  environment in rural areas
c)
Lots of shopping opportunities
d)
Now easier to work from home
67.
Urban areas are more_________populated the rural areas.
a)
sparsly 
b)
densely 
c)
both
68.
Mumbai has a population of how many?
a)
184
b)
1.84 million
c)
18.4 million
d)
184 million 
69.
Mumbai is located on what?
a)
Seven islands
b)
A desert
c)
A flat inland plain
d)
The delta of the river Tees
70.
Being surrounded by water has meant what for Mumbai?
a)
Great fishing
b)
Super swimming
c)
High population density
d)
Great transport links
71.
What is urbanisation?
a)
The movement of people from rural to urban areas, usually rapidly
b)
An increase in people living in rural areas
c)
The moment of people from one place to another
d)
The process of cities expanding into rural areas
72.
What is a push factor leading to migration from rural India to Mumbai?
a)
Poverty
b)
More job opportunities
c)
Closer to family and friends
d)
Better services
73.
What is a pull factor leading to migration from rural India to Mumbai?
a)
Poverty
b)
More job opportunities
c)
Famine
d)
War
74.
Which of these is not an environmental consequence of urbanisation?
a)
Increase in water pollution
b)
More efficient services
c)
Loss of natural land/habitats
d)
Increase in air pollution
75.
What are the three contributing factors to population growth?
a)
Birth rate, death rate and marriage
b)
Death rate, tourists, immigration
c)
Birth rate, death rate and immigration
76.
In geographical terms, the push-pull factors are those that drive people away from a place and draw people to a new location.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
Pull factors include:
a)
lack of education
b)
religious persecution
c)
educational opportunities
78.
Which one is NOT a reason why people tend to enjoy urban areas such as Mumbai?
a)
more jobs
b)
entertaininment 
c)
public transportation 
d)
peace and quiet  
79.
How fast people are coming to the city is called the... of urbanization
a)
Rate
b)
Degree
80.

A large town

a)

Social

b)

Migration

c)

Megacity

d)

City

81.

A very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million people.

a)

Migration

b)

Megacity

c)

City

d)

Social

82.

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

a)

Population distribution

b)

Manufacture

c)

Urbanisation

d)

Sustainability

83.

Movement of individuals into a population/area

a)

Urbanisation

b)

Immigration

c)

Emmigration

d)

Manufacture

84.

Where people live in a country, whether crowded together in cities or spread out across the countryside

a)

Sustainability

b)

Population distribution

c)

Spatial distribution

d)

Population density

85.

The number of people living in a particular amount of space. It is determined by dividing the population of an area by its land area.

a)

Population distribution

b)

Population density

86.

according to the Burgess model the outer ring is the...

a)

Extensive ag

b)

commuter zone

c)

zone of transition

d)

zone of better residence

87.

Squatter settlements in LDC's are located where

a)

in the center

b)

in the industrial zone

c)

in the commercial zone

d)

on the outskirts of the urban settlements

88.

what are the three most important world cities?

a)

New York, Paris, Shanghai

b)

New York, London, Tokyo

c)

New York, Paris, Tokyo

d)

The US, England, Japan

89.
Which of these is a feature of the CBD?
a)
Low density
b)
Low rise buildings
c)
High rise buildings
d)
Many large supermarkets
90.
The function of the CBD is..
a)
Shopping
b)

Commercial

c)
Work
d)
Residential
91.
In the Hoyt model, business normally follows a ________ from the CBD to the commuter zone.
a)
Line of communication (e.g. road /railway)
b)
Grid line on a map
c)
Tourist route
d)
Shipping line
92.
The Burgess Model fits every city.
a)
True
b)
False
93.
Who suggested urban areas develop in a series of rings around a CBD? (Concentric Zone Model- 1923)
a)
Homer Hoyt
b)
Ernst Burgess
c)
Harris and Ullman
d)
Walter Christaller
94.
Who is responsible for the Concentric Zone model of urban development?
a)
Burgess
b)
Hoyt
c)
Harris and Ullman
d)
Griffin-Ford
95.
Who developed the following model?
a)
Burgess
b)
Hoyt
c)
Griffin-Ford
d)
Harris and Ullman
96.

Which of the following rings from Burgess' concentric zone model is paired INCORRECTLY?

a)

Core = Central Business District (CBD)

b)

Zone in transition (first ring from CBD) = wealthiest region of the city where high-rise luxury condos are constructed

c)

Zone of working class homes (second ring from CBD) = older homes occupied by stable, working-class families

d)

Zone of better residences (third ring from CBD) = newer housing occupied by middle-class families

e)

Commuters' zone (outermost ring from CBD) = small communities that commute to work in the CBD

97.

All of the following are true regarding Hoyt's sector model EXCEPT

a)

as a city grows, activities expand outward in a wedge from the center

b)

once a district with high-income housing is established, new housing is built on the outer edge of that district

c)

the best housing is found in a corridor extending from downtown to the outer edge of the city

d)

multiple sectors of high-income housing branch off from the industrial regions of a city

98.

Which of the following is paired INCORRECTLY?

a)

#1 = Central Business District

b)

#2 = Transportation and industry

c)

#3 = High-class residential

d)

#4 = Middle-class residential

e)

#5 = High-class residential

99.

Which of the following is paired INCORRECTLY?

a)

#1 = Central business district

b)

#2 = Zone of transition (wealthiest homes)

c)

#3 = Zone of independent workers' homes (working class homes)

d)

#4 = Zone of better residences

e)

#5 = Commuter's zone

100.
Where is the best housing located according to the sector model?
a)
A section from the CBD to the edge of the city
b)
suburbs
c)
nodes around schools
d)
the first ring outside the market
101.
How does a city develop in the concentric zone model?
a)
sections/sectors
b)
nodes of influence
c)
rings
d)
corridors
102.
What is the purpose of urban models?
a)
Explains where different types of people live
b)
Explains why people live where they live
c)
Depends on the use of Census Data
d)
All of the above
103.
A port is likely to attract nearby _____, according to the multiple nuclei model
a)
schools
b)
homes
c)
industries
d)
malls
104.
According to the Burgess Model of Development, the outer most ring is 
a)
extensive agriculture
b)
the zone of transition
c)
extensive commercial agriculture
d)
the commuter zone
105.
What type of area would this image be?
a)
Urban
b)
Suburban
c)
Rural
106.
What type of area would this image be?
a)
Urban
b)
Suburban
c)
Rural
107.
What type of area would this image be?
a)
Urban
b)
Suburban
c)
Rural
108.
Which of the following would probably not be found in a CBD?
a)
Government Buildings
b)
Religious Structures
c)
Libraries
d)
Single Family Housing
109.
Compare to the surrounding regions, the CBD occupies a ______ percentage of land. 
a)
Small
b)
Large
110.
Which of the following is Burgess Concentric Model?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
111.
Most megacities are found in ________ countries. 
a)
Developed
b)
Developing
c)
Least Developed
112.
the two ways that urban areas grow are
a)
nitrogen and phospherous
b)
natural increase and migration
c)
increasing birth rates and migration
113.
reasons for counter-urbanization include
a)
high land prices, pollution, high crime
b)
reinvestment into inner-city areas, gentrification
c)
attractions such as the olympics and new skyscapers
114.
Which is NOT considered a megacity
a)
Hong Kong
b)
Tokyo
c)
Osaka
d)
Shanghai
115.
This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas
a)
urban sprawl
b)
metropolitan area
c)
rural fringe
d)
whooping cough
116.
Which is a negative effect of urban sprawl?
a)
new, affordable homes
b)
more farmland
c)
destruction of habitats
d)
more people pass their geography quiz
117.
A percent change in population over a given time
a)

population growth rate
b)

mortality rate
c)

carrying capacity
d)

population density
118.
Number of deaths per unit of population in a given place or time
a)
population growth rate
b)
mortality rate
c)
carrying capacity
d)
population density
119.
The number of people earth can support without using resources faster than the planet can replenish them.
a)

population growth rate
b)

mortality rate
c)

carrying capacity
d)

population density
120.
The amount of people living in a given area
a)

population growth rate
b)

mortality rate
c)

carrying capacity
d)

population density
121.
The average number of children born to each woman
a)

fertility rate
b)

base population
c)

replacement rate
d)

family planning services
122.
The average population in a given area
a)

fertility rate
b)

base population
c)

replacement rate
d)

family planning services
123.
The average population in a given area
a)

fertility rate
b)

base population
c)

replacement rate
d)

family planning services
124.
Birth rate compared to the mortality rate
a)

fertility rate
b)

base population
c)

replacement rate
d)

family planning services
125.
Those who study populations
a)

demographers
b)

immigration
c)

emigration
126.
People moving out of a country
a)

demographers
b)

immigration
c)

emigration
127.
Where would you find more single family homes instead of tall apartments?
a)
urban city
b)
suburban nieghborhood
128.
Which community is closer to the city?
a)
Suburbs
b)
Rural farms
129.
What is one reason people would want to live in a suburban community?
a)
so they can farm
b)
because it's close enough to the city but not too loud
c)
because they like a lot of traffic
130.
Suburbs started to exist in the
a)
1600s
b)
1700s
c)
1800s
d)
1900s
131.
The name given to the actual land a settlement is built on...
a)
space
b)
site
c)
situation
132.
Which of these would you find in a town, but not in a village?
a)
Marks and Spencer
b)
Post Office
c)
Primary School 
133.
This is a model of a city! We call it an urban model.
Name the yellow section...
a)
Inner city
b)
Outer suburbs
c)
Inner subrubs
134.
In which part of the city is this person located? Read the text message below...
We've all just moved in here, the houses have not long been built. We're inviting lots of people over tomorrow to have a barbecue. I like it here, its quite peaceful!
a)
Inner city
b)
Inner suburbs
c)
Outer suburbs
135.
I can't play many games in my backyard, but I don't mind. Our house has many floors, but is pretty narrow.
a)
Inner suburbs
b)
Inner city
c)
CBD
136.
Where are most greenfield sites located?
a)
Suburbs and the rural/urban fringe
b)
In the centre of towns or cities
137.
What helped to cause the creation of suburbs after WW II?
a)
highways, automobiles, housing needs
b)
airplanes, automobiles, housing needs
c)
automobiles, factories located out of the cities
d)
housing located in the cities, airplanes
138.
What are suburbs?
a)
Rows of homes in the city.
b)
Large tracks of land divided into small plots for houses in the city.
c)
Large tracks of land divided into small plots for houses on the outskirts of town.
d)
Large tracks of land for large houses in the city.

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