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12 geography Quiz 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the city
a)
Berlin
b)
London
c)
Dublin
d)
New York
2.
Name the city
a)
Brasilia
b)
Frankfurt
c)
Buenos Aires
d)
Mexico DF
3.
Name the city
a)
Bangkok
b)
El Cairo
c)
California
d)
Miami
4.
Name the city
a)
Moscow
b)
Berlin
c)
Gent
d)
Montevideo
5.
a)
Habana
b)
Buenos Aires
c)
Montevideo
d)
San José
6.
a)
Paris
b)
Tokyo
c)
Las Vegas
d)
Seattle
7.

Mega-city

a)

a very large urban agglomeration of at least 8 million inhabitants

b)

large cities of over 1 million

c)

multiple cities that are grouped together

d)

a significant city

8.

World City

a)

A city that has global and national significance

b)

A large city with important features

c)

A city from the United Nations

d)

A city that has many inhabitants

9.

Marginalisation

a)

The process of exclusion

b)

The process of buttering bread

c)

The process of taking away possessions

d)

Excluding cities from decision making process of a country

10.

Agglomeration

a)

A central city with neighbouring communities linked to it by continuous built-up areas

b)

Several communities acting as one

c)

A company taking over another company

d)

A company buying large areas of land to build on and sell later

11.

Globalisation

a)

The process of global economic and cultural integration

b)

Becoming global

c)

The process of combing economics and culture in a company

d)

A company expanding all over the world

12.
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
13.
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
14.
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.
15.
Most inhabitants of urban areas have non-agricultural jobs.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
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
17.
Push factors include:
a)
lack of employment
b)
educational opportunities
c)
many entertainment alternatives
18.
Pull factors include:
a)
lack of education
b)
religious persecution
c)
educational opportunities
19.
To be a megacity, the city must have over 10 Billion people.
a)
True
b)
False
20.

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