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Urbanisation

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is urbanization?
a)
When people move from urban to rural areas
b)
When people move from the lake to the forest
c)
When people move from rural areas to urban areas
d)
When people work in factories more than farming
2.
What did NOT lead to the increase in urbanization?
a)
Population decrease
b)
Population growth
c)
Industrialization
d)
Moving from farming to industry
3.

What is an urban area?

a)

Land that includes woods, beaches, crops

b)

Land covered by buildings, roads, and skyscrappers

c)

An area with a lot of shopping malls

d)

An area with many forests

4.
What is a rural area?
a)
Land covered by buildings, roads, and suburbia
b)
Land covered by all parking lots
c)
Land covered with mostly water
d)
Land covered with forests, crops, etc
5.

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

a)

Ruralization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Colonization

d)

None of these

6.
The way we use our land is called...
a)
Land Cover
b)
Land Fills
c)
Land plants
d)
Land use
7.
A developed land covered mainly with buildings and roads is called...
a)
Urban Area
b)
Rural Area
c)
Land cover
d)
Land use
8.
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
9.
Cities have both negative and positive effects on the environment.
a)
True
b)
False
10.

Cities can reduce their environmental footprint by implementing which of the following?

a)

Green roofing

b)

Gardens

c)

Buses

d)

All of these

11.
Noise such as traffic and construction is considered...
a)
Pollution
b)
Transportation
c)
Annoying
d)
Rural
12.
Urban areas are more_________populated the rural areas.
a)
sparsly 
b)
densely 
c)
both
13.
Which one is NOT a reason why people tend to enjoy urban areas?
a)
more jobs
b)
entertaininment 
c)
public transportation 
d)
peace and quiet  
14.
Farm land is usually  found in rural areas.
a)
True
b)
False
15.

San Fernando is an urban area.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
How fast people are coming to the city is called the... of urbanization
a)
Rate
b)
Degree
17.
Bangladesh is an example of a
a)
More developed country
b)
Less developed country
18.
Settlements that are based around primary economic activities are classified as rural and not urban
a)
True
b)
False
19.
An example of a primary economic activity is
a)
Farming
b)
Engineering
c)
Teaching
d)
Research and development
20.
Countries that have a lot more of their economic activity in the manufacturing and services, are generally
a)
MDC's
b)
LDC's
21.

The basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transportation, sanitation, and education form a country’s

a)

urbanization.

b)

infrastructure.

c)

industrialization.

d)

urban geography.

22.

Urban sprawl

a)

is when cities spread out using up surrounding land.

b)

puts a strain on existing infrastructures.

c)

creates an increase in pollution.

d)

all of these.

23.

In a developing country, the infrastructure is usually

a)

widespread.

b)

non-existent.

c)

limited in rural areas.

d)

well developed in rural and urban areas.

24.

Urban areas function as centers of

a)

employment

b)

education

c)

healthcare

d)

all of these

25.

Urban land use does not typically include...

a)

farming

b)

residential

c)

industrial

d)

commercial

26.
3/4 of people live in urban settlements in ____________ countries.
a)
developed
b)
developing
c)
LDC
d)
large
27.
Developed countries have a higher percentage of urban residents, however, _____________ countries have MORE of the very large urban settlements.
a)
developing
b)
developed
28.
Urbanization can also be defined as this concept:
a)
rural  to urban migration
b)
urban to rural migration
c)
mass production
d)
cottage industry
29.
The ______ is the measure most use to describe deaths in a population
a)
demography
b)
birth rate
c)
death rate
d)
urbanization
30.

Which of the following would describe the population pyramid seen in the graphic?

a)

Stage I - Undeveloped

b)

Stage II - Developing

c)

Stage III - Indsutrialized

d)

Stage IV - Mature, Post Industrial

31.

This term refers to the region outside of cities.

a)

Exurbs

b)

CBD (Central Business District)

c)

Rural

d)

Suburbs

32.

Which of the following would describe the population pyramid seen in the graphic?

a)

Stage I - Undeveloped

b)

Stage II - Developing

c)

Stage III - Indsutrialized

d)

Stage IV - Mature, Post Industrial

33.

These regions of grinding poverty are found mostly in a ring around developing world cities.

a)

Ghettos

b)

Exurbs

c)

Shantytowns

d)

Tenements

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