WorksheetsIGCSE - Urban: Traffic & Housing Problems/Solutions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is a cause of traffic congestion in cities?
Increased car ownership
Narrow roads
All roads heading into CBD creating a bottleneck
All of the above.
What is an economic impact of increased traffic congestion on cities?
Emissions can impact upon health via respiratory conditions such as asthma.
Traffic congestion slows down essential emergency service vehicles.
Congestion leads to goods sitting in traffic queues which costs companies more to move those goods.
Volatile organic compounds are produced which can create ground level ozone, which irritates the respiratory system, causing coughing, choking, and reduced lung capacity.
Which are social impact of increased traffic congestion on cities? (choose 3)
Emissions can impact upon health via respiratory conditions such as asthma.
Traffic congestion slows down essential emergency service vehicles.
Congestion leads to goods sitting in traffic queues which costs companies more to move those goods.
Volatile organic compounds are produced which can create ground level ozone, which irritates the respiratory system, causing coughing, choking, and reduced lung capacity.
Parking your car on the edge of the city and then taking a bus or train into the city centre is called...
Congestion Charge
Car-Pooling
Park & Ride Scheme
Pedestrianisation
Removing cars from areas of the city centre to reduce traffic in the CBD is called...
Congestion Charge
Car-Pooling
Park & Ride Scheme
Pedestrianisation
Charging cars for entering certain areas of the city is called...
Congestion Charge
Car-Pooling
Park & Ride Scheme
Pedestrianisation
Which city bans cars in the CBD when pollution levels become too high?
London
Lyon
Lima
Paris
During the industrial revolution, the factory workers often lived in ________________.
High Rise Flats
Semi-detached houses
Detached houses
Tenements
Comprehensive redevelopment is...
...when all buildings are knocked down and the area is completely rebuilt.
...the renovation of existing housing and improvement of the environment & economy.
Urban regeneration is...
...when all buildings are knocked down and the area is completely rebuilt.
...the renovation of existing housing and improvement of the environment & economy.
Which of the following is strategy to improve conditions in the inner city?
Increased employment opportunities by opening restaurants, leisure centres and government offices
Environmental Improvements by landscaping, improving docklands
Old tenements are being sand-blasted, rewired and re-plumbed.
All of the above.
Which if the following defines ‘urban sprawl’?
The spread of rural areas into greenfield sites in urban areas.
The spread of cities into the brownfield sites of the Inner City.
The spread of cities into the greenfield sites of the rural-urban fringe.
None of the above.
What is a brownfield site?
Areas in which urban development has already occurred and can be replaced e.g. disused factories in the Inner City.
Areas that have been painted green.
Areas in which no urban development has yet occurred.
Areas that have been painted brown.
What is a Greenfield site?
Areas in which urban development has already occurred and can be replaced e.g. disused factories in the Inner City.
Areas that have been painted green.
Areas in which no urban development has yet occurred e.g open fields in the rural-urban fringe.
Areas that have been painted brown.
Which of the following are strategies to prevent urban sprawl?
Establish Greenbelts: These are areas in which no urban development is allowed.
Develop on Brownfield Sites: Encouraging the re-use of land that may have had another purpose.
Stop the construction of retail parks on the edge of the city.
All of the above.
