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Year 8 Geography - Changing Nations - 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mega cities
a)
exist on every continent
b)
have populations greater than 10.million
c)
are always capital cities
d)
are concentrated in Western Europe
2.
An increase in the proportion of people living in cities.
a)
Urbanisation.
b)
Citification
c)
population growth
3.
According to National Geographic, what percentage of the world's population will be living in urban areas by 2050
a)
70%
b)
75%
c)
80%
d)
85%
4.
The most urbanised country on earth is
a)
Australia
b)
The USA
c)
China
d)
Singapore
5.
In 1975 there were three megacities in the world. They were
a)
Mexico City, New York, Tokyo
b)
Tokyo, New York, London
c)
London, Beijing, New York
d)
Mexico City, Cairo, London
6.
A poor, crowded part of a city is called...
a)
House
b)
Slum
c)
Downtown
d)
Settlement House
7.

a term used to describe a built up area such as a town or a city

a)

urban

b)

urbanisation

c)

rural

d)

internal migration

8.

the process of social and economic change that takes place as increasing numbers of people move from rural areas (eg farms) to urban areas (eg cities)

a)

urbanisation

b)

urban

c)

push factor

d)

pull factor

9.

a term used to describe an area located outside cities and towns, such as farming or agricultural areas

a)

rural

b)

internal migration

c)

external migration

d)

urban

10.

negative factor that pushes people away from a certain place.

a)

push factor

b)

pull factor

c)

international migration

d)

refugee

11.

positive factor that pulls people to a certain place

a)

pull factor

b)

push factor

c)

internal migration

d)

international migration

12.

the movement of people within a region or country

a)

internal migration

b)

international migration

c)

refugee

d)

population density

13.

the movement of people between countries

a)

international migration

b)

internal migration

c)

temporary migration

d)

permanent migration

14.

a measurement of the number of individuals per unit area (eg 150 people per square kilometre)

a)

population density

b)

population

c)

rural

d)

urbanisation

15.

which of the following is NOT a reason for temporary migration?

a)

student

b)

business

c)

visitor/tourist

d)

humanitarian

16.

Which of the following is NOT a permanent type of migration?

a)

skilled

b)

family

c)

humanitarian

d)

tourist

17.

What is urban sprawl?

a)

The sprawl of people from rural areas to urban areas.

b)

The main city centre in an urban area.

c)

The spreading of rural areas into surrounding rural areas to accommodate the need for extra land space due to a rise in ecological footpint.

d)

The spreading of urban areas into surrounding rural areas to accommodate an expanding population.

18.

Basic facilities such as transportation, communications, power supplies and buildings are called;

a)

Services

b)

Infrastructure

c)

Production

d)

Goods

19.
To be a Megacity, the population has to be above
a)
8 million
b)
11 million
c)
15 million
d)
10 million
20.

Name a country that has the highest amount of deaths due to air pollution.

a)

Madagascar

b)

Turkey

c)

Indonesia

d)

China