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UNIT 1 - Urbanising World

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An area such as a town / city is known as...?

a)

urban

b)

rural

2.

The movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities. Is known as...?

a)

urbanisation

b)

Rural - urban migration

c)

counter-urbanisation

d)

megacity

3.

The long term movement of people (or animals) within or between countries. Is known as...?

a)

rural

b)

urbanisation

c)

migration

d)

urban

4.

A very large city with a population of over ten million.

a)

rural area

b)

urban area

c)

primate city

d)

megacity

5.

The largest city in a country, which dominates its economy, politics and, often, infrastructure.

a)

megacity

b)

primate city

c)

urban area

d)

rural area

6.

Which year did the global population switch to having more people live in urban areas than rural areas?

a)

1937

b)

1997

c)

2027

d)

2007

7.

Cities in which type of country are urbanising quicker?

a)

developed

b)

developing

8.

Which of these is NOT a problem of a megacity?

a)

pollution

b)

overcrowding

c)

housing shortage

d)

too much green space

9.

Define national migration

a)

The long term movement of people between countries.

b)

The long term movement of people within a country.

10.

Define international migration

a)

The long term movement of people within a country.

b)

The long term movement of people between countries.

11.

Which location have we studied that actually saw a DECLINE in their population?

a)

Dublin

b)

Durham

c)

Detroit

d)

Sedgefield

12.

Identify features associated with formal employment

a)

People usually receive a regular wage

b)

work on the street

c)

certain employment rights such as sick leave or paid holidays

d)

no sick pay

13.

Identify features associated with informal employment

a)

pay tax on their income

b)

sick pay

c)

Activities are not officially recognised by the government

d)

They do not pay taxes and have no employment protection

14.

Do developing countries have a large or small primary sector?

a)

large

b)

small

15.

Why do some developing countries have large tertiary sectors (service sectors)?

a)

large population = need lots of services e.g taxi drivers, office workers!

b)

They need less teachers

16.

What's urbanisation?

a)

towns and cities becoming smaller

b)

more people moving to the towns and cities = they become bigger

17.

Why did people start to move to the suburbs in the early 20th century?

a)

get away from the polluted city centres / inner city

b)

nicer surroundings

c)

they were too poor to live in the city

d)

wanted a bigger house

18.

What's industrialisation?

a)

factories becoming bigger

b)

factories being set up

c)

factories shutting down

19.

What's regeneration?

a)

making an area worse

b)

improving an area

c)

factories shutting down

d)

people moving out the city

20.

What's counter-urbanisation?

a)

the cities becoming bigger

b)

people moving to the countryside

c)

factories shutting down

d)

improving an area