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Year 8 Geography Revision Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Population density is defined as...

a)

The amount of people living in a geographical location

b)

The spatial distribution of people

c)

The number of people living within one square kilometre of land

d)

Amount of brain cells in an ant

2.

Population distribution is defined as...

a)

Cost of living in an urban area

b)

The pattern of where people live

c)

A high density region of a city

d)

A social factor in a rural area

3.

Over 80 per cent of Australians live in towns that have more than 1000 residents and are located within 50 kilometres...

a)

Of a river system

b)

Of prominent mountain ranges

c)

Of McDonalds

d)

Of the coast

4.

Define a megacity...

a)

A city with a population over 10 million

b)

Has a cultural significance

c)

Is a capital city

d)

Located in Asia

5.

Define a World City...

a)

Larger than a megacity

b)

A city that has developed into a centre of global significance

c)

Has a population greater than 10 million

d)

Contains lots of culture

6.

The heat island effect occurs...

a)

When rural regions are cooler than their surrounding areas

b)

When rural regions are warmer than their surrounding areas

c)

A global warming effect that impacts both urban and rural regions

d)

When cities are warmer than the surrounding areas

7.

A push factor is defined as...

a)

Something that attracts people to an area

b)

A type of dance move

c)

Something that drives people out of an area

d)

Someone that pushes people away

8.

A social attraction which brings people to a city is...

a)

Museum

b)

Isolation

c)

Crime

d)

Stress

9.

An economic disadvantage of living in a city is...

a)

Professional Networks

b)

Cheaper housing

c)

More money

d)

Competition

10.

A negative environmental impact of a big city is...

a)

Funding for environmental projects

b)

Energy efficiency

c)

Landscaping

d)

Pollution

11.

The hukou system is defined as..

a)

A political system in China

b)

A household registration system

c)

A computer program

d)

An economic system in China

12.

Urban sprawl is defined as...

a)

A leisure activity in a city

b)

An 80's pop group

c)

Something you do watching Netflix

d)

The outward spread of a city and its suburbs

13.

This graph shows...

a)

Urbanisation decreasing

b)

A straight and dotted line intersecting

c)

People living in urban areas increasing

d)

People in rural areas increasing

14.

A social impact if the trend continues...

a)

More people living in urban areas

b)

Greater urban density

c)

Less people living in rural areas

d)

All of the above

15.

A negative environmental impact if the trend continues...

a)

Greater environmental destruction

b)

Increase of pollution in urban areas

c)

Negative impact on food production

d)

All of the above

16.

Internal migration is defined as...

a)

Only happens in China

b)

People leaving a country

c)

People moving within a country

d)

Socially driven

17.

An impact of rapid urbanisation in China is...

a)

Industrial wastewater and household sewage have contaminated rivers and coastlines

b)

Water shortages and water pollution are becoming real threats

c)

Air pollution has the potential of becoming the main cause of death in China

d)

All of the above

18.

A Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC) is located in...

a)

Latin America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

All of the above

19.

definition of a favela is..

a)

Located near the coastline

b)

A type of food

c)

An unregulated housing district

d)

A economic centre of a South American city