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Year 8 Urbanisation Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Topographic Map

d)

Physical Map

2.

What is the population of the world in 2019?

a)

6 Billion

b)

7 Billion

c)

9 Billion

d)

10 Billion

3.

What helped the world population to grow?

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Medical Care and Vaccines

d)

God

4.

What does the 'T' in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Transport

b)

Time

c)

Trick

d)

Title

5.

What does BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Borderline, Orientation, Legend, Scale, Source

b)

Border, Orientation, Linking, Scale, Source

c)

Border, Orientation, Linking, Scale, Single

d)

Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source

6.

What are the top 5 most populated countries?

a)

Japan, England, China, USA, Canada

b)

Australia, Tokyo, Brazil, India, Russia

c)

China, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan

7.

What are the characteristics of urbanisation?

a)

Lots of services & industries, dominated by natural and managed features

b)

Dominated by human features, lots of services & industries

c)

Animals and cities

d)

Low population density, fewer services & industries

8.

What percentage of the world will be urbanised by 2050?

a)

90%

b)

68%

c)

72%

d)

26%

9.

What is the world's most rural area?

a)

Uganda

b)

Trinidad and Tobago

c)

Cambodia

d)

Kenya

10.

Which is NOT a characteristic of an urban area?

a)

Manmade features such as buildings.

b)

Densely populated areas

c)

Lesser number of services and industrial areas

11.

On a combination graph, on which axis is the independent variable?

a)

Right (y axis)

b)

Left (x axis)

12.

What is the definition of 'population'?

a)

The total number of animals living in an area

b)

The total number of people living in an area

c)

The total number of people living in a house

13.

What is the average population density of Asia?

a)

69.7

b)

75.3

c)

86.7

d)

91.6

14.

What is an urban sprawl?

a)

It is to sit, lie or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way

b)

A city wide fight.

c)

It is the rapid expansion of cities and towns with no care of urban planning.

d)

A group or mass of something that has spread out in an untidy or irregularly way.

15.

What does CAD stand for?

a)

Corresponding Analysis Documentation

b)

Commendation And Develop

c)

Comment Analysis Development

16.

1. What does GDP stand for?

a)

Gross Domestic Population

b)

Growth Development Product

c)

Gross Domestic Product

17.

What is NOT considered a pull factor?

a)

Better jobs

b)

More education opportnities

c)

Higher standards of living

d)

Conflict and war

18.

What is NOT considered a push factor?

a)

Poverty

b)

Natural Disasters

c)

Medical Facilities

d)

Food and Water Shortages

19.

Which of these is a megacity in South America?

a)

Lima

b)

Cuzco

c)

Mexico City

d)

Lagos

20.

What is the anomaly in a combination graph?

a)

The piece of data that does not apply the trend/pattern

b)

The piece of data that applies to the trend/pattern

c)

The piece of data that is the complete opposite to the trend/pattern

d)

The piece of data that makes most sense

21.

What is the most populous megacity?

a)

Sao Paulo

b)

Tokyo

c)

New York

d)

Mumbai

22.

Which is not considered to be a dimension of sustainability?

a)

Environmental

b)

Social

c)

Political

d)

Economic

23.

On which continent are the majority of the megacities located?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

24.

Where do the majority of Australians live?

a)

East Coast

b)

West Coast

c)

Central Australia

d)

Tasmania

25.

Slums are urban areas that are heavily populated with substandard housing and very poor living conditions. Which is NOT a problem living in slums?

a)

Poor living conditions

b)

Land insecurity

c)

Sufficient medical resources

d)

Unemployment

e)

Crime