WorksheetsMega cities
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
TRUE or FALSE, mega cities are found on every continent except for Antarctica?
FALSE
TRUE
According to the World Population Review, of the Top 10 cities in the world by population...
all 10 are in Asia
6 are in Asia
7 are in Asia
9 are in Asia
How many African cities are in the World's Top 10 by population?
none
1
2
3
How many Indian cities are in the World's Top 10 by population?
none
1
2
3
How many South American cities are in the World's Top 10 by population?
none
1
2
3
In what African megacity would you find this infamous floating slum?
Kinshasa
Cairo
Lagos
Dhaka
The Eko Atlantic is an ambitious housing development which plans to construct 500,000 homes on 10km2 of reclaimed land. Where would you find this development?
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Delhi
Lagos
Lima, Jakarta, Rio, Sao Paulo, Kinshasa and Buenos Aires are...
the 6 megacities found in the western hemisphere
the 6 megacities found in the southern hemisphere
the 6 megacities found in the eastern hemisphere
A megacity is defined as
an urban agglomeration of 10 million or more found exclusively in the developed world.
an urban agglomeration of 10 million or more found exclusively in the developing world.
'Slumdog millionaire' was a highly successful 2008 film depicting slum life in which Indian megacity?
Mumbai
Delhi
Kolkata
Chennai
Which megacity do you think this might be?
Dhaka
Rio
Cairo
Lagos
What are the 6 megacity challenges as identified in the HSC syllabus?
1) housing; 2) traffic infrastructure; 3) water & power; 4) sanitation; 5) employment; 6) other social and health issues
1) housing; 2) traffic infrastructure; 3) crime; 4) sanitation; 5) corruption 6) other social and health issues
1) housing; 2) proliferation of slums; 3) water & power; 4) sanitation; 5) employment; 6) low living standards
Fill in the 3 missing words, in order, from the following HSC syllabus dot point:
STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT: the responses to these challenges such as self-help ________________, community self government, cooperation from _____________, urban protest and the operations of _______________ economies.
projects; NGOs; informal
initiatives; governments; informal
projects; governments; formal
Which of the following statements is TRUE about megacities:
They are all found in the northern hemisphere
They are all found in the continents of Asia and Africa
They are all found in the mid latitudes .
They are all characterised by over-urbanisation
Which megacity is suffering from lowering levels of the INDUS RIVER, the city's main water source?
Delhi
Dhaka
Karachi
Lagos
Hoy No Circula is a well known, yet flawed response to traffic and congestion in which mega city of 20 million plus people?
Mexico City
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Lima
"Alianca pela Agua" is an alliance of 30 NGOs formed to combat water shortages in which South American megacity?
Mexico City
Sao Paulo
Bogota
Caracas
Which 3 nations are set to absorb one billion new city dwellers by 2050?
Mexico; Bangladesh; Egypt
China; India; Nigeria
Pakistan; Indonesia; Brazil
Russia; Ethiopia; Philippines
What is Dhaka's most infamous and large slum?
Kamrangirchar
Kimchi
Kalimera
Khanimrancricketer
Which bank provides lines of credit to Dhaka's most impoverished residents and has 8.8 million borrowers?
Grameen Bank
Gavaskar Bank
Ghandi Bank
Greenfields Bank
