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WorksheetsUrbanisation Overview
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
A mega-city has a population in excess of .....
8 million
10 thousand
10 million
12 million
Land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use is called a
greenfield site
brownfield site
Chances for people to improve their standard of living through employment are:
social opportunities
environmental opportunities
economic opportunities
What term is used to describe when people move from one area to another. In many LICS people often move from rural to urban.
(a)
What do we mean by natural increase?
Birth rate plus death rate
death rate minus birth rate
birth rate minus death rate
Which areas of the world are currently experiencing the fastest rates or urbanisation?
HICS
LICS
Which continent has the most Mega-cities?
Europe
North America
South America
Asia
Which of these factors cause urbanisation to occur? Tick all that apply.
Migration
Natural Increase
Economic Development (more jobs available)
Location (i.e coastal or a river)
Which of the following are push factors (reasons people leave an area)? - tick all that apply
Civil War
High Crime
More Wealth
Crop Failure
Which of the following are pull factors (encourage people to more to an area)? - tick all that apply.
More wealth
High crime
Good climate
Better services
How many of the most populated cities in the UK are found in England?
12/20
16/20
10/20
5/20
The highest population densities are found in cities...
True
False
Upland areas have high population densities
True
False
