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Urban Futures 2. Geography GCSE OCR B.

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

Urbanisation is driven by which two of these factors?

a)

External growth

b)

Urban-rural migration

c)

Rural-urban migration

d)

Internal growth

2.

Which two of these factors are pull factors that attract people to move to urban areas?

a)

Higher wages

b)

Better healthcare systems

c)

Poor education

d)

Traffic congestion

3.

Makoko is a shanty town in which city in Nigeria?

a)

Lagos

b)

Abuja

c)

Onitsha

d)

Sokoto

4.

Why are houses built on stilts in Makoko?

a)

Makoko is built in a river

b)

For a better view

c)

Makoko is built in the sea

d)

Makoko is built in a lagoon

5.

Which three of these are negative consequences of rapid urban growth?

a)

Lack of appropriate housing

b)

Air pollution

c)

Lack of disease

d)

Lack of employment

6.

Which two of these are true about jobs in the informal sector?

a)

People do not pay tax

b)

People are paid higher wages

c)

People are usually paid into their bank account

d)

People have no legal rights

7.

The spread of cities outwards and the development of new residential areas. What is this a definition of?

a)

Counter-urbanisation

b)

Suburbanisation

c)

Re-urbanisation

d)

Gentrification

8.

The movement of people out of cities into the countryside and smaller towns. What is this the definition of?

a)

Suburbanisation

b)

Counter-urbanisation

c)

Re-urbanisation

d)

Gentrification

9.

Which three of these are causes of counter-urbanisation?

a)

The countryside has more traffic congestion

b)

People think the countryside is a better place to raise children

c)

House prices in the city are very high

d)

Cities suffer from air pollution

10.

What is a green belt?

a)

An area of fields around a city that are allowed to be built on

b)

An undeveloped area of land around a city to prevent sprawl

c)

An area of previously developed land in a city

d)

An old industrial part of a city