Font size
WorksheetsUrban Futures 2. Geography GCSE OCR B.
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Urbanisation is driven by which two of these factors?
External growth
Urban-rural migration
Rural-urban migration
Internal growth
Which two of these factors are pull factors that attract people to move to urban areas?
Higher wages
Better healthcare systems
Poor education
Traffic congestion
Makoko is a shanty town in which city in Nigeria?
Lagos
Abuja
Onitsha
Sokoto
Why are houses built on stilts in Makoko?
Makoko is built in a river
For a better view
Makoko is built in the sea
Makoko is built in a lagoon
Which three of these are negative consequences of rapid urban growth?
Lack of appropriate housing
Air pollution
Lack of disease
Lack of employment
Which two of these are true about jobs in the informal sector?
People do not pay tax
People are paid higher wages
People are usually paid into their bank account
People have no legal rights
The spread of cities outwards and the development of new residential areas. What is this a definition of?
Counter-urbanisation
Suburbanisation
Re-urbanisation
Gentrification
The movement of people out of cities into the countryside and smaller towns. What is this the definition of?
Suburbanisation
Counter-urbanisation
Re-urbanisation
Gentrification
Which three of these are causes of counter-urbanisation?
The countryside has more traffic congestion
People think the countryside is a better place to raise children
House prices in the city are very high
Cities suffer from air pollution
What is a green belt?
An area of fields around a city that are allowed to be built on
An undeveloped area of land around a city to prevent sprawl
An area of previously developed land in a city
An old industrial part of a city
