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The Big Urban Quiz! Round 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does urbanisation mean?

a)

the movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities

b)

the movement of people out of cities to the countryside

c)

an increase in the percentage of people living in towns and cities

d)

an increase in the percentage of people moving to the countryside

2.

The rapid, often unorganized, growth of a city from its centre outward is often known as ___.

a)

New Urbanism

b)

Urbanisation

c)

Urban sprawl

d)

Urban infill

3.

What is a megacity?

a)

A city with at least 10 million people

b)

A city with at least 10,000 people

c)

A globally significant city

d)

A city with at least 5 million people

4.

Which of these is not a megacity?

a)

Rio de Janeiro

b)

Tokyo

c)

New York

d)

London

5.

Which of these is not a cause of urbanisation?

a)

Rural-urban migration

b)

Urban-rural migration

c)

Natural increase in cities

6.

What is a push factor?

a)

Something that encourages you to leave an area

b)

Something that encourages you to move to an area

7.

Which of these is a pull factor for rural-urban migration?

a)

Better access to healthcare in the city

b)

Poor access to healthcare in the countryside

c)

Better access to healthcare abroad

8.

Which statement is most accurate?

a)

Cities have better schools

b)

Teaching is better in cities

c)

Cities have good schools and rural areas have bad schools

d)

Cities provide better access to education opportunities

9.

Which continent is currently urbanising at the fastest rate?

a)

Oceania

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

10.

Roughly how much of the world's population lives in urban areas?

a)

95%

b)

55%

c)

15%

d)

75%