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WorksheetsUrban Issues and Challenges Quiz
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 32mins
Urbanisation is the process by which an increasing % of a country’s population live in towns and cities.
True
False
The global population was (a) billion people in 2020.
Today more than ...% of the world's population live in urban areas.
30
40
50
60
According to the UN, how many megacities are there in the world?
31
26
14
34
A megacity is a city with over ... million people living in it.
(a)
The highest rates of urbanisation are in LICs, such as in Asia and Africa.
True
False
The highest rates of urbanisation are in HICs
True
False
A majority of the population still live in rural areas and so the rate of rural-urban migration is high in...
HICs
LICs
A majority of the population still live in rural areas so the rate of urbanisation is high in...
HICs
LICs
The lower rates of urbanisation occur in HICs, such as in Europe, North America and Oceania.
True
False
The majority of the population already live in cities in...
Therefore, the rate of urbanisation is low.
HICs
LICs
Moving from urban areas into rural areas is called...
urbanisation
counter-urbanisation
re-urbanisation
Our case study for a major city is...
Delhi
Mumbai
Cairo
What is the greatest contributing factor to urbanisation?
Natural increase
Rural-urban migration
Location
Economic development
Mumbai has a population of roughly...
50 million
26 million
33 million
20 million
Mumbai is closest to which sea/ocean?
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
What is the name of the famous slum in Mumbai?
(a)
Mumbai is a megacity. True of false?
False
True
What does "NEE" stand for?
(a)
Mumbai is the largest city in India.
True
False
Mumbai is the capital city in India
True
False
What is the capital of India?
Mumbai
New Delhi
Bombay
Jaipur
Mumbai contributes to ...... of all factory employment
10%
20%
30%
40%
Mumbai contributes to ......... of all India's foreign trade.
10%
20%
30%
40%
What is the name of the famous movie industry in Mumbai?
(a)
Mumbai is a transport hub with links to all major industrial cities India.
True
False
Select all the push factors below.
Farm jobs have become harder to find due to natural hazards such as drought, smaller plot sizes.
Only large farms can afford the chemicals and machinery. Many small farms cannot compete, and people have sold up.
Mumbai has some good schools and universities, as well as decent hospitals and dentists.
Education and health standards are much lower in rural areas.
Select all of the pull factors below.
Education and health standards are much lower in rural areas.
Improved job prospects and higher wages in Mumbai.
In Mumbai your home is more likely to have services such as water, electricity and sewage.
Young people see farming as hard work with long hours and low pay.
What is the fertility rate in Mumbai?
3 children per woman
2 children per woman
5 children per woman
Is the fertility rate increasing or decreasing in Mumbai?
Increasing
Decreasing
What are challenges as a result of urban growth in Mumbai? List 3.
What are opportunities as a result of urban growth in Mumbai? List 3.
Select all correct answers for why London is nationally important.
London is the UK’s capital city.
The headquarters of many large international and British companies are based in London.
The city attracts investment and people from all around the world.
London generates approximately 20% of the UK’s GDP.
Select all reasons as to why London is globally important.
London is a centre for tourism. In 2019 the city welcomed 21 million visitors.
Along with New York, London is one of the most financial centres in the world.
522,000 people are employed in the City of London.
6 international airports such as Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted serve London.
Select all of the social and economic opportunities in London.
Urban greening
Employment
Cultural mix
Integrated transport system
Select all of London's environmental challenges.
Inequalities in Health, Housing, Education and Employment
Urban decline and deprivation
Waste disposal and atmospheric pollution
The impact of urban sprawl on the rural–urban fringe
Select ALL of the reasons why Stratford was chosen as the site for the 2012 Olympics.
One of the most deprived communities in the country
High unemployment
Low achievement at school in terms of GCSE points score
A lot of abandoned old industrial sites
What is urban regeneration?
What is sustainability?
