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Urbanisation

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the process of creating towns in country areas

a)

sewage

b)

grow

c)

urbanisation

d)

sanitation

2.

What is the most urbanised continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

3.

What is the least urbanised continent?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

4.

Which of the following is a pull factor to urban areas?

a)

Better services like malls and cinema

b)

Electricity and water available

c)

Access to higher paid service sector jobs

d)

All of the options

5.

4. Delhi along with Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurgaon is an example of a ________________________.

a)

satellite city

b)

smart city

c)

metropolitan area

d)

rural area

6.

8. A positive impact of urbanisation is -

a)

Congested settlements to provide homes for all.

b)

Ample employment opportunities in various fields.

c)

Ground water is polluted with domestic waste.

d)

Many industries and hotels dumping waste into river, lakes and other water bodies.

7.

10. Identify the kind of settlement shown in the picture.

a)

Rural huts

b)

metropolitan skyscrapers

c)

slums or shanties

d)

hygienic housing colonies

8.

What does this image show?

a)

Settlement

b)

Settlement patterns

c)

Housing patterns

d)

A town

9.

Which type of settlement pattern is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Dispersed

c)

Nucleated

10.

Which type of settlement pattern is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Dispersed

c)

Nucleated

11.

Which type of settlement pattern is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Dispersed

c)

Nucleated

12.

This picture shows the CBD area of a city

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Land values increase closer to the CBD

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is urbanisation?

a)

Urbanisation is the migration of people from rural areas to cities that results in the expansion of urban areas.

b)

Urbanisation is the migration of people from poor countries to rich countries.

c)

Urbanisation is the migration of people from urban to rural areas that results in the reduction of urban areas.

15.

What are the typical land use zones of cities?

a)

Commercial zone, factory/industry zone, housing (residential) zones, Central Business District (CBD).

b)

recreational zones, urban zone, rural zone

16.

A city of more than 10 million people

a)

Capital city

b)

Megacity

17.

Push factor

a)

things that make people want to leave an area such as high crime, lack of education & health services

b)

things that attract people to move to an area such as greater employment opportunities

18.

Pull factor

a)

things that make people want to leave an area such as high crime, lack of education & health services

b)

things that attract people to move to an area such as greater employment opportunities

19.

Convenience of goods and services, increased literacy and better health, availability of public transportation

a)

Urbanisation benefits

b)

Urbanisation challenges

20.

a country with a lot of industrial activity and where people generally have high incomes

a)

developed country

b)

developing country

21.

Define the term 'site'

a)

the surrounding area

b)

the exact location where a settlement is built

22.
An 'urban area refers to:
a)
The area along coastlines.
b)
to towns, cities, and suburbs. An urban area includes the city itself, as well as the surrounding areas.
c)
Villages, farms and agricultural areas within the state of Queensland.