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Causes of urbanisation

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these are pull factors?

a)

Improved healthcare

b)

Job opportunities

c)

War / conflict

d)

Access to education

2.

Is this rural or urban?: Dominated by natural or managed features such as grasslands, forests, crop fields

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

3.

Is this rural or urban?: High population density

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

4.

What is urbanisation?

a)

Urbanisation is the process of economic and social growth that increases the population of a country or region.

b)

Urbanisation is the process of economic and social change in which an increasing proportion of the population of a country or region live in urban areas.

c)

Urbanisation is people living and working in large cities

5.

Which continent has the lowest percentage of urbanisation?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Oceania

d)

South America

6.

Which TWO of these are reasons why the population of urban areas are growing.

a)

People moving from rural to urban areas.

b)

More people die in urban areas than are born.

c)

Lots of babies are born in urban areas each year.

7.

Which TWO of these are push factors that would encourage people to leave a rural area?

a)

A drought causes crop failure

b)

Good universities and schools

c)

Lack of good education

d)

Well paid jobs

8.

Which two of these are PULL factors that would encourage people to move to an urban area?

a)

Well paid jobs

b)

Lots of entertainment and services

c)

Lack of well paid jobs

d)

Poor quality healthcare

9.

Which of these is an economic pull factor?

a)

Better internet connection

b)

More shops and entertainment

c)

Higher wages

d)

Bigger hospitals

10.

Which TWO of these are SOCIAL pull factors?

a)

More shops and entertainment

b)

More job opportunities

c)

Less money spent on transport

d)

The opportunity to go to university

11.

This graph shows that:

a)

IN 1960, China's population was mainly rural and poor, compared to other parts of the world

b)

IN 1960, China began its one-child policy

c)

IN 1960, China's population was mainly urban and poor, compared to other parts of the world

d)

IN 1960, China's population was mainly urban and rich, compared to other parts of the world

12.

A good explanation for the pattern showed by this graph is:

a)

In urban areas, there are higher birth rates than in rural areas

b)

In urban areas, there is better medical care for children than in rural areas

c)

In rural areas, people work longer hours than in urban areas

d)

In rural areas, there is better medical care for children than in urban areas