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Megacities Hum 8

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

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Class

Date

Urbanization is

The process of urbaning

When an increasing percentage of a country's population lives in cities

When more people move from one city to another

When the size of cities grow

the two ways that urban areas grow are

nitrogen and phospherous

natural increase and migration

increasing birth rates and migration

reasons for counter-urbanization include

high land prices, pollution, high crime

reinvestment into inner-city areas, gentrification

attractions such as the olympics and new skyscapers

A mega-city is defined as

a city with more than 10 million people

a city with more than 20 million people

a city that has global influence

a city that receives more migrants than loses emmigrants

This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas

urban sprawl

metropolitan area

rural fringe

whooping cough

Which is a negative effect of urban sprawl?

new, affordable homes

more farmland

destruction of habitats

more people pass their geography quiz

What do the dark spots on this population density map represent?

urban cores

metropolitan areas

Somerset, Wisconsin

public transit systems

Which is a positive effect of urban sprawl?

there are more affordable houses

increased pollution

destruction of habitats

more taco bells (this one's not the right answer, but it is true)

What does BOLTSS stand for?

Border, Outline, Legend, Title, Scale and Source

Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale and Source

Border, Outline, Lakes, Title, Scale and Source

Buildings, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale and Source

10.

Where are the majority of megacities locate?

Africa

Europe

Asia

The Americas

11.

Sydney is NOT considered a megacity because...

It is in Australia

Its population is only 4.4 million

It is a coastal city

It is a world city

12.

Which two are megacities in Central and South America?

San Paulo

Mexico City

Lahore

Lagos

13.

Before cities humans were...

nomadic

hunters

gatherers

listeners

animals

14.

What is a slum?

A city that has the population of 10 million people

A cool city

It is a overcrowded urban residential area.

A river

15.

Is this rural or urban?: High population density

Rural

Urban

16.

Is this a push or pull factor: you live in a developing country and are not earning enough money to support your family, so you decide to move.

Push

Pull

17.

Is this a push or pull factor: You decide to move to Melbourne because you like the city lifestyle.

Push

Pull

18.

What are the three contributing factors to Urbanisation?

Natural increases - births and deaths

Internal migration

International migration

People dying

19.

What was the number of megacities in 1950?

20.

What is the possible number of megacities in 2025?

21.

How many megacities are there in the world today?

100 %

Megacities Hum 8

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

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