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Urbanisation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.
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.
4.

Which keyword describes migration from the countryside to the city?

a)

Urban-rural

b)

Rural-urban

c)

Counterurbanisation

d)

Reurbanisation

5.

Which of the options is a push factor linked to physical geography?

a)

Mechanisation

b)

Natural disasters

c)

Caste system

d)

Low wages

6.

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

7.

1. A city is an example of __________________.

a)

a rural area

b)

an urban area

c)

a township area

d)

scattered settlement

8.

7. Natural increase is a condition when -

a)

death rate exceeds birth rate

b)

death rate is the same as birth rate

c)

birth rate exceeds death rate

d)

trees grow in large numbers

9.

What is urbanisation?

a)

The movement of people from rural, to urban areas.

b)

The increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

10.

It’s difficult for young people to find ______ jobs in rural areas, so they rush to big cities.

a)

well-paid

b)

low-paid

c)

unstable

11.

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

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.

Does this image represent an urban or rural area?

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

15.

What is the population of the world lives in urban areas?

a)

25%

b)

less than 50%

c)

more than 50%

d)

75%