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Metropolis Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Select the geographic characteristics that apply to Montréal.

a)

Montréal is located in Western Canada.

b)

Montréal is located on a plain.

c)

Montréal is an island bordered by the St. Lawrence River and the Nile.

d)

Montréal is located in northeast North America.

2.

Select the correct word to describe the following places :

Group of 16 cities on the Island of Montréal, with close to 2 million inhabitants.

a)

Agglomeration of Montréal.

b)

Greater Montréal.

c)

City of Montréal.

d)

The North Shore

3.

Select the correct word to describe the following places :

Territory that covers the entire Montréal metropolis, with close to 4 million inhabitants.

a)

Agglomeration of Montréal.

b)

Greater Montréal.

c)

City of Montréal.

d)

The North Shore

4.

Select the correct word to describe the following places :

Most populous city in Québec, with a population of 1.7 million.

a)

Agglomeration of Montréal.

b)

Greater Montréal.

c)

City of Montréal.

d)

The North Shore

5.

Answer True or False for the following statement:

The City of Montréal has a higher population density than Greater Montréal.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Answer True or False for the following statement:

Approximately 50 percent of the population of Québec lives in Greater Montréal.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Answer True or False for the following statement:

The population of Québec City is equal to that of the City of Montréal.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Answer True or False for the following statement:

Montréal is not a particularly multi-ethnic city.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Match each concept relating to metropolis to the following definition: Cities, usually residential, built around a city centre.

a)

Urban sprawl

b)

Suburbs

c)

Multi-ethnicity

d)

Planning and Development

10.

Match each concept relating to metropolis to the following definition: Expansion of a city into the surrounding environment.

a)

Urban sprawl

b)

Suburbs

c)

Multi-ethnicity

d)

Planning and Development

11.

Match each concept relating to metropolis to the following definition: ______ takes place when people organize, use and transform a territory to live there, draw value from it or protect it.

a)

Urban sprawl

b)

Suburbs

c)

Multi-ethnicity

d)

Planning and Development

12.

Match each concept relating to metropolis to the following definition: Presence of people from different origins in the same territory.

a)

Urban sprawl

b)

Suburbs

c)

Multi-ethnicity

d)

Planning and Development

13.

Check all the consequences of the choices listed below (2) of Greater Montréal’s urban sprawl.

a)

Encroachment on agricultural land and natural areas.

b)

Distance of workers from their jobs, which leads to increased car use.

c)

Reduced traffic on roads.

d)

Reduced population in the Greater Montreal.

14.

Answer True or False for the following statements:

Population density is higher in the suburbs than in the City of Montréal.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Answer True or False for the following statements:

Construction in suburbs tends to be horizontal, while in the city

centre it is vertical.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Answer True or False for the following statements:

People move to suburbs for certain advantages: more affordable

housing, larger spaces, quieter neighbourhoods, etc.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Answer True or False for the following statements:

Suburbs are areas that consist mainly of industrial

and commercial neighbourhoods.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Answer True or False for the following statements:

All of Montréal’s suburbs are on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Check the word that would indicate the nature of the following place or organization:

Government offices

a)

Economic

b)

Political

20.

Check the word that would indicate the nature of the following place or organization:

Company head offices

a)

Economic

b)

Political

21.

Check the word that would indicate the nature of the following place or organization:

Consulates

a)

Economic

b)

Political

22.

Check the word that would indicate the nature of the following place or organization:

International organizations

a)

Economic

b)

Political

23.

Check the project that was created under the administration of Mayor Jean Drapeau that has contributed to Montréal’s international reputation.

a)

The 1976 Summer Olympic Games

b)

Creation of Place des Festivals in 2009

c)

Construction of the Bell Centre in 1996

d)

Construction of the Saint Joseph's Oratory