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WorksheetsMetropolis Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Select the geographic characteristics that apply to Montréal.
Montréal is located in Western Canada.
Montréal is located on a plain.
Montréal is an island bordered by the St. Lawrence River and the Nile.
Montréal is located in northeast North America.
Select the correct word to describe the following places :
Group of 16 cities on the Island of Montréal, with close to 2 million inhabitants.
Agglomeration of Montréal.
Greater Montréal.
City of Montréal.
The North Shore
Select the correct word to describe the following places :
Territory that covers the entire Montréal metropolis, with close to 4 million inhabitants.
Agglomeration of Montréal.
Greater Montréal.
City of Montréal.
The North Shore
Select the correct word to describe the following places :
Most populous city in Québec, with a population of 1.7 million.
Agglomeration of Montréal.
Greater Montréal.
City of Montréal.
The North Shore
Answer True or False for the following statement:
The City of Montréal has a higher population density than Greater Montréal.
True
False
Answer True or False for the following statement:
Approximately 50 percent of the population of Québec lives in Greater Montréal.
True
False
Answer True or False for the following statement:
The population of Québec City is equal to that of the City of Montréal.
True
False
Answer True or False for the following statement:
Montréal is not a particularly multi-ethnic city.
True
False
Match each concept relating to metropolis to the following definition: Cities, usually residential, built around a city centre.
Urban sprawl
Suburbs
Multi-ethnicity
Planning and Development
Match each concept relating to metropolis to the following definition: Expansion of a city into the surrounding environment.
Urban sprawl
Suburbs
Multi-ethnicity
Planning and Development
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.
Urban sprawl
Suburbs
Multi-ethnicity
Planning and Development
Match each concept relating to metropolis to the following definition: Presence of people from different origins in the same territory.
Urban sprawl
Suburbs
Multi-ethnicity
Planning and Development
Check all the consequences of the choices listed below (2) of Greater Montréal’s urban sprawl.
Encroachment on agricultural land and natural areas.
Distance of workers from their jobs, which leads to increased car use.
Reduced traffic on roads.
Reduced population in the Greater Montreal.
Answer True or False for the following statements:
Population density is higher in the suburbs than in the City of Montréal.
True
False
Answer True or False for the following statements:
Construction in suburbs tends to be horizontal, while in the city
centre it is vertical.
True
False
Answer True or False for the following statements:
People move to suburbs for certain advantages: more affordable
housing, larger spaces, quieter neighbourhoods, etc.
True
False
Answer True or False for the following statements:
Suburbs are areas that consist mainly of industrial
and commercial neighbourhoods.
True
False
Answer True or False for the following statements:
All of Montréal’s suburbs are on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
True
False
Check the word that would indicate the nature of the following place or organization:
Government offices
Economic
Political
Check the word that would indicate the nature of the following place or organization:
Company head offices
Economic
Political
Check the word that would indicate the nature of the following place or organization:
Consulates
Economic
Political
Check the word that would indicate the nature of the following place or organization:
International organizations
Economic
Political
Check the project that was created under the administration of Mayor Jean Drapeau that has contributed to Montréal’s international reputation.
The 1976 Summer Olympic Games
Creation of Place des Festivals in 2009
Construction of the Bell Centre in 1996
Construction of the Saint Joseph's Oratory
