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WorksheetsLC3 - Y9 GCSE: Urban World
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 28mins
A naturally occurring event that has the potential to affect people is which of the below?
Natural Disaster
Convection Currents
Natural Hazard
Tectonic Hazards
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A naturally occurring event that causes significant social, environmental and economic damage is which of the below?
Natural Disaster
Convection Currents
Natural Hazard
Tectonic Hazards
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Using the diagram name layer 'A' of the Earth
(a)
Using the diagram name layer 'B' of the Earth
(a)
The upper mantle and crust make up the...
Athenosphere
Mesosphere
Geosphere
Lithosphere
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The trend of the distribution of tectonic hazards is that they follow the Earth's what?
(a)
From the image, what theory is this showing?
Convection Currents
Continental Drift
Slab Pull
Subduction
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From the image, what theory is this showing?
Convection Currents
Continental Drift
Slab Pull
Subduction
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Which type of crust is denser, younger and colder?
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
Constructive Crust
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Which type of crust is less dense, older and warmer?
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
Constructive Crust
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Which plate boundary is shown in the image?
Conservative
Collision
Destructive
Constructive
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Which plate boundary is shown in the image?
Conservative
Collision
Destructive
Constructive
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Which plate boundary is shown in the image?
Conservative
Collision
Destructive
Constructive
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Which plate boundary is shown in the image?
Conservative
Collision
Destructive
Constructive
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The thickness of a fluid or semi-fluid is the definition for which word? Write it in the box below
(a)
Name the country of our earthquake HIC case study...
(a)
Name the year of our earthquake HIC case study...
(a)
Name the country of our earthquake LIC case study...
(a)
Name the year of our earthquake LIC case study...
(a)
The indirect impact that occur after a natural event e.g. homelessness, is which of the below?
Primary Effects
Secondary Effects
Immediate Responses
Long-Term Responses
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The reactions of people as a disaster happens and the aftermath e.g. digging out survivors, is which of the below?
Primary Effects
Secondary Effects
Immediate Responses
Long Term Responses
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The reactions that occur in the weeks, months and years after an event e.g. rebuilding homes, is which of the below?
Primary Effects
Secondary Effects
Immediate Responses
Long Term Responses
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The initial impact of a natural event on people and property e.g. buildings collapsed, is which of the below?
Primary Effects
Secondary Effects
Immediate Responses
Long Term Responses
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'The increase in the proportion of the population who live in towns and cities' is the definition of what?
(a)
What year did the worlds urban population match the rural population?
2010
2015
2005
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An 'Increase in the area covered by cities' is known as which of the below?
Squatter Settlements
Urbanisation
Urban Growth
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Which TWO reasons below are why cities populations are increasing?
Migration
Natural Decrease
Urban to Rural Migration
Natural Increase
Attractions
Cities with a population of over 10 million are called...
(a)
What country is Rio de Janeiro in?
(a)
Which neighbourhood in Rio is the richest?
West
North
South
East/ Downtown
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Which neighbourhood in Rio is where the Olympic Stadium is built?
West
North
South
East/ Downtown
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Which neighbourhood in Rio is where the industrial area and favelas are?
West
North
South
East/ Downtown
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'Jobs with regular wages, contracts and who pay taxes' are called which of the below?
Informal Economy
Industrial Economy
Formal Economy
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Which of the below are socioeconomic challenges in Rio?
Tapping into electricity power lines
Shortage of schools in the favelas
Most jobs are in the informal economy
Introduction of pacifying units to favelas
All of the above
Name which Megacity does not follow the trend...
(a)
In Rio, favelas are described as which of the following?
Areas with a small economy
Areas where there is social deprivation
Areas where homes are built on land not owned
Areas where there are not formal schools
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Which of the following two are challenges favelas face?
Creative Hubs
Landslides
High Death Toll
High Crime Rates
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Which of the following two are opportunities within favelas?
No legislation to begin projects
Most jobs are informal
Lack of infrastructure
Cable cars between favelas allows for travel
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Globalisation is a process that involves interconnectivity between countries, but what two aspects are the key part of our globalisation definition?
Culture and Technology
Culture and Trade
Trade and Technology
Transport and Technology
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Which of the following words describes your way of life that involves, beliefs, foods, traditions and daily habits.
Customs
Culture
Diversity
Society
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Which of the following is the name for what is brought into a country?
Exports
Imports
Product movement
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The process of european culture spreading and influencing other cultures
(a)
Colonialism is...
the practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country and exploiting it economically.
when western or european countries influence other cultures
the practice of euopean countries taking political and economic control of other nations
the act of war on various nations
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Name the job sector that involves the extraction of raw materials such as farming or mining
(a)
Manufacturing definition is which of the following?
Working in sweatshops
Working in factories and on production lines
A secondary sector jobs role
The creation of products on a large scale using raw materials
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People living together in an ordered community is the definition for which of the following?
Cultural Diversity
Globalisation
Urban Area
Society
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Name the continent that is number 3 on the world map.
(a)
'Horizontal lines across the Earth that show the distance North or South" is which of the following?
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
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'The name of a the Greenwich Meantime line across the Earth" is which of the following?
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
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What have we learnt that China mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Carbon
Copper
Cobalt
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