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WorksheetsS4AB 3rd Term Geography Joint Test Revision
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 24mins
Urban (a) refers to an increase in the number / size of an urban population.
Urbanisation refers to an increase in the (a) of an urban population.
Which of the following factors contribute to the largest share in population growth in HK today?
Migrants from foreign countries
Migrants from the Mainland
Rural-urban migration
High Natural Increase
Select all correct rural-push factors that lead to urbanisation.
unstable harvest
higher salary
hard life
Adequate medical services and community facilities
Select all urban-push factors that lead to suburbanisation.
traffic congestion
abundant open space
modern buildings
pollution problems
Select all suburban-pull factors that lead to suburbanisation.
high land rents and big houses
low density residential areas
high air quality
Newer buildings
Due to the insufficient job opportunities in the new towns in suburbs, many people living there have to (a) to the main urban areas everyday (which takes 1-2 hours travelling back and forth).
Major reason for reurbanisation is that the main urban areas attract people again by the following advantages: (select all correct answers)
near workplaces, convenient location
good transport services
inadequate community facilities & infrastructure
rich urban life
Which process of urban development is not evident in HK & Macao because of our small land size?
urbanisation
suburbanisation
counter-urbanisation
reurbanisation
People move out from the large cities to rural/small urban areas far away is known as ___________.
urbanisation
reurbanisation
counter-urbanisation
suburbanisation
(T/F) Suburbanisation refers to people move from the main urban areas to the suburbs. Population in urban will decrease.
True
False
Counter-urbanisation happens because of ... (Select all correct answers)
push factors in main urban areas
pull factors in rural
pull factors in main urban areas
push factors in rural
High order commercial activities such as bank headquarters, five-star hotels, lawa and accountancy firms can be found in _________.
CBD
Inner city
suburbs
rural areas
Many people are willing to pay more to locate their business in Central District because of CBD's ________.
central location
good transport links
high accessibility
all of the above
In order to meet the demand for space in CBD, it expanded by the following ways...
eastward & westward
northward and southward
seaward to Victoria Secret
horizontally and vertically
The process by which the living environment in the inner city deteriorates is called urban (a) .
(T/F) There is a long history of development in the inner city. Urban planning was poor in the past and therefore many urban problems occur in these old urban areas.
True
False
Succession means a particular group of the population, or type of land use in an area, is changing into another. Examples are:
Flirting
Filtering
Gentrification
Renewal
When urban decay occurs in the inner city, wealthier people move out while lower-income groups move in is called (a) .
The total population of HK has been ____________ but population in inner city has been ___________ due to urban decay.
increasing, declining
decreasing,
declining
declining,
increasing
increasing,
rising
In order to alleviate the urban decay problem in the inner city, the government has carried out urban ___________ strategies to redevelop the old urban areas.
encroachment
sprawl
renewal
explosion
(T/F) The upgrading of housing from lower- to higher-income occupants / higher order economic activities is known as gentrification.
True
False
Select all the possible results of the changes in the inner city in recent years after regeneration:
return of lower-income groups
return of higher-income groups
aging population
attract more businesses
Urbanisation was taken place in London in 1800s and it was the result of _________________.
rural decay
Industrial Revolution
urban-push factors
urban revival
Since the 1980s, most industrial activities have ________ to the Zhujiang Delta Region (ZDR) so the demand for industrial land decreased in HK since then.
closed down
removed
renewed
relocated
______________ is the change in land use from rural to urban by government policy.
rural encroachment
rural sprawl
urban encroachment
urban sprawl
(T/F) Some farmlands in rural were changed to brownfield sites such as storage space for containers or small factories. This unplanned expansion of urban into rural is called urban sprawl.
True
False
Name of country 3 in South America is ________.
Bolivia
Peru
Paraguay
Guyana
Name of country 12 in South America is ___________.
Venezuela
Uruguay
Colombia
Ecuador
Name of country 2 in South America is ___________ and its capital city is Quito.
Bolivia
Uruguay
Colombia
Ecuador
Name of country 14 in South America is ___________.
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Falkland Islands
The capital city of Bolivia is La Paz and the number of it on the map is (a) .
What is the primary cause of Jakarta’s land subsidence?
Excessive rainfall
Over-extraction of groundwater
Tectonic plate movements
Global warming
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of Jakarta’s sinking?
Increased flooding
Damage to infrastructure
Higher risk of earthquakes
Saltwater intrusion into freshwater supplies
How does rapid urbanization contribute to Jakarta’s sinking?
(Select all correct answers)
By increasing the weight of buildings, compressing the ground
By reducing groundwater recharge due to paved surfaces
By increasing demand for groundwater extraction
By increasing the movement of tectonic plates underneath Jakarta
What environmental impact does Jakarta’s sinking have on coastal areas?
Coral reef growth
Increased mangrove forests
Reduced air pollution
Loss of land to the sea
What is a proposed long-term solution to Jakarta’s sinking problem? (Choose TWO best answers)
Banning all groundwater extraction
Building all residential buildings 5 cm taller from the ground
Building a giant seawall (like the Great Garuda project)
Relocating the capital to Nusantara
Which social group is most vulnerable to the impacts of Jakarta’s sinking?
High-income residents in skyscrapers
Low-income communities in flood-prone areas
Government officials
Foreign investors
