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WorksheetsLC4 - Y7: World Cities
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Urbanisation is the increase in the ___________ of people living in urban areas.
Number
Proportion
Amount
Group
A megacity is a city with over ____ million people
1
10
25
100
Horizontal spread is...
When cities build on old brownfield sites that have been unused that can be repurposed into accommodation or new city space
Buildings are often built on the outskirts, this adds land area to the size of the city
This is when a city increases its ability to hold a population by building upwards, increasing its floor to area ratio.
Vertical Layering is...
When cities build on old brownfield sites that have been unused that can be repurposed into accommodation or new city space
Buildings are often built on the outskirts, this adds land area to the size of the city
This is when a city increases its ability to hold a population by building upwards, increasing its floor to area ratio.
Infill Development is...
When cities build on old brownfield sites that have been unused that can be repurposed into accommodation or new city space
Buildings are often built on the outskirts, this adds land area to the size of the city
This is when a city increases its ability to hold a population by building upwards, increasing its floor to area ratio.
The study of human populations is called...
Democracy
Development
Demographics
Human Welfare
Study the population pyramid. Why is the pyramid wider at the base?
Low birth rate
Low life expectancy
High birth rate
High infant mortaliy rate
Study the population pyramid. Which age group has the highest population?
60-64 years old
5-9 years old
0-4 years old
30-34 years old
What is the name of the demographic group at the top of a population pyramid?
Working age population
Elderly population
Youthful population
A factor that makes you want to leave the current are you are living in is called...
Pull Factor
Push Factor
A factor that makes you want to move to a new area is called a...
Pull Factor
Push Factor
The process of people or animals moving from one area to another to live is called...
International Migration
Illegal Immigration
Migration
Mitigation
Emmigration
Materials from the Earth that are used to support life and meet the needs of people is which of the following?
Natural Resources
Human Resources
Natural Environment
Human Environment
Sustainability is ______ the needs of the ________ without compromising the ability of ________ generations to meet their needs.
meeting, present, future
helping, future, present
helping, present, future
needs, present, future
A drought is which of the following?
A long time with heavy rainfall
A long time with little rainfall
An area of the world where it never rains
An area of the world where it always rains
What year did Day Zero occur in Cape Town, South Africa?
2004
2011
2018
2020
The release of harmful or poisonous substances into the atmosphere is called...
Air Pollution
Waste Pollution
Water Pollution
Trapped Pollution
Slow moving traffic that contributes to pollution is called...
Traffic
Annoying
Congestion
Transport Line
The name for the systems that are built into our environment to improve our quality of life is called...
Bureaucracy
Democracy
Government Systems
Infrastructure
Construction
Which of the following is a process of erosion?
Biological
Mechanical
Hydraulic Action
Chemical
Which of the following a process of weathering?
Abrasion
Solution
Mechanical
Attrition
Which of the following is the correct definition for erosion?
The breakdown of rocks in situ
The wearing away of the land
Which of the following is the correct definition for weathering?
The wearing away of the land
The breakdown of rocks in situ
Which of the following is the correct definition for hydraulic action?
The action of rock fragments colliding into each other becoming smaller and rounder
The sheer force of the wave being pushed into the cracks of the rock
The action of rock fragments grinding against the rock
The chemical reaction of rocks to the weak acidity of the water
Which of the following is the correct definition for attrition?
The chemical reaction of rocks to the weak acidity of the water
The action of rock fragments colliding into each other becoming smaller and rounder
The sheer force of the wave being pushed into the cracks of rock
The action of rock fragments grinding against the rock
Which of the following is the correct definition for mechanical weathering?
The breakdown of rocks from the weak acidity of rainwater
The breakdown of rocks from the action of roots growing into the rock
The breakdown of rocks caused by the repeated freezing and thawing of water that falls into cracks.
Which of the following is the correct definition for chemical weathering?
The breakdown of rocks from the weak acidity of rainwater
The breakdown of rocks from the action of roots growing into the rock
The breakdown of rocks caused by the repeated freezing and thawing of water that falls into cracks
Which of the following is the correct definition for biological weathering?
The breakdown of rocks from the weak acidity of rainwater
The breakdown of rocks from the action of roots growing into the rock
The breakdown of rocks caused by the repeated freezing and thawing of water that falls into cracks
Headland and bays form on a concordant coastline. TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
FALSE
How many continents are there?
5
6
7
8
What continent is the UK located within?
Africa
North America
Europe
South America
Select the physical features from the options below.
Bodies of water
Weather and Climate
Population Distribution
Religion
Select the human features from the options below.
Languages
Economic activities
Plants and animals
Relief (How mountainous or flat an area is)
Most of the world live on a _______ income.
Low
Low-middle
High
Middle
GDP stands for.............?
Gross Domestic Produce
Gross Domestic Product
General Domestic Product
General Domestic Produce
HDI stands for..........?
Highly Development Index
Human Development Indicator
Human Development Index
Highly Development Index
Which of the following two are historical causes of development?
Landlocked countries
Relief
Conflict
Colonialism
Natural Resources
Which of the following two are physical causes of uneven development?
Debt
Colonialism
Landlocked countries
Conflict
Relief
Select the economic development indicators from the list below:
GNI
Life Expectancy
Literacy Rate
GDP
I don't know
A composite measure of development is...
A measure that contains only one development indicator
A measure that contains several development indicators
A measure that contains both social and economic indicators
I don't know
What does the UN stand for
(a)
Afforestation is which of the below?
The planting of trees
The removal of forests
The name of a train station
I don't know
'Horizontal lines across the Earth that show the distance North or South" is which of the following?
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
I don't know
'The vertical lines across the Earth that split the world into timezones' is which of the following?
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
I don't know
Which of the below in geography are part of what makes up a place?
Locale
Location
Local
Sense of Place
Suspect of Place
