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WorksheetsYear 8 Urbanisation
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Is Australia an urbanised country?
Yes
No
I don't know
Maybe
What is urban sprawl?
The sprawl of people from rural areas to urban areas.
The main city centre in an urban area.
The spreading of rural areas into surrounding rural areas to accommodate the need for extra land space due to a rise in ecological footpint.
The spreading of urban areas into surrounding rural areas to accommodate an expanding population.
Approximately how much of the world's population lives along the coastline or within 200km of the coastline?
1/8
1/4
1/2
3/4
The movement of people from the countryside to the city is called
Migration
Rural to urban migration
International movement
Annual migration
A city of more than 10 million people
Capital city
Megacity
Push factor
things that make people want to leave an area such as high crime, lack of education & health services
things that attract people to move to an area such as greater employment opportunities
Pull factor
things that make people want to leave an area such as high crime, lack of education & health services
things that attract people to move to an area such as greater employment opportunities
Slum housing, unreliable power systems, congested roads and poor public transport, inefficient ports and inadequate schools.
rapid urbanisation challenges
rapid urbanisation benefits
Convenience of goods and services, increased literacy and better health, availability of public transportation
Urbanisation benefits
Urbanisation challenges
A country with a lot of industrial activity and where people generally have high income
developed country
developing country
An agricultural country that is seeking to become more advanced economically and socially
developed country
developing country
An 'urban area' refers to:
Which of the following is a human factor experiencing low population density?
more job opportunities
limited jobs available
areas that have high security
favourable climate
The graphs shows the top 10 megacities, which cities have population below 25 000?
Cairo, Beijing, Karachi, Mexico city
Cairo, Karachi, Mexico city, Lagos
Manila, Beijing, Mexico city
Delhi, Beijing, Karachi, Cairo
Which statement is NOT TRUE about the diagram?
The fastest growing city is in Tanzania.
London has the highest urban population.
There are more cities in Asia.
The city that has the highest population is Hyderabad.
