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WorksheetsUrbanisation & Megacities
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Urbanisation is...
the growth and expansion of rural areas
the growth and expansion of urban areas
more houses being build
more people being born
Which is NOT a PUSH factor?
Employment opportunities
War
poverty
lack of educational opportunities
A PULL factor is...
expensive housing
pollution
Better hospitals
drought
Which city was the FIRST Megacity?
Tokyo
London
Seoul
Rio
What is the word that matches this definition:
The number of people living within one square Km of land
City Growth
Urban Sprawl
Population Distribution
Population Density
The environment is severely impacted by urbanisation?
True or false?
True
False
The accumulated wealth of a country is known as
GGO
GPO
GPD
GDP
Where are all of Australia's major cities located?
(a)
This image is an example of what type of housing?
High density
medium density
Low density
Identify some possible causes of Urbanisation?
The country or place is developing.
People have developed new skills and therefore new work is created.
Technology has changed and therefore manual labour is no longer as necessary.
All of the above.
Infrastructure is described as?
The facilities and services necessary for any community, city or country to function.
The facilities and services that are required by the population to pay for.
Paid for the government or authority that looks after the cities.
Things we need like houses, roads, buildings, medical centres, schools etc.
Jakarta is considered to be a megacity close to Australia, where is Jakarta located?
Asia-Pacific
Indonesia
Malaysia
Borneo
Some of the problems with Megacities include?
Lack of proper water supply and sanitation (toilet and drinking water facilities)
All of the above.
Air quality issues due to smog (car fumes and industrial fumes)
Pollution such as rubbish and human waste.
Factors in rural areas that push people towards cities are?
Lack of education opportunities, poor infrastructure like sanitation and electricity
Fewer entertainment opportunities, lack of jobs, fewer healthcare services
Better job opportunities, more sporting and entertainment options, schools and universities.
Better infrastructure, better living conditions, medical specialists and hospitals
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
a country with a lot of industrial activity and where people generally have high incomes
developed country
developing country
an agricultural country that is seeking to become more advanced economically and socially
developed country
developing country
