WorksheetsUrban Territories
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which continent is represented by number 1?
Africa
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Australia
Which continent is represented by number 2?
Africa
Arctic Ocean
Antarctica
Arctic
Which continent is represented by number 3?
Africa
Asia
North America
Russia
Which continent is represented by number 4?
Africa
Asia
North America
Australia
Which continent is represented by number 5?
Africa
Europe
South America
Australia
Which continent is represented by number 6?
North America
Europe
South America
Australia
Which continent is represented by number 7?
North America
Europe
South America
Australia
Which ocean is represented by number 8?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Which ocean is represented by number 9?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Which ocean is represented by number 10?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Which ocean is represented by number 11?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Which ocean is represented by number 12?
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Which of city is the centre of the North American megalopolis?
Tokyo
London
New York
Montreal
Which of city is the centre of the Japanese megalopolis?
Tokyo
London
New York
Montreal
Which of city is the centre of the European megalopolis?
Tokyo
London
New York
Montreal
What percentage of people live in cities?
100%
50%
25%
75%
An area with a high concentration of people and activities.
City
Urbanization
Concentration
Suburb
A close gathering of people and things.
Suburb
City
Concentration
Urban Agglomeration
A big city that has greater economic and decision making power than other cities in the area.
City
Concentration
Metropolis
Urbanization
A primarily residential area, which surrounds a metropolis.
Shanty Town
Slum
Suburb
Downtown
The process by which population and activities become concentrated in urban agglomerations.
Urbanization
Urban agglomeration
Urban Sprawl
Suburb
Extended city area formed by a central city and its suburbs.
Suburbs
City
Metropolis
Urban Agglomeration
Which is NOT a characteristic of a metropolis?
Economic & Financial Centres
Political Power
Dense Populations
Limited Services
Which is NOT a characteristic of a metropolis?
Economic & Financial Centres
Major Networks
Low Population Density
Many Businesses & Services
The making, distributing, selling and purchasing of goods and services.
Power
Sustainable
Economic
Megacity
A very large city (population 10 million +)
City
Metropolis
Megacity
Megalopolis
Includes several metropolises and has global influence "run the world".
Power
Megacity
Megalopolis
City
The ability to control or have authority or influence over others.
Sustainable
Power
Mecolopolis
Metropolis
The ability to meet our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same.
Economic
Sustainable
Power
Circular Economy
Which factors contribute the the power of a metropolis?
The number of head offices
A metropolises influence
The number of banks
The number of people
When you get help paying your rent from the government of a private organization.
Government Subsidized Housing
Suburb
Homeless Shelter
Slum
A deprived are on the outskirts of a town consisting of a large number of shacks, usually found in underdeveloped countries
Shanty Town
Suburb
Government Subsidized Housing
Air B & B
A run down and overcrowded urban area inhabited by very poor people.
Shanty Town
Slum
Suburb
Protected Territory
It is cheaper to live in the downtown core than in the suburbs.
True
False
There is a lack of affordable and/or government subsidized housing in MTL.
True
False
Developing countries do not have access to clean drinking water due to resource shortages, lack of infrastructure and contamination.
True
False
A territory whose residents come from many countries.
Metropolis
Megacity
Megalopolis
Cosmopolitan
To move or change locations
Migrate
Cosmopolitan
Urban Growth
Urban Sprawl
A clearly defined geographical space, managed to achieve the long term conservation of nature.
Protected Territory
Native Territory
Urban Sprawl
Green Space
When a city's population increases and its economy expands
Sustainable
Urban Growth
Urban Sprawl
Economic
When the city expands, at the expense of other functions, such as agriculture.
Urban Sprawl
Concentration
Urban Growth
Suburb
What is NOT a consequence of urban sprawl?
Deforestation
Protected Territory in the city
Increased traffic
High construction costs for infrastructure
Improving the efficiency of public transit, encouraging carpooling and reducing parking within the city are all solutions to what issue?
Housing
Transportation
Access to drinking water
Waste Management
Building more affordable housing, putting a cap on rents and providing social housing options are all solutions to what issue?
Housing
Transportation
Access to drinking water
Waste Management
Urban planners recommend building more high-rises in the city. Which problem are they trying to solve?
Urban Sprawl
Urban Growth
Concentration
Waste Management
Discarded materials would be reused more than once before ending up in the landfill - and reduce food waste.
Circular Economy
Economic
Sustainable
Protected Territory
Shanty town's often lack these three essentials
Food, water, shelter
Electricity, Sanitation, Water
Waste, management, public transit,
Social housing
Tourists, natural resources, green space
Half of Montreal's waste is currently disposed of this way.
Landfill
Open dump site
Incineration
Recycled
In countries in the "North" wastewater is treated before being released back into the environment.
True
False
Countries in the "South" have more power than countries in the "North" because they have more people.
True
False
