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WorksheetsMegacities
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a megacity?
A small town with less than 1000 people.
An urban city with more than 10 million people.
A city with less than 10 million people.
A theme park
Which of these is a megacity?
Tokyo, Japan
London, UK
Gotham City, USA
Jakarta, Indonesia
Which city is developing into a megacity?
Rome, Italy
Redcliffe, Australia
Seoul, South Korea
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Of the following choices, which is the largest megacity?
Jakarta, Indonesia
Cairo, Egypt
Tokyo, Japan
New York, USA
Which megacity is not in the top 10 most populous?
Seoul, South Korea
Shanghai, China
Cairo, Egypt
Delhi, Mumbai
Which two are megacities in Central and South America?
La Paz, Bolivia
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Lima, Peru
Buenos Aires, Argentina
What is the key term used to describe the increased percentage of people living in urban areas?
Urbanisation
Urban growth
Ruralisation
Urban migration
Which continent has the most megacities in the world?
Asia
Oceania
Europe
Africa
Which of the following continents do NOT have any megacities?
Asia and Africa
Europe and America
Africa and Europe
Oceania and Antarctica
What is population density?
The increase of people living in towns and cities.
The amount of people living in a megacity.
How many people live somewhere
The measurement of the population per unit area.
Which two options best describe 'push and pull factors'?
Factors pushing you away from your current place.
Factors that keep you from moving to a new place.
Factors pulling you towards a new place.
Factors that keep you staying at your current place.
What is urbanisation?
The increase in people living in towns and cities.
People moving away from cities to rural areas.
What is the population of the New York metropolitan area?
8.2 million
22.2 million
11 million
20.4 million
Why do megacities build upward (skyward)?
To make the city more urbanised.
To accommodate the growing population.
To move further away from the ground.
To reach the moon.
Which of the following are positive impacts of urbanisation?
Poverty and overcrowding.
Overcrowding and tourism.
More jobs and a higher standard of living.
Pollution and education.
How many megacities are there currently?
117
22
18
15
What are some of the negative impacts of urbanisation?
Crime and higher standard of living.
Health care and overcrowding.
Traffic congestion and pollution.
More jobs and schools.
Which megacity is pictured?
Mumbai
Las Vegas
Seoul
Paris
What is urban sprawl?
The outward spread of a city and its suburbs as they grow
People moving within the city
Rural populations moving into urban settlements
Urban and rural populations meeting in the one destination
Which teacher has the best jokes?
Mr Piper
Mr Harris
Miss Bonner
Teachers don't have good jokes
