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WorksheetsYear 10 Urbanisation
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Urbanisation is increasing around the world. What proportion of the world’s population is predicted to live in urban areas by 2050?
46%
55%
66%
76%
Which type of country is likely to be more urbanised?
HIC
NEE
LIC
What is happening to the rate of urbanisation in HICs?
It is increasing rapidly
It is slowing
It is slowing and reversing in some areas
What term describes an increase in the number of people moving from URBAN to RURAL areas?
Urbanisation
Counter-urbanisation
Immigration
Natural increase
Which of the following cause urbanisation?
Natural increase
Rural to urban migration
Urban to rural migration
Counter-urbanisation
What causes natural increase?
When birth rates are higher than death rates.
When death rates are higher than birth rates.
When in-migration is higher than out-migration.
When out-migration is higher than in-migration.
Migration from the countryside to cities usually results from push and pull factors. Which of the following are push factors?
Poor harvest causing a shortage of food.
Few-well paid employment opportunities.
The prospect of better paid employment.
Poor transport infrastructure.
Migration from the countryside to cities usually results from push and pull factors. Which of the following are pull factors?
Better schools and healthcare provision.
Better public transport facilities and access to services such as water and electricity.
Friends and families already living in urban areas encourage others to join them.
Limited services such as electricity and fresh water.
What is a megacity?
A city with a population of more than 100,000
A city with a population of more than 1,000,000
A city with a population of more than 10,000,000
A city with a population of more than 100,000,000
What is the world’s largest megacity?
Delhi
Mumbai
Mexico City
Tokyo
There are more mega cities in LICs and NEEs than HICs.
True
False
How many world megacities are there expected to be by 2030?
40
50
60
70
