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Urbanization Issues and Solutions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where are most megacities currently located in the world?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

2.

What is the population of a megacity?

a)

More than 1 million

b)

More than 5 million

c)

Less than 10 million

d)

More than 10 million

3.

Which continent is set to have the most growth of megacities in the future?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

North America

4.

The process by which an increasing percentage of a country's population comes to live in towns and cities is known as ...

a)

rural-urban migration

b)

counter-urbanisation

c)

urbanisation

5.

Choose a solution:

Car Accidents

a)

hire more police officers

b)

build more parks

c)

build a public parking garage

d)

install more traffic lights

6.

Which of the following is a cause of traffic congestion in cities?

a)

Increased car ownership

b)

Narrow roads

c)

All roads heading into CBD creating a bottleneck

d)

All of the above.

7.

What urban problem is shown in the figure?

a)

High rent

b)

Housing problem

c)

Not enough land

d)

Huge population

8.

What urban problem is shown in the figure?

a)

Air pollution

b)

Land pollution

c)

Noise pollution

d)

Water pollution

9.

The photo below shows the main source of air pollution in Hong Kong. What is it?

a)

Factories

b)

Household

c)

Vehicles

d)

Power plant

10.

What urban problem is shown in the photo?

a)

Air pollution

b)

Solid waste

c)

Noise pollution

d)

Water pollution

11.

What urban problem is shown in the photo?

a)

Air pollution

b)

Noise pollution

c)

Light pollution

d)

Water pollution

12.

What urban problem is shown in the photo?

a)

Overcrowding

b)

Urban decay

c)

Traffic congestion

d)

Environmental pollution

13.

Industrialization was the development of ____________.

a)

Crops

b)

Factories

c)

Schools

d)

Cities

14.

What is "Urban Sprawl"?

a)

Growing number of people in the Suburbs

b)

People traveling outside of the major cities

c)

People who moved to Rural Areas

d)

Growing number of people in the cities

15.
Urban areas are more likely than rural areas to have:
a)
larger population size.
b)
higher population density.
c)
more heterogeneity.
d)
all of the above.
16.

What challenge of urbanization and industrialization is demonstrated in this photo?

a)

unfair labor practices

b)

inner-city overcrowding

c)

child labor exploitation

d)

racism and discrimination

17.
Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called
a)
Air pollution
b)
Temperature inversion
c)
Light pollution
d)
Smog
18.
What causes acid rain?
a)
High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution
b)
Fertilizer use
c)
Pesticide use
d)
CFCs
19.
What can humans do to reduce the effects of acid rain?
a)
Develop Alternate Energy Sources (Solar Power, Wind Energy)
b)
Use Less Energy
c)
Stop Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
All of the Answers are Correct
20.
Burning fossil fuels cause ________ that cause pollution.
a)
temperature decrease
b)
headaches
c)
emissions
d)
natural pollution
21.
These are two ways people can reduce air pollution.
a)
Drive vehicles that get low gas mileage / Burn trash at home
b)
Burn less fossil fuels / walk and ride bikes
c)
Create major forest fires / Use CFC's
d)
Burn styrofoam at landfills / Use more chlorine
22.
How does air pollution effect people?
a)
It can cause people to have difficulty breathing.
b)
It can make sick people even sicker. 
c)
Sometimes, air pollution can cause cancer.
d)
All of the above
23.

What's the main cause of climate change / global warming?

a)
Volcanic eruptions
b)
Increase in greenhouse gases
c)
Solar activity
d)
Deforestation
24.

Why are the rainforests being chopped down?

a)
To make space for agriculture
b)
To extract natural resources
c)
To build infrastructure
d)

To have more land to farm

25.

Which action does not cause global warming?

a)
Planting trees
b)
Using plastic bags
c)
Burning fossil fuels
d)
Driving a car
26.

What is an environmentally-friendly method of producing electricity?

a)
Burning fossil fuels
b)
Nuclear power
c)

Solar power

d)
Coal mining
27.

Power made with water is called:

a)
aqua power
b)
water power
c)
hydroelectric power
d)
liquid power
28.

Which material can not be recycled?

a)

light bulbs

b)
glass bottles
c)
paper
d)
aluminum cans
29.

What is an eco-friendly way of transportation?

a)
Bicycles or walking
b)
Scooters or mopeds
c)
Airplanes or helicopters
d)
Cars or motorcycles
30.

Name three renewable energy sources:

a)

Water, Sun, and wind

b)

Sun, water, and coal

c)

Wind, Sun, and natural gas

d)

Oil, Sun, and water

31.
What does being sustainable mean?
a)
Reducing the amount of items that we use daily
b)
Using natural resources in a way that we can continue doing for a long time.
c)
Making more items we need before resources run out
d)
Not using anything made of plastic
32.

Which of these problems could happen if we don't look after the resources we have?

a)

Loss of animal homes

b)

Climate change

c)

Increase in pollution

d)

All of the above

33.
Geothermal Power is made from 
a)
pumping water into the earth to create steam that powers a turbine
b)
smashing rocks into little bits to make oil
c)
the sun
d)
burning leftover potatoes
34.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
35.

What are examples of non-renewable resources?

a)

Oil, coal and solar energy.

b)

Gas, coal and water.

c)

Oil, gas and wind.

d)

Oil, gas and coal.

36.

A resource that can replenish itself is...

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

37.
What is energy that will NOT run out?
a)

Non-Renewable energy

b)

Green energy

38.

What is sustainable living ?

a)

a lifestyle that uses natural resources in one time

b)

a lifestyle where you watch tv and shop

c)

a lifestyle that reduces the use of natural resources

d)

a long life

39.

What are examples of green spaces? (pick 2)

a)

a shoe factory

b)

rooftop garden

c)

business building

d)

community park

40.

Which of the following means is considered within sustainable mobility? (pick 3)

a)

Walking

b)

the cars

c)

Cycling

d)

Public transport

e)

taxi

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