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WorksheetsGeography Quiz on Urban Environments
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the process called when the percentage of people living in urban areas increases?
Industrialisation
Urbanisation
Metropolisation
Ruralisation
Which model was developed in 1925 and is based on concentric circles?
Hoyt Model
Multiple Deprivation Index
Burgess Model
Sector Model
What term describes the expansion of residential areas from the inner city outwards?
Urban sprawl
Agglomeration
Counter-urbanisation
Suburbanisation
What is the main commercial area in the centre of urban areas called?
CBD
Suburb
Industrial zone
Rural-urban fringe
Which city contains the largest squatter settlement in Asia?
Rio de Janeiro
Mumbai
Tokyo
New York
What is the largest squatter settlement located in Mumbai called?
Goa
Dharavi
New Dehli
Rocinha
What type of environments are megacities associated with?
Urban
Rural
Coastal
Suburban
What is a main issue caused by rapid urbanisation?
Congestion
Ocean pollution
Desertification
Deforestation
Which model is based on the development of wedges in urban areas?
Brownfield Model
Burgess Model
Hoyt Model
Greenfield Model
What is the term for the movement of people from rural to urban areas?
Rural to Urban migration
Rural exodus
Counter-urbanisation
Urban sprawl
What is the main function of the rural-urban fringe?
Recreational only
A space which has rural and urban characteristics
Strictly agricultural
Industrial only
What does the term 'greenfield site' refer to?
Protected nature reserves
Industrial zones
Areas for urban regeneration
Land not previously used for urban development
What is the main benefit of urban regeneration?
Revival of old urban areas
Expansion of rural areas
Increase in agricultural production
Reduction in urban population
What is the main challenge associated with megacities?
High population density
Lack of industrial areas
Insufficient recreational spaces
Overabundance of housing
What term describes the expansion of urban areas into the surrounding rural areas?
Urban renewal
Urban sprawl
Gentrification
Rural-urban integration
