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Yr8 Megacities

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this rural or urban?: High population density

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

2.

Is this rural or urban?: Dominated by natural or managed features such as grasslands, forests, crop fields

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

3.

What is Jakarta's GDP?

a)

3.4 Quadrillion rupiah

b)

4.3 Quadrillion Rupiah

c)

243 Billion AUD

d)

324 Billion AUD

4.

How many megacities are currently in the world?

a)

31

b)

34

c)

32

d)

30

5.

Megacities have more than

a)

5 million people

b)

10 million people

c)

15 million people

d)

20 million people

6.

Which of the following cities are in the top 10 megacities by population?

a)

Rio de Janerio

b)

Mumbai

c)

Paris

d)

Wuhan

7.

Which two are megacities in Central and South America?

a)

San Paulo

b)

Mexico City

c)

Lahore

d)

Lagos

8.

There are two megacities in the USA

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Identify some possible causes of Urbanisation?

a)

The country or place is developing.

b)

People have developed new skills and therefore new work is created.

c)

Technology has changed and therefore manual labour is no longer as necessary.

d)

All of the above.

10.

Jakarta is considered to be a megacity close to Australia, where is Jakarta located?

a)

Asia-Pacific

b)

Indonesia

c)

Malaysia

d)

Borneo

11.

Factors in rural areas that push people towards cities are?

a)

Lack of education opportunities, poor infrastructure like sanitation and electricity

b)

Fewer entertainment opportunities, lack of jobs, fewer healthcare services

c)

Better job opportunities, more sporting and entertainment options, schools and universities.

d)

Better infrastructure, better living conditions, medical specialists and hospitals

12.

Push factor

a)

things that make people want to leave an area such as high crime, lack of education & health services

b)

things that attract people to move to an area such as greater employment opportunities

13.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Shanghai, China - approx. 26 million

Delhi, India - approx. 33 million

New York, America - approx. 19 million

Brisbane, Australia - approx. 2 million

Christchurch, NZ - approx. 400,000

Athens, Greece - approx. 3 million

Megacity
Not a megacity
14.

Does Australia have any megacities?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

Slum housing, unreliable power systems, congested roads and poor public transport, inefficient ports and inadequate schools.

a)

rapid urbanisation challenges

b)

rapid urbanisation benefits

16.

Is this a push or pull factor: You decide to move to Melbourne because you like the city lifestyle.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

17.

Is this a push or pull factor: you live in a developing country and are not earning enough money to support your family, so you decide to move.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

18.

Is this a push or pull factor: You move to the USA for religious freedom.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

19.

What is the main function of the NCICD

a)

Bring Jakarta out of the water

b)

Stopping floods

c)

Developing bores for agriculture

d)

Stimulate the economy

20.

What is the current population of Jakarta?

a)

27.9 Million

b)

15 Million

c)

26 Million

d)

11.35 MIllion