Lesson 3.2.3.7
3.2.3.7 Other contemporary urban environmental issues Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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What term describes urban land and buildings that have been abandoned and neglected?
- Suburbanisation
- Dereliction
- Gentrification
- Urban sprawl
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What term describes previously developed urban land that is now vacant or underused?
- Green belt land
- Brownfield site
- Greenfield site
- Conservation area
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Which gas is a major urban air pollutant produced by coal combustion?
- Chlorofluorocarbons
- Sulphur dioxide
- Methane gas
- Carbon monoxide
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What discharge system causes untreated sewage to enter rivers during heavy rainfall?
- Sustainable drainage systems
- Separate sewer systems
- Combined sewer overflows
- Industrial effluent pipes
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Which urban policy charges or restricts the most polluting vehicles in city centres?
- Clean air zones
- Congestion relief roads
- Pedestrianisation schemes
- Park and ride
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Which strategy best controls industrial water pollution before effluent enters rivers?
- Diluting industrial waste
- Setting consent limits
- Unlined pit storage
- Direct river dumping
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What term describes abandoned, previously developed urban land that is contaminated?
- Green belt reserve
- Rural fringe site
- Greenfield land
- Derelict brownfield land
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Which environmental issue is a direct physical result of urban land dereliction?
- Eutrophication
- Acid rain
- Photochemical smog
- Fly-tipping
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Which strategy reuses abandoned urban sites while protecting surrounding greenfield land?
- Greenfield expansion
- Brownfield redevelopment
- Edge-of-town development
- Urban sprawl
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What is the main urban source of nitrogen dioxide pollution along major roads?
- Road traffic emissions
- Industrial landfill sites
- Domestic heating
- Agricultural runoff
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Why does urban water pollution affect ecosystems far beyond the city boundaries?
- Atmospheric carbon capture
- Urban heat island
- Downstream pollutant transport
- Soil compaction
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Why does dissolved oxygen drop in urban rivers following untreated sewage discharges?
- High sediment reflection
- Reduced solar radiation
- Bacterial organic decomposition
- Increased water temperature
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What main financial obstacle prevents developers from redeveloping contaminated brownfield sites?
- Lack of transport
- High property taxes
- Soil remediation costs
- Cheap greenfield land
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Which indicator best shows that an urban air quality management scheme is successful?
- Expanded road networks
- Higher traffic volumes
- Lower pollutant concentrations
- Increased energy consumption
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What is the primary atmospheric outcome of introducing an urban Clean Air Zone?
- Reduced roadside NO2
- Increased noise pollution
- Decreased river quality
- Higher carbon emissions
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What economic factor determines whether brownfield site decontamination is financially viable?
- Greenbelt land price
- Local council tax
- End development value
- National inflation rate
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What term describes tall urban buildings trapping vehicle emissions along narrow streets?
- Urban heat island
- Surface runoff effect
- Street canyon effect
- Rain shadow effect
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Which primary public health hazard results from untreated sewage entering urban streams?
- Pathogen contamination
- Atmospheric smog
- Thermal stratification
- Ground subsidence
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What type of land does urban planning prioritise to reduce dereliction?
- Suburbs
- Conservation areas
- Greenfield land
- Brownfield land
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A housing scheme covers 100 hectares, and 60% of the new housing is to be built on brownfield land. How many hectares of brownfield would be used?
- 75 hectares
- 60 hectares
- 90 hectares
- 30 hectares
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