Lesson 3.2.1

3.2.1 Section A: Urban issues and challenges Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What minimum population threshold defines an urban area as a megacity?

    • 20 million
    • 5 million
    • 10 million
    • 1 million

  2. Which factor is a pull factor encouraging rural-to-urban migration?

    • Better paid jobs
    • Drought conditions
    • Lack of services
    • Crop failure

  3. Besides rural-to-urban migration, what process drives rapid urban growth in LICs?

    • Natural increase
    • Suburbanisation
    • Counter-urbanisation
    • Urban sprawl

  4. What defines housing in a squatter settlement or favela?

    • Council owned
    • Privately rented
    • Built illegally
    • Government funded

  5. Which basic service is a major challenge to supply during rapid urban growth in LICs?

    • High-speed broadband
    • Air travel
    • Motorway networks
    • Clean sanitation

  6. Which term describes the spread of urban development from city centres into surrounding countryside?

    • Urban sprawl
    • Glaciation
    • Deforestation
    • Desertification

  7. What is the zone where a city meets the surrounding countryside called?

    • Commuter belt
    • Central business district
    • Rural-urban fringe
    • Inner city

  8. Which strategy promotes sustainable urban living by reducing resource consumption?

    • Out-of-town shopping
    • Landfill expansion
    • Increased incineration
    • Waste recycling

  9. A city in an LIC grows by 6% per year. Roughly how many people does it gain in one year from a population of 2 million?

    • 12,000
    • 1,200,000
    • 120,000
    • 60,000

  10. A city's population rises from 800,000 to 1,000,000 in 5 years. What is the percentage increase?

    • 80%
    • 125%
    • 20%
    • 25%

  11. What is a key environmental advantage of developing brownfield over greenfield sites?

    • Destroys greenbelts
    • Increases urban sprawl
    • Creates congestion
    • Protects countryside

  12. Which strategy helps reduce traffic congestion in major urban areas?

    • Removing bus lanes
    • Free city parking
    • Widening urban roads
    • Integrated public transport

  13. What is a major problem caused by building on the rural-urban fringe?

    • Decreased car use
    • Loss of farmland
    • Depopulation
    • High urban density

  14. How can local authorities best improve living conditions in squatter settlements?

    • Ignoring settlements
    • Site and service
    • Demolishing homes
    • Evicting residents

  15. Which economic strategy best creates employment opportunities in growing cities?

    • Restricting transport
    • Building business parks
    • Increasing tax rates
    • Closing local markets

  16. What is the minimum population required for an urban area to be classified as a megacity?

    • 10 million
    • 20 million
    • 5 million
    • 1 million

  17. What are the two main processes driving global urban population growth?

    • Erosion and weathering
    • Subduction and folding
    • Migration and natural increase
    • Deposition and uplift

  18. Which term describes the outward spread of a city into surrounding rural areas?

    • Urban renewal
    • Rural depopulation
    • Urban sprawl
    • Counter-urbanisation

  19. Which type of land is redeveloped inside a city to reduce urban sprawl onto countryside?

    • Greenfield sites
    • Green belt land
    • Brownfield sites
    • Agricultural land

  20. What major social challenge is caused by rapid urbanisation in NEE megacities?

    • High life expectancy
    • Decreased air pollution
    • Rural depopulation
    • Squatter settlements

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