Lesson Y9-U02-L01

An Urbanising Planet Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 14

20 questions

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Lesson Y9-U02-L01, An Urbanising Planet: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 14: Year 9: Urban Worlds: Megacities, Growth and the Future of Cities, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What term describes the rising share of people living in towns?

    • Migration
    • Globalisation
    • Urbanisation
    • Suburbanisation

  2. What is the minimum population required to be classed as a megacity?

    • 50 million
    • 1 million
    • 5 million
    • 10 million

  3. What term describes people moving from the countryside to cities?

    • Counter-urbanisation
    • Natural increase
    • Rural-urban migration
    • International migration

  4. Roughly what share of the world's people lived in towns and cities in 1950?

    • About 47 percent
    • About 30 percent
    • About 58 percent
    • About 38 percent

  5. Roughly what share of the world's people lived in towns and cities in 2025?

    • About 58 percent
    • About 68 percent
    • About 50 percent
    • About 38 percent

  6. Around which year did the urban share cross the 50 percent mark?

    • 2050
    • 2000
    • 1975
    • 2007

  7. Roughly what share of the world's people are projected to live in towns and cities by 2050?

    • About 75 percent
    • About 58 percent
    • About 61 percent
    • About 68 percent

  8. From 2000 to 2050, by how many percentage points does the urban share rise?

    • About 31 points
    • About 21 points
    • About 41 points
    • About 11 points

  9. From 1950 to 2050, by how many percentage points does the urban share rise?

    • About 58 points
    • About 48 points
    • About 38 points
    • About 28 points

  10. Which axis of a standard line graph usually shows the years?

    • Secondary axis
    • Horizontal x-axis
    • Vertical y-axis
    • Diagonal axis

  11. Which region is projected to add the most urban residents?

    • North America
    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Latin America

  12. Projected extra urban people (millions): Asia 780, Africa 950, Latin America 110, Europe 20, North America 70. Which region adds the fewest?

    • Latin America
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Asia

  13. Which two continents are currently urbanising the fastest?

    • Asia and Africa
    • Oceania and America
    • America and Europe
    • Europe and Asia

  14. Where is the majority of future global urban population growth expected to occur?

    • Western Europe
    • High-income countries
    • North America
    • Lower-income countries

  15. Which two main forces drive the rapid growth of city populations globally?

    • Counter-urbanisation and war
    • Emigration and falling births
    • Migration and natural increase
    • Suburbanisation and aging

  16. What does natural increase mean when describing an urban population?

    • Higher economic output
    • More births than deaths
    • More arrivals than leavers
    • Larger housing supply

  17. What is a key pull factor drawing rural Indians to cities like Bengaluru?

    • Lower living costs
    • Traditional farming jobs
    • Steady tech work
    • Cheaper rural housing

  18. What is the projected global urban share by 2050?

    • About 85 percent
    • About 68 percent
    • About 50 percent
    • About 30 percent

  19. Why is urban share a particularly useful measure for comparing different countries?

    • It counts exact people
    • It ignores rural areas
    • It measures total land
    • It uses fair percentages

  20. Why does Europe currently show relatively slow rates of urban growth?

    • Already highly urbanised
    • Low total population
    • Strict planning laws
    • Rapid rural depopulation

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