Lesson Y9-U02-L02

Megacities and the Global Pattern of Urban Growth Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 14

20 questions

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Lesson Y9-U02-L02, Megacities and the Global Pattern of Urban Growth: 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 is the minimum population threshold for a city to be classed as a megacity?

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

  2. Roughly how many megacities were there in 1950?

    • Fifty
    • Twenty
    • None
    • Two

  3. Roughly how many megacities are there today?

    • Fewer than five
    • About ten
    • More than 30
    • More than 300

  4. Which city has a population of about 37 million people, making it one of the largest megacities in the world?

    • Delhi
    • Norwich
    • Lagos
    • Tokyo

  5. Is Norwich, with a population of about 0.2 million, considered a megacity?

    • No
    • Yes
    • Partially
    • Only in summer

  6. Which of these cities has over 15 million people?

    • Norwich
    • Sydney
    • Santiago
    • Lagos

  7. What does a proportional-symbol map use symbol size to show?

    • Cardinal direction
    • Map legend
    • Distance scale
    • Data size

  8. On a proportional-symbol map of urban areas, what does a larger circle indicate?

    • Warmer climate
    • Larger population
    • Older history
    • Higher elevation

  9. Which continent contains the cluster of the largest megacity symbols?

    • Australia
    • Antarctica
    • Asia
    • Europe

  10. What term describes geographic features grouped tightly together in one specific area?

    • Linear
    • Isolation
    • Clustering
    • Dispersion

  11. What is a geographical anomaly in a data distribution?

    • The modal class
    • An unexpected exception
    • The average value
    • The main cluster

  12. Which component is essential when fully describing a geographical distribution?

    • Soil pH
    • Weather forecast
    • Rock type
    • General pattern

  13. Why is Australia considered an anomaly on a global map of megacities?

    • It lacks megacities
    • It is too cold
    • It has too many
    • It is landlocked

  14. Which two main factors drive the rapid growth of cities in Asia and Africa?

    • Snow and ice
    • Jobs and births
    • Tourism and art
    • Mining and oil

  15. Why do cities in Europe currently experience much slower population growth rates?

    • Early urbanisation
    • Lack of water
    • Constant flooding
    • Small land area

  16. Roughly how many people does Lagos grow by each year?

    • About 500,000
    • About 5 million
    • About 50,000
    • About 5,000

  17. Based on demographic data, which world region shows the largest absolute urban population increase?

    • Asia
    • Oceania
    • Europe
    • Antarctica

  18. Europe's urban population (millions) was 500 in 1990 and 530 in 2010. By how much did it rise?

    • About 530 million
    • About 30 million
    • About 3 million
    • About 300 million

  19. Which primary factor explains the massive cluster of megacities in South and East Asia?

    • Glaciation
    • Industrialisation
    • Desertification
    • Deforestation

  20. Which statement best evaluates the dual drivers of urban growth?

    • Tourism and sport
    • Imports and exports
    • Weather and tides
    • Migration and birth

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