Lesson Y9-U02-L06

Challenges of Urban Growth: Makoko and Informal Settlements Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 14

20 questions

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Lesson Y9-U02-L06, Challenges of Urban Growth: Makoko and Informal Settlements: 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 an unplanned urban area lacking legal land rights?

    • Informal settlement
    • Central business district
    • Suburban estate
    • Planned township

  2. Which city contains the stilt settlement of Makoko?

    • Cairo, Egypt
    • Lagos, Nigeria
    • Nairobi, Kenya
    • Accra, Ghana

  3. Upon what structure is much of the housing in Makoko built?

    • Concrete foundations
    • Underground cellars
    • Floating rafts
    • Stilts over water

  4. Why is housing in settlements like Makoko classified as informal?

    • No planning permission
    • Built by government
    • Constructed of brick
    • Connected to mains

  5. What term describes a severe shortage of clean water, toilets and electricity?

    • Resource boom
    • Surplus utility
    • Infrastructure surplus
    • Service deficit

  6. What name is given to a crowded urban area lacking clean water and secure housing?

    • Slum
    • Gated community
    • Model village
    • Suburban sprawl

  7. Makoko homes: piped water 8%, mains sewer 5%, mains electricity 35%. What share of homes have piped water?

    • About 50 percent
    • About 35 percent
    • About 8 percent
    • About 75 percent

  8. Makoko homes: piped water 8%, mains sewer 5%, mains electricity 35%. Which service do homes have least access to?

    • Piped water
    • Mains electricity
    • Schools
    • Mains sewer

  9. Makoko homes: piped water 8%, mains sewer 5%, mains electricity 35%. What share of homes have mains electricity?

    • About 35 percent
    • About 8 percent
    • About 5 percent
    • About 65 percent

  10. Where does untreated waste end up due to the lack of mains sewers in Makoko?

    • Recycling centres
    • Underground sewers
    • Treatment plants
    • The lagoon

  11. What are two major environmental hazards faced by crowded timber homes in Makoko?

    • Fire and flooding
    • Volcano and lava
    • Avalanche and snow
    • Drought and dust

  12. What term describes residents improving their own homes without waiting for state help?

    • Counter-urbanisation
    • Gentrification
    • Suburbanisation
    • Self-help

  13. What is ignored when calling Makoko simply a slum?

    • Heavy industry
    • Underground rail
    • Jobs and community
    • Skyscrapers

  14. Which traditional industry is a major source of income in Makoko?

    • Fish-smoking
    • Steel production
    • Silicon chip assembly
    • Car manufacturing

  15. What negative environmental impact results from the local fish-smoking trade in Makoko?

    • Smoke and waste
    • Nuclear radiation
    • Acid rain
    • Plastic manufacturing

  16. Why is being close to the city centre an advantage for Makoko's residents?

    • Free housing
    • Low temperatures
    • Quiet countryside
    • Access to jobs

  17. What constant fear do residents face due to having insecure land rights?

    • Compulsory military service
    • Mandatory schooling
    • Eviction
    • Higher taxes

  18. What is the central enquiry question regarding informal settlements like Makoko?

    • Tax or ban
    • Clear or learn
    • Merge or divide
    • Sell or rent

  19. What is the most sustainable approach to dealing with informal settlements like Makoko?

    • Industrial zoning
    • Complete abandonment
    • Total demolition
    • Upgrading services

  20. Why is a balanced 'both-and' view necessary when evaluating the Makoko lagoon location?

    • Quiet versus noise
    • Wealth versus poverty
    • Heat versus cold
    • Trade versus pollution

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