Lesson Y9-U02-L07

Managing the Megacity: Urban Solutions Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 14

20 questions

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Lesson Y9-U02-L07, Managing the Megacity: Urban Solutions: 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 three pillars must a truly sustainable city balance?

    • Agricultural financial tech
    • Rural urban suburban
    • Political military industrial
    • Social economic environmental

  2. What term describes deciding how land in a city is used, built on and connected?

    • Urban planning
    • Rural management
    • Weather forecasting
    • Deforestation

  3. What transport system uses dedicated lanes to move large numbers of people cheaply?

    • Freight shipping
    • High-speed rail
    • Bus Rapid Transit
    • Cable car network

  4. What term describes improving a run-down urban area with new housing and jobs?

    • Desertification
    • Reforestation
    • Suburban sprawl
    • Regeneration

  5. How do Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles avoid severe traffic congestion?

    • Underground tunnels
    • Traffic signal hacking
    • Dedicated lanes
    • Overhead cables

  6. Which primary social benefit does a Bus Rapid Transit system provide?

    • Cleaner air
    • Cheaper transport
    • Lower temperatures
    • More electricity

  7. Which environmental benefit directly results from introducing Bus Rapid Transit?

    • Higher water levels
    • Lower noise barriers
    • Increased soil fertility
    • Reduced air pollution

  8. In Curitiba, roughly how many passengers a day does the BRT network move?

    • About 20 million
    • About 20,000
    • About 200,000
    • Over 2 million

  9. What is site-and-service upgrading in urban planning?

    • Building skyscrapers
    • Closing roads
    • Adding basic services
    • Clearing entire settlements

  10. What is a major advantage of upgrading an informal settlement over clearing it?

    • Preserving community networks
    • Eliminating all traffic
    • Stopping all crime
    • Lowering local temperatures

  11. Which city upgraded its hillside slums with cable cars, libraries and water?

    • Manchester, UK
    • Lagos, Nigeria
    • Curitiba, Brazil
    • Medellin, Colombia

  12. Public transport carried about 35 percent of journeys before a Bus Rapid Transit scheme. What share was it before?

    • About 97 percent
    • About 27 percent
    • About 35 percent
    • About 62 percent

  13. Public transport carried about 35 percent of journeys before a Bus Rapid Transit scheme and about 62 percent after. By how many percentage points did it rise?

    • About 62 points
    • About 17 points
    • About 27 points
    • About 37 points

  14. Which strategy does running cable cars up steep hillsides belong to?

    • Transport
    • Trade
    • Housing
    • Environment

  15. Which strategy does 'restore wetlands to soak up flood water' belong to?

    • Tourism
    • Transport
    • Housing
    • Environment

  16. Which strategy does 'give residents legal rights to their land' belong to?

    • Transport
    • Environment
    • Housing
    • Economic only

  17. What makes a geographical evaluation answer weak?

    • Lacking evidence
    • Stating trade-offs
    • Comparing options
    • Using key terms

  18. What does a strong evaluation of an urban strategy consider?

    • Only financial costs
    • Three sustainability pillars
    • Political party policies
    • Transport speed solely

  19. Why is a transport scheme alone insufficient for megacity sustainability?

    • All jobs vanish
    • Housing issues remain
    • Traffic disappears
    • Poverty is eradicated

  20. Which factor is most important when a mayor prioritises funding for city strategies?

    • Lowest initial cost
    • Fastest construction time
    • Multiple pillar benefits
    • Highest vehicle speed

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