Urban settlements - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Name the land use shown in this photograph.

Settlement

Commercial

Residential

Recreational

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

State the urban problem shown by the photograph:

Poverty

Crime

Congestion

Diseases

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Push factors are:

Negative

Positive

Pull factors

attracting people to urban areas.

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

An example of a pull factor to urban area is:

Better social life

Shortage of houses

More space to farm

something that forces us to move to an urban area.

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A very large settlement comprising of many buildings, services and activities.

Rural area

Squatter camp

Urban area

Recreational area

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The area served by the settlement is known as its

Range

Sphere of Influence

Service

Hierarchy

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What are goods like bread and milk classified as?

high order good

comparison good

convenience good

dormitory goods

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

When settlements are placed into an order, by size of area, population or number of services, this is termed

a settlement hierarchy

a sphere of influence

a settlement pyramid

pyramid scheme

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the shape of this settlement?

Linear

Nucleated

Dispersed

Isolated

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A car can be classified as

A low order good

A convenience good

A high order good

A high order service

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of these is a pull factor to Mumbai for people living in rural areas?

Lack of education

Promise of more pet varieties

Lack of healthcare

Promise of more job opportunities

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

spreading of urban developments on undeveloped land near a city

connectivity

Urban Sprawl

metropolitan area

world cities

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

If a location is urban, it is...

outside towns and cities

far away from main centres of population

within towns and cities

by a sea or an ocean

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The two ways that urban areas grow are

nitrogen and phospherous

natural increase and migration

lower death dates

immigration and less pollution

15.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

In the last few years, the % of people in the world living in urban areas has surpassed

25%

-25%

65%

50%

16.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which are NOT typically features of CBD

High density of pedestrians

concentration of banks and businesses

low residential areas, areas of high shopping quality

low rents, poor transport links

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