Changing Places

Question 1

What is it called when people move to the city?

Answer 1

Urbanisation

Question 2

Push factors (country living)

Answer 2

No jobs in the country
Limited schools and hospitals
Floods and droughts

Question 3

Pull factors (city living)

Answer 3

University
More jobs
Entertainment

Question 4

There are 2 different categories of disadvantages of living in the city?

Answer 4

Environmental disadvantages

Social disadvantages

Question 5

List some environmental disadvantages of living in the city?

Answer 5

Pollution
Food has to be transported
Puts stress on the natural environment by clearing the land for new suburbs

Question 6

List some social disadvantages of the city?

Answer 6

Overcrowding
Traffic congestion
Rise in the cost of food and housing
Increase of rates of crime

Question 7

Why is traffic congestion common in many cities?

Answer 7

Too many people using the roads at the same time

Question 8

How are native animals being impacted by urban sprawl?

Answer 8

Take away their natural habitat where they live.

Question 9

Name 4 countries with the highest population

Answer 9

China
India
United States
Indonesia

Question 10

What is a megacity?

Answer 10

It must have 10 or more million people

Question 11

How many megacities are there in the world?

Answer 11

There are 22 megacities

Question 12

Which continent to home to the most megacities?

Answer 12

Asia

Question 13

What are some of the problems face by people living in megacities?

Answer 13

Pollution
Slums
Traffic

Question 14

In 2015 Australia was ranked what as a populated country?

Answer 14

It was the 52nd

Question 15

Suburbs have mushroomed out wards from our big cities producing what is called.

Answer 15

Urban sprawl

Question 16

The processes of sprawl means?

Answer 16

The natural environments suffers as more space is required for the construction of houses and the development of industry

Question 17

Urban sprawls increases?

Answer 17

The monetary and environmental cost associated with infrastructure

Question 18

The process of cities expanding out ward and then starting to deteriorate is known as?

Answer 18

Urban growth and decline

Question 19

Australians are predominantly?

Answer 19

Suburban people

Question 20

Which Australian cities are expressing the nations fast as population growth?

Answer 20

Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth

Question 21

Explain the biggest issues people face when moving to a new city and outer suburbia?

Answer 21

The biggest issue people face is a lack of infrastructure e.g public transport, hospitals and schools

Question 22

Where are the highest growth rates in capital cities?

Answer 22

The outer suburbs are the highest growth rates in capital cities

Question 23

Suburbs have mushroomed out wards from our big cities producing what is called.

Answer 23

Urban sprawl

Question 24

The processes of sprawl means?

Answer 24

The natural environments suffers as more space is required for the construction of houses and the development of industry

Question 25

Urban sprawls increases?

Answer 25

The monetary and environmental cost associated with infrastructure

Question 26

The process of cities expanding out ward and then starting to deteriorate is known as?

Answer 26

Urban growth and decline

Question 27

Australians are predominantly?

Answer 27

Suburban people

Question 28

Which Australian cities are expressing the nations fast as population growth?

Answer 28

Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth

Question 29

Explain the biggest issues people face when moving to a new city and outer suburbia?

Answer 29

The biggest issue people face is a lack of infrastructure e.g public transport, hospitals and schools

Question 30

Where are the highest growth rates in capital cities?

Answer 30

The outer suburbs are the highest growth rates in capital cities