Unit 13: Option G — Urban Environments
Topic 13.2: Changing urban systems Questions
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Using the table, identify how many people per hour were added to City D in 2020.
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Using the table, estimate how far (in km) the city grew along the lagoon between 1985 and 2015.
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Using the table, estimate how far (in km) the city grew along the highway between 1985 and 2015.
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The table shows how many people were added each hour to five fast-growing cities. State which city in Africa grew the most.
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Using the table, state which city in Asia grew the most.
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Using the table, state which city grew the least.
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Explain how higher wages in cities lead to continued urban growth.
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Explain how the age structure of migrants causes cities to keep growing.
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Explain how falling death rates contribute to the growth of large cities.
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Using the table, state the increase in the world’s urban percentage between 1950 and 2050.
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The table shows the share of the world’s population living in urban areas. State the year in which it reached 50%.
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Using the table, state the urban share in 2020.
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Outline why urban populations grow slowly in continents that are already highly urbanized.
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Outline how low and irregular incomes push migrants into informal housing.
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Outline why the supply of formal housing often fails to keep up with urban growth.
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Outline one economic reason why informal settlements grow close to industrial areas.
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Explain two causes of urban deindustrialization.
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Explain two reasons why factories close or leave inner-city areas.
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Deindustrialisation is best defined as the…
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A megacity is usually defined as a city with a population over…
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