Changing Nations

Define Population density:

• is a description of the spread of a country’s population e.g. coastal, inland

• is quite high in Australia, over 100 people per square kilometre

• describes the number of people per square kilometre living within a city or country

• all of the above

Sustainable development is:

• development which has no impact on the natural environment

• economic development that causes a minimum of environmental damage, thereby protecting the interest of future generations

• development which focuses on improving environmental conditions

• none of the above

Urbanisation is:

• the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas

• only occurring in wealthy countries

• not an issue for Indonesia

• none of the above

A cause of urbanisation within Indonesia is:

• rural-urban migration as there are better job opportunities in the cities

• foreign workers arriving due to employment opportunities in Indonesia’s largest cities

• population growth

• all of the above

A megaregion is:

• a city with a population over 10 million people

• an area where two or more megacities become connected as increasing numbers of towns develop between them

• a country which has over 80% of its population living in urban areas

• a country which has over 90% of its population living in urban areas

More than 60% of Australians live in urban agglomerations

• True

• False

More people in New Zealand live in urban agglomerations than in Australia.

• True

• False

70% of people in the USA and Canada live in urban agglomerations

• True

• False

The continent with the lowest percentage of people living in urban agglomerations is Africa.

• True

• False

The highest population densities are found in cities located along the eastern coastline would be true for which country?

• Australia

• England

• Canada

• Egpty