IGCSE Geography Settlement test

Where is Tsoelike Valley?

• Mexico

• South Africa

• Lesotho

• Mumbai

Which type of settlement pattern is more likely along a road or river?

• dispersed

• nucleated/clustered

• linear

Which type of settlement site is an oasis in a desert?

• wet point site

• dry point site

• defensive site

• bridging point

What does CBD stand for

• City Business Destination

• Centre Building Depopulation

• City Bus Depot

• Central Business District

Where is the Central Business District of Mexico City?

• Santa Fe

• Polanco

• Centro Historico

• Colonia Roma

Which is an area of Mexico City that has been gentrified?

• Tepito

• Polanco

• Colonia Roma

• San Pedro Martir

Where were the London Olympics mainly held?

• the West End

• Chelsea

• Stratford

• Docklands

When were the London Olympics?

• 2016

• 2000

• 2012

• 2008

What was the area of the London Olympics like before redevelopment?

• large houses for wealthy people

• lots of high order shops and offices

• old industrial area with many empty buildings and factories

• tall skyscrapers of apartments from the 1960s

Which is NOT a benefit for local people of the London Olympics?

• 40 000 new houses were built

• new infrastructure such as the high speed railway and underground improvements

• jobs in construction and in new businesses in the area

• some poor people forced to move to make way for new developments