Week 1: Introduction to Urbanisation Quiz

As a country _______ the number of people living in urban areas increases.

• industrialises

• enters recession

• gets poorer

• focuses on agriculture

Globally, how many people are necessary for a settlement to become a city?

• 10,000

• 1,500

• Depends on the country

• 1 million

Globally, how many people are necessary for a settlement to become a megacity?

• 1 million

• 5 million

• Depends on the country

• 10 million

Globally, the trend is for populations to ________.

• deindustrialise

• urbanise

• counter-urbanise

• industrialise

How many of these settlements in Western Australia are cities?

• 1

• 2

• 6

• 10

What is a "大都市区"?

• city district

• metropolitan area

• region

• conurbation

What has driven urbanisation?

• population growth

• industrialisation

• government policy

• migration

What is counter-urbanisation?

• the change low density housing to high density housing

• gentrification

• people moving from urban to rural areas

• guest workers migrating to larger urban centres.

What is "市区老化"?

• urban decay

• urbanisation

• redevelopment

• regeneration

Urban Decay is when...

• When parts of the city become run-down and undesirable to live in. 

• When people move from urban to rural areas.

• When cities industrialise.

• When a citiy knocks down bad areas, and building new things.