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GCSE Geography Quiz on Geography Urban , created by becky_e on 09/05/2014.
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Question 1

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How many people live in a Megacity
Answer
  • 5 million +
  • 10 million +
  • 100 million +

Question 2

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What does Urban Sprawl mean?
Answer
  • outward growth of urban areas
  • increasing numbers of residents in urban areas
  • process of urban growth

Question 3

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How does Urban Growth increase environmental pressures?
Answer
  • Air pollution
  • Clean water
  • Rubbish
  • Energy
  • Lack of Greenery
  • Industrial pollution

Question 4

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What are the causes of rural-urban migration?
Answer
  • natural disaster
  • lack of land
  • poor social and economic
  • poor housing
  • lack of supplies

Question 5

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What natural hazards is Los Angeles at risk of?
Answer
  • Earthquakes
  • Tsunamis
  • Heavy Rain
  • Drought
  • Volcanoes
  • Hurricanes

Question 6

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A flood plain is an area which has been recently flooded.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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What is deprivation?
Answer
  • person quality of life falls below minimum
  • person believes their needs aren't met

Question 8

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Example of regenerated cities
Answer
  • East London
  • Birmingham
  • New York
  • Manchester
  • Leeds
  • Edinborough

Question 9

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What regeneration projects did Birmingham undertake?
Answer
  • Building an IMAX
  • Building an icerink
  • Improving hospitals
  • Shopping
  • Arenas
  • Improving small businesses
  • Reducing traffic
  • Improving railways

Question 10

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Squatter Settlements = people have no legal rights over the land on which they live
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 11

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Rio de janerio's (brazil) self help scheme improved
Answer
  • schools
  • housing
  • pollution
  • small businesses
  • large industries
  • transport

Question 12

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BEDZED is in Brighton
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 13

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How many houses are in bedzed?
Answer
  • 100
  • 200
  • 250
  • 500
  • 50

Question 14

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Each BEDZED has...
Answer
  • water collection and storage
  • solar panels
  • electric cars
  • low energy appliances
  • private gardens

Question 15

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How much less energy than usual houses is used for heating?
Answer
  • 90%
  • 60%
  • 30%
  • 85%

Question 16

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Where is the first eco village?
Answer
  • Bath
  • Bristol
  • Exeter
  • Plymouth

Question 17

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What is the name of the 1st ecovillage in the UK?
Answer
  • Hanham Hall
  • BEDZED
  • Abbots Village
  • Curitiba

Question 18

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Out of the 15 sites outlined to be an ecovillage how many were developed on?
Answer
  • 5
  • 10
  • 12
  • 7
  • 14

Question 19

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What 6 things does a sustainable city need to do?
Answer
  • Recycle
  • Have Green spaces
  • Use water mindfully
  • Produce renewable energy
  • Reduce emissions
  • Not pollute
  • Have good housing
  • Good transport
  • Not overpopulate

Question 20

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Where is Dongtan?
Answer
  • China
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • India

Question 21

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How much waste must be recycled?
Answer
  • 90%
  • 80%
  • 70%
  • 100%

Question 22

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How will 65% of the energy needs be provided for?
Answer
  • Waste Rice Station
  • Windfarms
  • Solar panels
  • Recycling
  • Burning waste

Question 23

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What % will be green space in Dongtan?
Answer
  • 75
  • 40
  • 60

Question 24

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Dongtan is on Chongming island
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 25

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The bridge and tunnel connecting Shanghai and Chongming island will be 35km long
Answer
  • True
  • False
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