Geography Urban

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GCSE Geography Test sobre Geography Urban , creado por becky_e el 09/05/2014.
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Resumen del Recurso

Pregunta 1

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

Pregunta 2

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

Pregunta 3

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

Pregunta 4

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

Pregunta 5

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

Pregunta 6

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

Pregunta 7

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

Pregunta 8

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

Pregunta 9

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

Pregunta 10

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

Pregunta 11

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

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
BEDZED is in Brighton
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 13

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

Pregunta 14

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

Pregunta 15

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

Pregunta 16

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

Pregunta 17

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

Pregunta 18

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

Pregunta 19

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

Pregunta 20

Pregunta
Where is Dongtan?
Respuesta
  • China
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • India

Pregunta 21

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

Pregunta 22

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

Pregunta 23

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

Pregunta 24

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Dongtan is on Chongming island
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 25

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