1 markStudy Figure 6 which shows the location of nine urban regeneration projects in the centre of Sheffield, UK.
What is the approximate distance between the sites of project 4 and project 8?
1.3 km
1.8 km
2.3 km
2.8 km
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3 marksStudy Figure 6 which shows information about Chinese cities in 1980 and Chinese mega-cities in 2015.
(i)
How many mega-cities were there in China in 2015?
(1)
(ii)
Identify the evidence in Figure 6 that China has experienced rapid urbanisation.
(2)
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1 markWhat is the minimum population of a mega-city?
6 million
8 million
10 million
12 million
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1 markIdentify the meaning of the term urbanisation.
increasing proportion of people living in urban areas
population movement from one country to another
increasing population growth on the edge of urban areas
population movement from one urban area to another
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1 markIdentify the meaning of the term counter-urbanisation.
increasing proportion of people living in urban areas
population movement from one country to another
increasing population growth on the edge of urban areas
population movement from urban areas to the countryside
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1 markIdentify the meaning of the term megacity.
a very large urban area
a city with a population over 1 million
a city with a population over 10 million
a very large rural area
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2 marksStudy Figure 3a below.
Suggest one piece of evidence from the photograph that shows this area has challenges associated with rapid urbanisation.
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1 markDefine the term megacity.
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1 markIdentify one characteristic of a squatter settlement.
a location that has previously been built on
a location that has high-rise development
a location that has illegally built housing
a location that has a planned housing development
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4 marksExplain two reasons why urban land use patterns vary.
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8 marksDiscuss why a population is distributed according to its socio-economic and ethnic background in one named city.
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8 marksStudy Figure 3c below.
Analyse the reasons for the changes in the global urban population.
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8 marksStudy Figure 3c.
Analyse the reasons for the distribution of the world’s largest cities.
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