Urban growth and challenges: Practice Questions

• a.

  A lack of international migration into the city.

• b.

  High levels of unemployment and informal sector work.

• c.

  A shortage of available labor for new factories.

• d.

  Over-supply of high-quality affordable housing.

• a.

  Encouraging residents to use more single-use plastic.

• b.

  Increasing the number of landfill sites outside the city.

• c.

  Building more roads to transport waste further away.

• d.

  Implementing large-scale recycling and waste reduction programs.

• a.

  The number of people moving into the city from rural areas.

• b.

  The birth rate being higher than the death rate.

• c.

  The expansion of city boundaries into the countryside.

• d.

  The arrival of international migrants from other countries.

• a.

  Low wages in agricultural work.

• b.

  Lack of land to farm in rural areas.

• c.

  Better access to health and education services.

• d.

  Frequent natural disasters in the countryside.

• a.

  A city with a population of over 1 million people.

• b.

  A city with a population of over 10 million people.

• c.

  A city that serves as a national capital.

• d.

  A city that is the largest in its continent.

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.