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1Which of the following reasons are why people in a poorer country move from rural areas to cities?
- ABelieve the standard of living is better
- BShortage of services in rural areas
- CMore jobs in urban areas
- DSafer in Cities
- ELower Pollution in Urban Areas
2Why would people in a rich country move from rural areas to city?
- ARun down areas where redeveloped encouraging people to come back to the city
- BDuring the Industrial Revolution jobs were created in factories in urban areas
- CThere is better health care in cities
- DThere is more things to do
3The Inner City contains older industrial buildings and run down poor quality housing
- ATrue
- BFalse
4What happens to the land use of the Inner City?
- ANew Houses have been built on brownfield sites in the inner city instead of the edges
- BNew Houses have been built on greenfield sites in the inner city instead of the edges
- CInner City tower blocks have been removed and replaced with taller ones
- DInner City tower blocks have been removed and replaced with housing estates on the rural-urban fringe
5Shopping centres of been built in out-of-town locations boosting CBDs shops
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Which of the following problems do many urban areas deal with?
- AShortage of Good Quality housing
- BRun Down CBD's
- CTraffic Congestion/Polution
- DEthnic segregation
- ETerrorism on a weekly basis
- FVandalism and Crime
- GMore people and people coming in
7Relocation incentives are what?
- AEncouraging people living in large council houses who don't need them and getting them out into more rural areas
- BCreating brand new towns to help with the overspill population as there is a shortage of housing
- CEncourage investment in new housing, services and employment in derelict inner city areas
8Increase car use have impacts on the environment?
- AMore air pollution... damaging health and buildings
- BTraffic Jams and Congestion
- CMore Road Accidents
- DMore Tourists
- EDecreased amount of waiting time
9What solutions are used to help reduce traffic?
- AImprove public transport
- BIncrease Car Parking Charges
- CBus Priority Lanes
- DPedestrianisation
- EMake more lanes
- FMake more intersections
10What are the features of Squatter Settlements?
- ALittle Space between housing
- BNo electricity or phone lines
- CHouses built from waste material like plastic sheets
- DNo paved roads or sewers
- EAlot of people walking around the street
- FAlot of dustbin workers trying to clear stuff up
11What is a Squatter Settlement?
- ASettlements that are illegally in and around a city, by people who can't afford proper housing
- BSettlements that are legally in and around a city, by people who wants to create their own housing
- CSettlements that are legally in and around a city, by people who can't afford proper housing
12What 3 ways are used to improve Squatter Settlements?
- ASelf-Help Schemes
- BSite and Service Schemes
- CLocal Authority Schemes
- DBuild your own Schemes
- ECall builders up Schemes
13Site and Service Scheme is where people pay a small amount of rent for a site. They can borrow money to buy building materials to build or improve a house on their plot. The rent money is taken by the government and kept.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14What is Self-help Scheme?
- Agovernment and local people work together to improve the life of the settlement. The government supplies building materials and local people build their own houses. The money saved on labour is used to provide basic services for the area.
- BThese are funded by the local government and are about improving temporary accommodation built by residents.
15Why is waste disposal a serious problem in poorer countries?
- AMoney
- BInfrastructure
- CScale
- DTime
- EPlacement
16The effects of water pollution can cause acid rain, damaging building and vegetation.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17Which of the following are solutions to manage water pollution?
- ASetting water quality standards
- BSewage treatment plants
- CPassing laws forcing factories to remove pollutants from waste water
- DConstantly monitoring water levels
18What is sustainable living?
- ADoing things in a way now that lets people living now have the things they need
- BDoing things now which would however reduce the ability of people in the future
19What following ways are ways of making a city more sustainable?
- ABuilding on Brownfield sites
- BBuilding on Greenfield sites
- CConserving Natural Environment and Historic Buildings
- DSchemes to reduce waste and safely dispose of it
- EBuilding Carbon-Neutral homes
- FCreating efficient public transport systems
- GCreate faster cars so less fuel is burned
- HCreating better access to locations
20What factors affect the number of tourists coming to the UK
- AWeather
- BWorld Economy
- CExchange Rate
- DTerrorism and Conflict
- EMajor Events
- FNew places
- GCheaper holidays
- HAmount of flights per day
21Which of the following is not part of the Tourist Area Life Cycle model?
- AInvolvement
- BConsolidation
- CStagnation
- DImmobilism
22What reasons could be towards why the Birth Rate of a country would rapidly fall in stage 3?
- ABetter education for women
- BWomen are treated more equally
- CUse of contraception
- DMedical Research has fallen
- EPeople are living for longer
23What reasons could be towards why the Birth Rate of a country would stay low in stage 4?
- APeople move to rural areas
- BPeople move to urban areas
- CPeople's wealth decreases so they can't afford to have children
- DPeople's wealth increases so they want less possessions so less money is available to have children
- EThere are more dependant relatives so less money is available
24Why do people of the same ethnic background stay together?
- APeople prefer to live close to others with the same background and religion and speak the same language
- BPeople live close to services that are important to their culture. So people of the same ethnic background stay together
- CPeople of the same ethnic background are often restricted in where they can live because for example lack of money so they live in the same place
- DThey hate all the other people in the country
- EThey want to live near shopping malls and centres
25How have people tried to make an multicultural nature or urban areas?
- AMaking sure everyone can access info about the different services (in different languages)
- BProviding interpreters at places like hospitals and police stations
- CMaking sure there are suitable services for different cultures and there are alternatives
- DImproving communication between different ethnic communities by involving leaders in decisions
- EBy creating halls where different people can meet
- FBy creating info leaflets on different countries and ethnic backgrounds
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