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HSC GEOGRAPHY - URBAN PLACES
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A HSC Geography Quiz for Quick Revision of the topic Urban Places
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1
Which of the following are mega cities?
Jakarta, Beijing, Dhaka
Mumbai, Cairo, Sydney
Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Tokyo
Manila, Athens, Lagos
2
Economics restructuring is not a key factor in the changing role of regional centres e.g. Dubbo
True
False
3
The correct definition of a mega city is.....
A city with a population over 8 million
A city that is overcrowded
A city with a population over 10 million
4
Economic Authority of World Cities includes:
Key locations for financial services
Key locations for specialised service firms
Key locations for markets offering goods and services
Command points of global economy
5
Define
The deterioration of the built environment
An 'self-contained’residential district
Movement away from inner city towards outer urban areas.
Movement of people out of urban areas back to rural areas
6
Define
Increase in proportion of people living in towns and cities
An area with a complex set of functions
Rate at which an urban population increases in a over time
The promise of higher standards of living
7
Define
expansion of people away from central urban areas
goals for growing cities and reviving declining cities
Reorganise urban settlement patterns away from the city.
policies to improve city management
8
People who live and work in a world city experience a distinctive cultural lifestyle
True
False
9
Define
Location of residential, commercial and industrial land
Defence of luxury lifestyles restricting spatial access
policies that encourage higher population densities
spatial patterns of advantage and disadvantage
10
Responses to the Challenges of Mega Cities include
Establishment of informal economies
Self-Help Projects
Community Self-Government
Urban protest
11
Examples of Urban Consolidation in Sydney include
Pyrmont
Barangaroo
Dubbo
Chatswood
12
World Cities are located in the Developing World
True
False
13
Challenges of living in mega cities include
Low traffic infrastructure and lack of clean water
Poor sanitation and lack of affordable housing
Internet access
Tertiary employment opportunities
14
The theories of Dominance and Dependence are called.....
Central Place Theory and World Systems Theory
GaWC Theory and Dominant, Secondary, Major Theory
Dominance Theory and Dependence Theory
The Hierarchy of World Cities and Triadization
15
Urbanisation and urban growth are occurring most in the developing world
True
False
16
A metacity (or hypercity) is a conurbation with more than 20 million people
True
False
17
Define
The deterioration of the built environment
the redevelopment of an urban area
A make-up brand
Moving from the city to rural, continuing an urban lifestyle
18
Which of the following are characteristics of world cities?
Advanced Producer Services, dominance and dependence
Financial centres, telecommunication & transportation Nodes
The Olympics, McDonald's and Apple
Cultural spectaculars, TNC HQs & Advanced Producer Services
19
Global networks of world cities include the movement of.....
Governments, ships, planes
Capital, information, people, goods and services
Money and people
Trade, fashion, food
20
Define
Nature, character and spatial distribution of world cities
Process of interaction & integration among different nations
The economic and cultural authority of a world city
The spatial articulation of a world city
