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REW L5 Unit 6 - Growth of the Megacity
REW L5 Unit 6 - Growth of the Megacity
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Reading comprehension quiz for REW L5 student book pages 5-6.
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e. Let's hope the planet can continue to support
them
The stabilising of the world's population
The new megacities of Mumbai, Shanghai & Dakha
The people of New York
The world's overall population
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d. However,
its
expansion rate is slowing
The birth rate and urban-rural migration
Tokyo's
London and New York
Future megacities
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40 million?
The population of NY city in 2022 in 'Soylent Green'.
The expected increase in NY city's population by 2022
The population of NY city today
The increase in the population of NY city in 1973
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1 a. The main topic is....
i. megacities now and in the future
ii. current trends in megacities
iii. the problems caused by megacities
iv. the future of megacities
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5 c. mass starvation?
i. hardly any people without food
iv. all people without food
ii. some people without food
iii. many people without food
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5 f. stabilises?
i. stops changing
iii. decreases
ii. increases
iv. reaches the end
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5 e. rural-to-urban migration?
ii. people moving from the country to the city
iv. countryside developing into cities
iii. cities becoming bigger
i. people moving from the city to the country
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c.
In each case
, the speed of growth brought about significant improvements...
In every megacity
each planning and management decision
In Mumbai, Shanghai and Dhaka
London and New York
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2015?
The year Tokyo's expansion rate slows
Tokyo will become the world's biggest city
The year other Asian megacities overtake Tokyo
Tokyo predicted to still be the world's biggest city
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5 d. 'run the risk of developing into'?
i. could become
iii. will definitely turn into
iv. probably won't turn into
ii. avoid changing into
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1 b. The author thinks the effects of megacities are....
i. more positive
iv. neither negative nor positive
iii. equally negative and positive
ii. more negative
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Sixty percent?
The % of people who will live in urban centres in 2022
The % of people living in urban centres by 2030
The % of people living in cities in developing countries
The number of people living in cities
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b. ...many of
the most populated urban areas
will be in developing countries
megacities
Tokyo
London and NY city
China
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4. What does 'The population of
the city
has grown to 40 million' refer to?
New York
London
Cities in general
Tokyo
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5 b. 'well and truly with us'?
iv. is working well
ii. has definitely happened
iii. is healthy
i. is a positive development
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2. What does 1973 refer to?
A time when fresh food was impossible to get in NY city.
The year the 'Soylent Green' movie was released
The time the population of NY city reached 40 million
A description of New York City at that time
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5. a. What's the best meaning for: 'putting a huge strain on resources'?
iv. using too many resources
iii. poisoning resources
ii. decreasing resources
i. increasing resources
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2050?
The time the world's population stabilises
The year Mumbai, Shanghai & Dakha become the largest cities
When rural-urban migration is the same as the birth rate
When the planet can no longer support the number of people
