which is not a factor of suburbanisation in New York?

Redevelopment of battery park in lower Manhattan

The informal economy can be described as......

When people create their employment opportunity themselves

How would you best define the process of urbanisation

A rise in the percentage of people living in urban areas

which is not a reason for mumbai's changing land use?

Growth of medical research curing all known diseases

Which is not an example of the knowledge economy?

working in manufacturing improving the production line

Urban primacy means a city which...

The importance and influence is disproportionate to the size

Which is not an important reason for increasing urbanisation in the world today?

The improvement in communications technology between people

Which is not a factor in Mumbai's development?

Tropical monsoon climate causes frequent flooding

The net growth of a city is calculated by.....

Subtracting people leaving from people arriving

Which answer does not describe a feature of a world city?

Environmental standards are highest meaning less pollution

What is not true about Dharavi?

It adds 20 billion to the Mumbai economy a year

A Mega city is best defined as.....?

A city that is home to more than 10 million people

The clark fisher model describes.....

The change of employment type as a country progresses

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1
which is not a factor of suburbanisation in New York?
road bridges crossing the Hudson river
Redevelopment of battery park in lower Manhattan
The development of the subway network
new house construction in Brooklyn and Queens
2
what % of mumbai's population live in slums?
40%
20%
60%
80%
3
The informal economy can be described as......
When people create new transport methods
When people create more housing themselves
When people create their employment opportunity themselves
When people are employed by large businesses
4
How would you best define the process of urbanisation
A rise in the percentage of people migrating to urban areas
A rise in the percentage of people working in urban areas
A rise in the percentage of people living in urban areas
A rise in the percentage of people living in rural areas
5
By 2025 which continent will have the most mega cities in the world?
Europe
Oceania
Africa
Asia
6
which is not a reason for mumbai's changing land use?
Growth of medical research curing all known diseases
Growth of manufacturing TNCs such as Volkswagen and skoda
Investment in call centre technology and skills
The growth of the Bollywood movie business and film making
7
Which is not an example of the knowledge economy?
Working as a web analyst reviewing views to a web advert
Working as a city analyst forecasting stocks and shares.
working in manufacturing improving the production line
working in a university writing research into bio diversity
8
what types of jobs are available in new yorks informal economy?
cleaning
street selling
uber driver
Broadway actor
9
Urban primacy means a city which...
The wealth of the world is focused.
The city is very built up compared to others
The city has prime numbers in its features
The importance and influence is disproportionate to the size
10
Which is not an important reason for increasing urbanisation in the world today?
Decreasing opportunities in rural areas for employment
The Natural increase in urban population from young families
The improvement in communications technology between people
Increasing migration from rural areas to cities
11
Which is not a factor in Mumbai's development?
Tropical monsoon climate causes frequent flooding
Deep water estuary of the Ulhas river
On the West coast, so close to suez canal for exports
9 hours by air from Europe. 2 hours from indian cities
12
The net growth of a city is calculated by.....
Subtracting people leaving from people arriving
Subtracting people moving within a city from the population
Subtracting the size of the city from the number of people
Adding people arriving to the total population
13
The area of the world which is seeing the fastest pace of urbanisation currently is?
Africa
Asia
Latin America
North America
14
Which answer does not describe a feature of a world city?
Environmental standards are highest meaning less pollution
Where global traffic flows through international airports
Where TNC business is based ( head offices)
One of the worlds biggest financial centres
15
What is not true about Dharavi?
It adds 20 billion to the Mumbai economy a year
It is home to more than 1 million people
It lies between 2 railroads.
rents in Dharavi as as low as 200 rupees
16
A Mega city is best defined as.....?
A city that is home to more than 10 million people
A city that has grown by 10 million people.
A city recognised as Mega important in the world today
A city that will reach more than 10 million people in 2020
17
The clark fisher model describes.....
The change of employment type as a country progresses
The change in types of employment within a city
The change in Health as a country develops.
The change of income as a country develops

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