Migration is best described as...

The movement of people from one place to another

A social opportunity in Rio de Janeiro is

The new sports facilities developed for the Olympics

Urbanisation is best described as...

Increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas

Two solutions to the problems in Rio's favelas are...

Pacification - removing gang leaders, Introducing a cable car to improve access for people

Rio de Janeiro is located in...

Brazil, a country in South America

LICs have a fast rate of urbanisation because...

LICs are developing rapidly - lots of jobs in cities

The rate of urbanisation is greater in

Less developed parts of the world

Two problems in the Rio favelas are...

Access to clean water, Landslides

A natural increase in a population occurs when

There are many births and few deaths

HICs have a slower rate of urbanisation because...

Many people are moving out of urban areas

To try and reduce the air pollution from traffic...

The metro system has been expanded

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Urban Issues and Challenges: Urbanisation and Rio de Janeiro Case Study

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A quiz for the frist part of the Urban Issues and Challenges part of the AQA GCSE Geography course. #AQA #GCSE #Geography #UrbanIssuesandChallenges #RiodeJaneiro

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1
Migration is best described as...
When people leave a country
When people move into a country
When people escape from a country
The movement of people from one place to another
2
A social opportunity in Rio de Janeiro is
The new sports facilities developed for the Olympics
Around 12% of people do not have access to running water
The number of jobs available in the informal economy
Air pollution has incresed
3
Urbanisation is best described as...
An increase in the global population
Decrease in the proportion of people living in urban areas
An increase in the number of cities in the world
Increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas
4
NEE stands for...
New exciting economy
Newly engaging economy
Newly emerging economy
Newly emerging ecosystem
5
An example of a push factor is...
Higher standard of living
Better paid jobs in the city
Peace
Lack of schools
6
An example of a pull factor is...
Poor food harvests
More well paid jobs
Isolation due to poor roads
Few hospitals
7
Rio de Janeiro is not the capital of Brazil. The capital is...
Brasilia
La Paz
Buenos Aires
Lima
8
Megacities are cities with a population over...
10 billion people
10 people
10 million people
10,000 people
9
The world's urban population is...
Decreasing rapidly
Decreasing gently
Increasing
Not changing
10
Due to unemployment, many individuals work in the...
Formal economy
The non-existent economy
As teachers
Informal economy
11
Two solutions to the problems in Rio's favelas are...
Pacification - removing gang leaders
Reducing the number of schools
Introducing a cable car to improve access for people
Reducing the number of health clinics
12
Rio de Janeiro hosted the Olympic Games in...
2014
2008
2016
2012
13
Rio de Janeiro is located in...
Brazil, a country in the South of America
Brazil, a country in South Africa
Argentina, a country in South America
Brazil, a country in South America
14
LICs have a fast rate of urbanisation because...
There are few job opportunities in urban areas
Easy access to contraception
LICs are developing rapidly - lots of jobs in cities
Healthcare is worse in urban areas
15
The rate of urbanisation is greater in
Europe
More developed parts of the world
Rural areas
Less developed parts of the world
16
In South America, squatter settlements are known as...
Favelas
Shanty towns
Favelos
Slums
17
Two problems in the Rio favelas are...
Access to clean water
Large number of health clinics
Low crime rates
Landslides
18
The number of megacities is greatest in...
South America
HICs
NEEs
South and East Asia
19
A natural increase in a population occurs when
There are many births and few deaths
There are few births and many deaths
There are many births and many deaths
There are few births and few deaths
20
HICs have a slower rate of urbanisation because...
Increase in heavy industries in urban areas
Many people are moving out of urban areas
Urbanisation has taken place recently
Population growth is rapid
21
Squatter settlements are best described as...
Legal, self made homes
Houses with low roofs
Illegal, self made homes
Favelas
22
To try and reduce the air pollution from traffic...
Many people have grown wings and are flying around the city
The metro system has been expanded
Many people have bought a second car
More people are being encouraged to buy cars
23
In Rio de Janeiro, only half of children continue their education after...
14
13
11
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