Urban issues and challenges
AQA GCSE Geography revision on Urban issues and challenges. Aligned to the AQA GCSE Geography 8035 specification. This bank has 50 practice questions on this topic.
Sample questions (3 of 50)
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Question 1
A megacity is defined as a city with a population of over...
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Answer: 10000000
The UN definition is 10 million people in the urban agglomeration. There are ~33 megacities globally; Tokyo, Delhi, and Shanghai are the largest. Megacities are growing fastest in lower- and middle-income countries (LICs/NEEs).
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Question 2
In a rapidly growing NEE city, the BIGGEST challenge in informal settlements (shanty towns) is usually...
- A) Air pollution
- B) Lack of clean water and sanitation
- C) Excessive electricity costs
- D) Too many tourists
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Answer: Lack of clean water and sanitation
Self-built housing on illegal land typically lacks piped water, sewerage, electricity, and refuse collection. The water/sanitation gap drives disease (cholera, dysentery) and is the highest-impact problem to fix. Rio's favelas and Mumbai's Dharavi are common case studies.
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Question 3
'Urbanisation' is the process of...
- A) Cities shrinking
- B) An increasing % of the population living in cities
- C) More tourism in cities
- D) Building underground
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Answer: An increasing % of the population living in cities
Globally, urbanisation passed 50% around 2008 and is projected to reach 68% by 2050. Drivers: rural-to-urban migration (jobs, education, services) + natural increase. UK is already 84% urban; most urbanisation now happens in Asia + Africa (e.g. Lagos adding ~50 new residents every hour).
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