Urban issues and challenges
Edexcel GCSE Geography revision on Urban issues and challenges. Aligned to the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Geography B 1GB0 specification. This bank has 10 practice questions on this topic.
Sample questions (3 of 10)
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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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