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Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 4
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
3, 5, 6
7, 8, 9
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Determine whether the following statement is True or False. Urbanisation is the growth and expansion of rural areas into urban areas. 2. In Australia, an urban settlement has a population of over: A. 100 B. 1000 C. 10000 D. 100000 3. Examine FIGURE2 . a. Explain how this figure shows that urbanisation has varied in different regions of the world.
b. Identify the two regions that have the greatest rural population in 2020. 4. Explain what is expected to happen with urbanisation in the future.
A. It is expected to decrease. B. It is expected to increase. C. It is expected to stop. D. It is expected to plateau.
ANALYSE AND APPLY 5. Identify three problems that can be caused by rapid population growth in urban areas. 6. Explain how urban growth differs from urbanisation.
7. Explain why urban growth is linked to economic success. 8. Explain the difference between conurbations and cities. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 9. Explain which of the consequences of urbanisation you think may continue to have the biggest effects on the environment in the future. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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