3.5 Migration and urbanisation scale and impacts Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 4

The 20 questions

1. Which of the following is a push factor driving rural-urban migration?

   • Higher wages
   • University access
   • Better healthcare
   • Land scarcity

2. Which of the following acts as an urban pull factor for rural migrants?

   • Crop failure
   • Employment opportunities
   • Soil degradation
   • High birth rates

3. A megacity is generally defined as a city with a population of more than:

   • 100,000 people
   • 10 million people
   • 50 million people
   • 1 million people

4. Mumbai and Karachi are examples of which type of rapidly growing urban settlement?

   • Megacities
   • Edge cities
   • Eco-cities
   • Commuter towns

5. Which global hub cities are cited in the spec as attracting high-wage economic migration?

   • Lima and Santiago
   • Singapore and London
   • Lagos and Nairobi
   • Dubai and Riyadh

6. Which nation attracts large volumes of low-wage economic migrants for construction work?

   • Germany
   • Canada
   • UAE
   • Japan

7. A city grows from 10 million at 4% per year compound growth. Approximately what is its population after 10 years?

   • About 16.0 million
   • About 10.4 million
   • About 14.0 million
   • About 14.8 million

8. Rapid growth in developing megacities most commonly leads to which housing issue?

   • Urban renewal
   • Informal settlements
   • Gentrification
   • Suburban sprawl

9. Aside from rural-urban migration, what process drives rapid megacity population growth?

   • Brain drain
   • Suburbanisation
   • Natural increase
   • Counter-urbanisation

10. International migration flows between regions primarily deepen which global phenomenon?

    • Protectionism
    • Decentralisation
    • Isolationism
    • Interdependence

11. What type of impacts does international migration create for host and source nations?

    • Only costs
    • Environmental impacts only
    • Costs and benefits
    • Only benefits

12. What main financial benefit do source countries receive from economic migrants working abroad?

    • Foreign aid
    • Export subsidies
    • Tariff revenues
    • Remittances

13. What best characterises the overall impact of rapid urbanisation on megacities?

    • Opportunities and challenges
    • Environmental recovery
    • Total social collapse
    • Pure economic gain

14. What financial flow moves to source countries, strengthening economic links between regions?

    • Import tariffs
    • Corporate taxes
    • Resource exports
    • Remittance payments

15. A city of 3 million receives 90,000 migrants per year and loses 30,000 residents to other places. What is the net migration per year?

    • 120,000 people
    • 30,000 people
    • 60,000 people
    • 90,000 people

16. Which environmental problem is most directly intensified by rapid megacity expansion?

    • Soil enrichment
    • Air pollution
    • Ozone restoration
    • Deforestation reduction

17. What type of migration flow typically targets global hub cities like London?

    • Low-wage construction
    • Seasonal agricultural
    • High-wage economic
    • Forced environmental

18. What demographic challenge occurs in rural source areas when young adults move away?

    • Housing shortage
    • Ageing population
    • Overcrowding
    • Traffic congestion

19. Why does rapid megacity growth frequently generate severe social challenges?

    • Declining birth rates
    • Economic collapse
    • Population decline
    • Infrastructure lag

20. What main factor drives the growth of international migration to global hubs?

    • Resource nationalisation
    • Border militarisation
    • Trade protectionism
    • Global interconnection

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