Which of the following does not give local authorities an opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint of their town or city?
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Housing creation
0%
Running buses on biodiesel
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Congestion charging
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Building new shopping centres on the edge of the city
Q.2.
Why is building affordable homes in cities difficult?
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Brownfield sites are available but need to be cleared of old buildings and pollution
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Land values are high
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It is rare to find large plots of land for building within an urban area
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All of the above
Q.3.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for rural to urban migration?
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Poverty
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Wanting a better standard of living
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A need for cleaner air
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Political disturbances and armed conflict
Q.4.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of traffic congestion in a MEDC city?
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Poor public transport links
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City centres often developed before motor vehicles
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Out of town industrial estates and shopping centres
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Greater car ownership
Q.5.
Which of the following is one way that MEDCs deal with housing shortages in their cities?
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They send people back to their original homes
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They renovate old housing stock to provide affordable homes
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They knock down old houses and make people live in shanty towns to save money
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They give free houses to people moving to the city from the country
Q.6.
Traffic congestion, industrial decline and housing shortages are issues in MEDCs and LEDCs. Why has this become worse since the end of the Second World War?
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Population growth
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Lots of people were killed in the war
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Pollution from factories has ruined the countryside
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More people have cars
Q.7.
In which of the following countries would you be least likely to see a shanty town development?
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Germany
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Bangladesh
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Brazil
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Senegal
Q.8.
Which of the following is not a city-centre traffic management scheme for urban areas in MEDCs?
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Building shopping centres in the CBD
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Park and ride schemes
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Congestion charging
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Bus lanes
Q.9.
A megacity is an urban area with a population of over ten million people. Which of the following statements about megacities is NOT true?
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Housing is more readily available in LEDC megacities than MEDC megacities
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When compared to an MEDC megacity, the layout of LEDC megacities is usually more irregular
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Ensuring safe, clean water supplies is a problem that is faced by all megacities
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Disposal of waste from any megacity requires careful organisation
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