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A country's urban population grows, but its rural population grows at the same rate, so the urban share of the country's population stays unchanged. Which conclusion best distinguishes urbanization from urban population growth?
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1 Urbanization: Concepts and Global Patterns Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 1 Urbanization: Concepts and Global Patterns, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
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A city extends its built-up area into surrounding land. Which term specifically describes this outward spread?
- A
Urban expansion
- B
Urbanization
- C
Natural increase
- D
Reclassification
03
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Under the UN's 2025 Degree of Urbanization method, which pair of thresholds qualifies a settlement as a city?
- A
A settlement has at least 50,000 people, regardless of its density.
- B
A settlement has at least 50,000 people and a density of at least 1,500 people per square kilometre.
- C
A settlement has at least 1,500 people and a density of at least 50,000 people per square kilometre.
- D
A settlement has at least one million people and a density of at least 1,500 people per square kilometre.
04
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Which processes can increase a settlement's measured urban population without people migrating into it? Select all that apply.
- A
Births exceed deaths among people already living in the settlement.
- B
People move from a rural area into the settlement for work.
- C
The settlement is reclassified as urban.
- D
The city's administrative boundary is extended to include additional residents.
05
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As an urban population grows, which needs are likely to increase? Select all that apply.
- A
Housing
- B
Water and transport
- C
A guaranteed increase in broad-based prosperity
- D
Schools and healthcare
06
True or false
1 point
True or false: Urbanization percentages from different countries may not be directly comparable because national definitions of “urban” vary.
- A
True
- B
False
07
True or false
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True or false: Under the UN's Degree of Urbanization estimates for 2025, less than half of the world's population lived in cities and towns combined.
- A
True
- B
False
08
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Under the UN's 2025 Degree of Urbanization method, what is the minimum population threshold for a settlement to qualify as a city? Enter the whole number, without a unit.
09
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Large-scale urbanization accelerated with , which concentrated work and services in cities.
10
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Under the UN's Degree of Urbanization estimates, about of the world's population lived in rural areas in 2025.
11
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1 point
A country adds residents to its cities, but its rural population increases at the same rate, leaving the urban share unchanged. Explain why this is urban growth but not urbanization.
12
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Which statement best describes the UN's projection for where global population growth will occur between 2025 and 2050?
- A
About one-third, and the estimate is a guaranteed outcome.
- B
About half, and the estimate is a guaranteed outcome.
- C
About two-thirds, and the estimate is a projection rather than a guaranteed outcome.
- D
All of it, and the estimate is a projection rather than a guaranteed outcome.
13
True or false
1 point
True or false: Although megacities are prominent, most cities worldwide have fewer than one million residents.
- A
True
- B
False
14
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In an urban area with no net migration, births exceed deaths. What demographic process adds residents?
15
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Which example shows urban growth without urbanization?
- A
A country's urban share rises as its rural population stays the same.
- B
A city's population grows while the country's urban share remains unchanged because urban and rural populations grow at the same percentage rate.
- C
A settlement is reclassified as urban, raising the measured urban share without anyone moving.
- D
People move from rural areas to towns, raising the share living in urban settlements.
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Under the UN's 2025 Degree of Urbanization method, a settlement has 60,000 people and a density of 1,700 people per square kilometre. Does it meet the method's stated city thresholds?
- A
No; it is below the population threshold.
- B
No; it is below the density threshold.
- C
Yes; it meets both thresholds.
- D
Yes; population alone determines whether it is a city.
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Which change best explains why large-scale urbanization accelerated in Europe and North America from the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
- A
Factory production, expanding trade, and transport networks concentrated work and services in cities.
- B
Industrialization made most urban employment unnecessary, encouraging a return to rural life.
- C
The shift occurred because urban settlements were reclassified using a single worldwide definition.
- D
Cities expanded mainly because natural population increase ceased in rural areas.
18
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Under the UN's 2025 Degree of Urbanization estimates, what percentage of the world population lived in towns? Enter the value in percentage points.
19
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Residents stay in a settlement as it becomes denser and gains infrastructure and non-agricultural jobs. Which process does this describe?
- A
Rural-to-urban migration
- B
Natural increase
- C
Reclassification and boundary change
- D
In-situ change
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What planning approach, when combined with investment, can help expand access to jobs and services as urban populations grow?
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