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Geography Exploration Quiz

Test your knowledge of urban development, city structures, and historical influences on geography with our interactive quiz!

In this quiz, you'll explore:

The factors that define a city
The impact of the Industrial Revolution on urban living
The effects of suburbanization in the Netherlands
Characteristics of communities in diverse cities

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by ExploringMap317

When is a city GENERALLY considered a city? (Multiple answers correct)

A city has lots of animals

A city has lots of urbanisation

A city has a high amount of residents and population density

A population has lots of small houses

A city has lots of densely packed housing and high-rise blocks

A city has lots of employement (especially in the service sector)

A city has lots of high-educated people

A city has lots of facilities

Q2 answer:

•Cars weren’t invented in that era, meaning travelling to your work (in this case the factories) wasn’t as easy

•It was better if you lived near your work so that you could just walk to it.

•Therefore, lots of people lived near factories

Q2 answer:

•Cars weren’t invented in that era, meaning travelling to your work (in this case the factories) wasn’t as easy

•It was better if you lived near your work so that you could just walk to it.

•Therefore, lots of people lived near factories

What caused suburbinasation in the Netherlands? (Multiple answers)

The economy of NL grew ra pidly meaning more people could afford cars

Many families found city houses to be too small

There wasn’t enough work in the city

The city was full of traffic jams

Cities were too overcrowded for some people.

Which of these statements is correct?

1) People with lower incomes left the city which meant that the ones with high incomes renovated their houses and districts (gentrification).

2) Students, artists and young working people left the city because there wasn’t enough work.

Both are correct

1 is correct, 2 is incorrect

2 is correct, 1 is incorrect

Both are incorrect.

Study the table about the population of the Hague. During which period did the Hague especially suffer from suburbinasation?

From 1960-2000

From 1990-2000

From 1909-1933

From 2015-2018

Imagine that you’re walking around in the streets of Marrakech (Capital of Morocco), and you see a district that has gates around it, with beautiful houses, gardens and swimming pools within them.

In what kind of community are you?

Look at the picture of Algiers (Capital of Algeria in Africa). How can you tell that Algeria was a former European colony?

Q8 Answer:

•The street names in are partly French (rue - street)

•Therefore, Algeria was a former French colony

Q8 Answer:

•The street names in are partly French (rue - street)

•Therefore, Algeria was a former French colony

Imagine you and deine schwester walking around in the city of Sousse (in Tunisia, Africa) and you two get lost. Your sister asks why the streets here are so hard to navigate. How would you explain it to her?

Example Answer Q10:

The narrow streets with dead ends end up confusing strangers, which is good for the community because in Islamic culture, privacy is very important.

Example Answer Q10:

The narrow streets with dead ends end up confusing strangers, which is good for the community because in Islamic culture, privacy is very important.

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