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Practise MYP Individuals & Societies questions on 6.4 Urbanisation and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
Why does the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 specifically link global sustainability to city management?
According to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), what is the focus of SDG 11?
Why might high-density urban living be considered a pathway to sustainability by some theorists?
What is one argument mentioned in the text for why high-density urban living could be a pathway to sustainability?
In a linear city system, where do the large volumes of waste and pollution outputs primarily accumulate?
Because rural areas no longer contribute to environmental issues
Because global sustainability cannot be achieved without improving urban environments
Because cities produce the majority of the world's food
Because cities are the only places where sustainability is possible
Eliminating all forms of industrial production in urban centers
Prioritizing private vehicle ownership over public transport networks
Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
Encouraging rural migration to reduce the density of urban populations
It makes services like public transport and waste collection more efficient
It encourages every citizen to own a private car
It eliminates the need for any government planning or management
It increases the amount of land needed for each person to live
High density naturally eliminates the production of all waste
High density ensures that all city systems become linear by default
High density can make services like public transport and heating more efficient
High density prevents the need for energy and material inputs
Inside the circular feedback loop of the economy
Within the city's green public spaces
In manufacturing hubs for reprocessing
In landfills, waterways, or the atmosphere