Answers to CE MC Questions (1992-2000)

URBAN LANDSCAPE

Urbanization

Year	Ans.	Explanation
9331	C	Suburbanization refers to the movement of population from the city to the new town.
9332	A	P is rural urban migration. People leaving the village for the city because of both push and pull factors. No. 4 is wrong as space is limited in the city.
9329	B	All cities experience urban growth (= the actual increase of urban population of a city). Cities A, C and D experience no urbanization (= percentage change of urban population to total population). City B experiences urbanization with 44% of urban population in 1900 to 50% in 1950.
9752	C	When the population doubling time is long, it shows that the population growth of the country is slow with low birth rate and low death rate (in developed countries). So, Country X should be Japan with the longest population doubling time. Urbanization is also high in Japan. Population growth is not that rapid in Thailand (R) and China (P) because of birth control and family planning. So, the only answer is S, Laos.
9645	C	People leave the village and settle near the city center in developing countries because they cannot afford the high land rent in the city. Conurbation and suburbanization only take place in developed countries.
9756	B	Urban renewal refers to the reconstruction of the urban areas. It is not related to the expansion of city. So, 3 is wrong. Population concentration is shown by the big black dots. Suburbanization and conurbation are shown by the arrows.
9944	C	Intra-urban transportation network refer to the transportation system within the urban areas. It is not well-developed in developing countries. Pay attention to the difference between (2) and (4).
0060	B	Million cities are also found in the Northern Hemisphere with high latitudes like, Paris, London…etc.
9550	D
9643	D	Degree of suburbanization should be higher in area X which is a belt of developed countries.
9238	B	Rural-urban migration in developing countries is caused by a set of push and pull factors. Government never encourages people to carry out internal migration, except for China.
9547	A	Some urban centers in China were developed before WWI. So, (4) is wrong.
9530	C	Natural growth rate of population is not an important factor responsible for urbanization because it doesn’t mean the increase in urban population.
9434	C	The shaded area in the center is the city center. Different shaded areas are scattered around the city center. They are irregular settlements (= urban sprawl).
9840	B	Push factors refer to the disadvantages staying in rural areas so that people are PUSHED to the city. Only B is a push factor. The rest of the choices are pull factors.
9749	A	The diagram only shows the proportion of rural and urban population in a city, but no information is given for population density. So, (4) is wrong.
0054	C	Actually, this question is about urban problems. (1) is wrong because job opportunities are usually found in developed countries as industrialization is rapid.
9518	D	Pull factors refer to the advantages of living in urban areas so that people are PULLED (attracted) to the city. B and C give wrong information as they are not true in cities.

Answers to CE MC Questions (1992-2000)

URBAN LANDSCAPE

Urban Land Use

Year	Ans.	Explanation
9324	B	Zone A enjoys a high accessibility, with good road, rail, river and sea transport. The city is situated along the river near an estuary (river mouth). City C should not be a high-class residential area because it must not be located adjacent to the industrial area.
9246	C	High-rise office blocks are found, so it must be found in CBD.
9548	A	Land value for X should be lower because it is far away from the CBD. Accessibility is higher in X because a highway, a road and a railway can be found. Environmental pollution for both X and Y should be the same regardless to their locations. Y, rather than X, has a larger supply of labour as it is near to the city center.
9543	B	The highest population density should be found in low-class residential district.
9640	C	Residential population should be the highest near to the CBD but not exactly AT the CBD.
9325	C	Recreational land use should not be associated with economic return as it provides open space for the PUBLIC free of charge.
9516	B	The highest land value should be found in the CBD. The second highest land value refers to the secondary peak. Land value is highly associated with accessibility.
0052	A	A similar question as 9516.
9648	B	(1) is the CBD while (4) refers to outlying new towns and industrial areas.
9436	B	X is Chek Lap Kok on Lantau Island.
9943	D	More industrial lands are found in the new towns like Tuen Mun, Shatin and Tai Po.
9836	B	This question has one mistake. The shaded area in far right hand corner of the map is showing Sai Kung area. However, it is not a new town. Rather, one more area should be shaded, that is, Tseung Kwan O.
9228	D	Suburbanization in Hong Kong refers to the movement of population from the urban areas to rural areas because of the development of new towns.
9549	B	Ageing population can only be found in old urban districts or remote rural areas. Urban decay is found in old urban districts.
9448	D
9839	A	The photo is showing Shatin area. The photo doesn’t show any river, so (3) and (4) are wrong.