Q.1
Which of the following is not a push factor that could lead to rural to urban migration?
  • Farmers are encouraged to grow cash crops
  • Natural disasters
  • Better housing conditions in the city
  • Poverty
Q.2
Why does improving roads and communications help rural communities in LEDCs?
  • Their cars don't wear out as quickly
  • It makes migration to cities a lot easier
  • The post can get through on a more regular basis
  • They can sell their products more easily
Q.3
Why are rural changes in LEDCs important?
  • Rural areas in LEDCs produce food for both rural and urban populations
  • The statement is false, rural changes in LEDCs are unimportant
  • A minority of people live in rural areas
  • It could change the amount of food that is imported from MEDCs
Q.4
Improving the standard of living for families in rural areas helps their communities become more sustainable. Which of the following is not an example of a government of an LEDC improving rural standards of living?
  • Providing fertiliser to increase crop yields
  • Providing a community with a clean water supply
  • Building a local school
  • Providing a mobile health care service
Q.5
Which of the following is not a negative impact of growing cash crops?
  • Cash crops use up a lot of water, depleting local water supplies
  • Cash crops can damage local ecosystems
  • Cash crops provide local employment
  • Heavy use of fertiliser means that it could get into local watercourses
Q.6
One important way of helping rural areas in LEDCs is by improving the local economy by encouraging tourism. What does this achieve?
  • Less migration to towns and cities
  • More migration to towns and cities
  • It helps prevent damage to ecosystems
  • Local people gain a better knowledge of other countries
Q.7
Which of the following is not a benefit of migration to urban areas?
  • The migrant sends money home
  • It causes an increase in tourism
  • More money available to the family for schooling
  • The family can buy more livestock
Q.8
A cash crop is ...
  • a crop that is grown in order to provide the raw materials for printing money
  • a crop whose seeds cost a lot of money
  • a crop that is grown with the intention of selling to a MEDC
  • all of the above
Q.9
Charities often work with rural communities in LEDCs. Which of the following is an example of the work they do?
  • Teaching natural farming methods to increase crop yields without the need for buying artificial fertilisers
  • Developing a strong community spirit
  • Training people farming methods that reduces soil erosion
  • All of the above
Q.10
Who is most likely to migrate from a rural area to an urban area?
  • An elderly female
  • A young female
  • An elderly male
  • A young male
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