Modernisation: becoming modern in appearance or behaviour
Optimise: to make effective use of a resource
Proportion: a part of something that is considered in relation to the whole
Taboos: social or religious customs which prohibit association with a person, place or a thing
Underemployment: a situation in jobs are insufficient the workers in one way or the other
Waste management: the process by which waste is managed since its inception to its final disposal
Choose the correct option.
1. Which of the following is not a large urban agglomeration in India ?
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Lucknow (d) Kolkata
2. Kalyani is a satellite city of ______________________.
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Delhi (d) Bengaluru
3. _________________ in Spain is an important smart city.
(a) Vienna (b) Paris (c) Berlin (d) Barcelona
4. Which of the following does not have 100% urban population?
(a) Bermuda (b) Trinidad (c) Cayman Islands  
Answers:
- (d) Lucknow
- (b) Kolkata
- (d) Barcelona
- both (a) Bermuda & (c) Cayman Islands
Fill in the blanks.
- _________________ of the urban areas made city life more attractive to the rural people.
- _________________ is a satellite city of Chicago.
- A smart city uses __________________ to improve the efficiency of its services.
- ____________________ maintain a balance between population and resources of an area.
- ___________________ and ________________ lead to expansion of the cities.
Answers:
- Modernisation
- Gary
- ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
- Satellite cities
- Trade and commerce
Mark the wrong statements and correct them.
- Rapid urbanisation took place in Europe and North-America in the eighteenth and early nineteeenth centuries.
- Satellite cities have their own independent municipal government.
- A traditional city is better prepared to face challenges than a smart city.
- Urbanisation supports the growth of culture.
- New Haven is a satellite city of Chicago.
What do you understand by the term 'urbanisation'?
What are satellite cities? Give one example from the world and one from India.































































































