Find out how and why cities grow in this free KS3 Geography worksheet — no preparation needed, just download and use. Perfect as a lesson starter, homework task, or quick revision activity for students aged 11-14.

Urbanisation is the process by which a growing share of the world’s population comes to live in towns and cities rather than the countryside. This worksheet introduces the settlement hierarchy and the basics of urbanisation before students move on to the full picture.

This taster resource includes three questions worth 13 marks in total: a multiple choice question testing knowledge of the settlement hierarchy, a fill-in-the-blank passage covering key vocabulary, and a short written question asking students to compare a city and a village. A full answer key is included.

Want more? The full 100-mark premium worksheet goes deeper into rural-to-urban migration and natural increase, the 2008 urbanisation milestone, and how the location of the world’s biggest megacities has shifted from high-income to low- and middle-income countries. A complete lesson bundle combining the full worksheet and extension activities is also available on the iNewittAll TES store.

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SUBJECT: Geography