17 Flashcards

1
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Nimbyism

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Not In My Back Yard

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2
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Congestion charge

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Car drivers have to pay to enter the central area of the city

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3
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The lollipop lady

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Adult wearing a bright waterproof coat and a black and white stick with a circle at the top which reads “STOP”

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4
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Car use and privacy

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Being in a car is like taking your “castle” with you wherever you go

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5
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Double-decker buses

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Bus with 2 floors, 3000 still operational in London

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6
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The Routemaster

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Hop-on-hop-off buses

no doors, only a platform, conductor collected fares

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7
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London Underground/the Tube

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One of the least efficient and dirtiest systems

Excellent connections with the main line train stations and suburbs surrounding the city

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8
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the black taxi

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stereotype - driven by cabbies - friendly Cockneys who never stop talking

cannot hire by phone

familiarity of London - “the knowledge”

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9
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the Channel Tunnel

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Tunnel under the sea connecting Calais and Folkestone

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10
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the M25

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motorway which circles London,

frequent traffic jams

song called it “the road to hell”

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11
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Britain’s busy airports

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Gatwick Airport
Stansted Airport
Manchester Airport
Heathrow Airport

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12
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London railways stations

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Charing Cross,
Euston,
King’s Cross,
London Bridge

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13
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Water canals in the past and today

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In the past large rivers were busy thoroughfares (profession of “watermen”) and vital to economy

Nowadays used as boating holidays

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14
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the Tube map

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map free with the realities of geography

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