3a.3 - Detroit

Question 1

If a city has deindustrialised, what evidence would you expect to find?

Answer 1

Overgrown vegetation
Broken windows
Deserted
Derelict
Neglected

Question 2

What is deindustralisation

Answer 2

Loss of manufacturing sector / jobs / business

Closure of factories

Question 3

State one social impact of deindustrialisation

Answer 3

Unemployment
Lower family income
Depopulation
(Loss of community cohesion)

Question 4

Why might factories be abandoned in cities like Detroit?

Answer 4

Deindustrialisation
Inefficient - factories in Asia are more competitive / profitable / efficient
Company has gone bankrupt (Asian competitors)

Question 5

What can tertiary employment sometimes be like?

Answer 5

Low paid - many alternative workers
Working at computers / desks
Crowded, high density

Question 6

What are the negative impacts of deindustrialisation on the environment?

Answer 6

Less money to be spent on the environment
High toxicity in abandoned factories
Animals might eat debris
Ugly abandoned factories

Question 7

What is the movement of people in Detroit?

Answer 7

Wealthier move away from factories / inner city, or even out of the city (counterurbanisation)