5.3

Question 1

What is the definition of Site

Answer 1

Location or land on which a place is built

Question 2

What is the definition of Situation

Answer 2

The location of a place in relation to other places

Question 3

Londons site

Answer 3

On the river Thames
In a central area of England
Built on flat land

Question 4

Londons situation

Answer 4

Close to Europe so easy to trade

Time zones allow for workers to work with people in all time zones

Question 5

Londons regional connectivity

Answer 5

More than 90% of Londoners live within 400m of a bus stop

4.8 million people on tubes everyday

Question 6

Londons national connectivity

Answer 6

Road and train links to whole country

National flights to Manchester

Question 7

Londons international connectivity

Answer 7

Heathrow is second largest airport in world
More than 70million people use Heathrow every year
More than 44million people use Gatwick every year
Eurostar and Euro tunnel

Question 8

The Central Business District

Answer 8

Building age:
Oldest part of the city but with new buildings

Land use:
Mainly for offices, workplaces and shops. Very little housing. Building very dense.

Bad air quality

Question 9

What is the Inner city

Answer 9

Previously mainly manufacturing but now mainly housing

Question 10

What is the Suburbs

Answer 10

Built in early 1900s for housing for families

Question 11

What is the Urban rural fringe

Answer 11

Built in late 20th century for housing