6.2 urban environments - b

Question 1

urban challenges in London

Answer 1

food supply, energy supply, transport and traffic, waste disposal, concentrated resource consumption, ethnic segregation

Question 2

food supply

Answer 2

more than 2.3 million Londoners live below the poverty line, many people rely on food banks however you have to be referred to one by a GP and only get 3 meals a week

Question 3

energy

Answer 3

most of London’s heat and hot water is generated in large power stations outside London. the heat produced when generating electricity is wasted

Question 4

transport and traffic

Answer 4

challenges include crowding on public transport during peak hours, congestion, pollution, accessibility for elderly and disabled

Question 5

waste disposal

Answer 5

only 52% of London’s 7 million tonnes of annual waste is recycled and 37% is sent to a landfill

Question 6

concentrated resource consumption

Answer 6

we consume three times our share of the earth’s resource, including food, energy and water

Question 7

ethnic segregation

Answer 7

this stops people from being employed, having a job and earning money