Changing Cities

Question 1

Rural

Answer 1

An area of open land, few homes, buildings, people

Question 2

Urban

Answer 2

Settlement with high population density, lots of buildings

Question 3

Urbanisation

Answer 3

Increase in percentage of people living in town and cities, causes them to grow

Question 4

Population density

Answer 4

Average number of people per square kilometre

Question 5

Emerging country and example

Answer 5

High and medium human development e.g China

Question 6

Developing country and example

Answer 6

Low human development, a poor country e.g Kenya

Question 7

Developed country and example

Answer 7

Very high human development e.g UK

Question 8

Megacity

Answer 8

A very large city with over 10 mil population

Question 9

Advantages of a big city for..
Economy?
Quality of life?
Income?
Opportunities?

Answer 9

Attract investment from overseas companies
Safe water & electricity more likely to be available
Variety of employment opportunities
Good secondary education

Question 10

Push and pull factors for rural—>urban migration

Answer 10

Push- natural hazards, lack of jobs, few schools
Pull- healthcare, reliable food supplies, higher wages

Question 11

2 key causes of urbanisation

Answer 11

Rural—>urban migration
Natural increase, births>deaths

Question 12

3 effects of high urbanisation in a developed country

Answer 12

Overcrowding of houses and schools, pressure on public transport

Question 13

3 effects of high urbanisation in a developing country

Answer 13

Few jobs, building of shanty towns, full schools

Question 14

Order of the Burgess Model from inside out

Answer 14

CBD- Central business district; Inner city; Suburbs; Urban-rural fringe

Question 15

Explanation of CBD, inner city, urban-rural fringe, suburbs

Answer 15

CBD- offices, shops, few houses
Inner city- oldest, terraced housing, few shops
Urban-rural- gardens & driveways, motorways, retail parks
Suburbs- bigger houses, main roads

Question 16

Primary distribution

Answer 16

Measure of how spread out a population is in a given area

Question 17

Primary industry

Answer 17

Producing, processing or extracting raw materials

Question 18

Secondary industry

Answer 18

Constructing, manufacturing goods

Question 19

Tertiary industry

Answer 19

Services for businesses and consumers,teachers

Question 20

Quaternary industry

Answer 20

Skills for complex processing of technology

Question 21

Distribution of UK’s population

Answer 21

Below Tees-Exe line, South east is more populated
Above Tees-Exe line, North east is less populated

Question 22

Physical factors of UK’s population distribution

Answer 22

-North West is higher, mountainous, steep, igneous & metamorphic
-South East is lower, flatter, rich soil for farming, sedimentary rock

Question 23

Historical factors of UK’s population distribution

Answer 23

-Industrial revolution created factory towns
-Majority of population live in big cities

Question 24

Recent economic factor of UK’s population distribution

Answer 24

-London grew rapidly, centre of UK’s banking and communication industries

Question 25

Political factors of UK’s population distribution

Answer 25

-Government situated in London, encourages firms to be close

Question 26

Site

Answer 26

The land on which a settlement is built

Question 27

Situation

Answer 27

Location of a settlement in relation to features like rivers and hills

Question 28

Suburbanisation

Answer 28

Outward spread of built-up area

Question 29

Counter-urbanisation

Answer 29

Movement of people from major cities to smaller settlements

Question 30

Re-urbanisation

Answer 30

Movement of people back towards city centres from rural areas

Question 31

De-industrialisation

Answer 31

The decline of industrial activity in a region

Question 32

De-centralisation

Answer 32

Movement of people, factories and shops away from city centre