Far Place Study: Detroit Flashcards
Describe the location of Detroit
Detroit is a city in Michigan State in the USA. It lies in the Great Lakes region, on the coast of Lakes Erie and St. Clair. The city also lies next to the Canadian border, which runs along the Detroit River. The city lies 42.23N and 83.05W
What factors have lead to the decline of Detroit’s car industry?
Globalisation Competition from T.N.C.s Company relocation The 1973 Arab Oil Embargo The 1979 Energy Crisis (events in Iran) Pressure from energy conservation groups
Cycle of Urban Decline: What follows industry closures and relocation?
Worker redundancy
Dereliction of industrial land
Cycle of Urban Decline: What follows worker redundancy?
Out-migration of skilled workers
Loss of spending money
Worker depression
Cycle of Urban Decline: What follows loss of spending money?
Businesses lose income
Crime rates increase
Building quality decline
Cycle of Urban Decline: What follows worker depression?
Lower wage demands
Weaker achievement of children at school
Workforce proficiency decline
Cycle of Urban Decline: What follows worker proficiency decline, local business closures and building quality decline?
Low investor confidence in the area
Cycle of Urban Decline: What follows low investor confidence?
Industrial decline
Cycle of Urban Decline: What follows industrial decline?
Industry closures and relocation
Which Endogenous factors contributed to Detroit’s industrial success?
The invention of the assembly line by Henry Ford
It lies on the Canadian border
It lies on the Detroit river
It lies on the edge of Lakes Erie and St. Clair, which lead to the St. Lawrence Seaway then to the Atlantic
By what factor had the Black population of Detroit increased from 1900 to 1950?
(It had got roughly) 6.5 (times bigger)
What were the 4 key factors which led to suburban growth in Detroit?
- The Interstate Highway Act in 1956
- The growing racial tensions in the city
- Increased taxes in the city
- Wealthier people meant more cars
Which exogenous factors lead to the industrial growth of Detroit?
The “Great Migration”
Flows of investment
The Interstate Highway Act of 1956
What percentage of Detroit’s population was black in 1900? What percentages in 1950 and 2010?
1900: 1.23%
1950: 16%
2010: 83%
How many of Detroit’s top 10 employers were part of the car industry in 2013?
2, Chrysler (8th) and General Motors (10th)
What is an enclave?
An area of a city in which a certain cultural group lives
Who created Motown music?
Berry Gordy in 1959
Name 4 famous artists that resulted from the Motown Music Co.
Any 4 from: Michael Jackson/ The Jackson 5 Marvin Gaye Stevie Wonder The Four Tops The Supremes Diana Ross
How does Detroit’s ethnic makeup compare to that of Michigan and the US as a whole?
Whites: 10% of Detroit 70% of Michigan/ the US Blacks: 82% of Detroit 14% of Michigan/ the US Multi-racial: 2% of Detroit/ Michigan 3% the US
Why might whites have seen blacks as inferior?
They were still seen as slaves
Which 3 roads are significant dividing lines between the whites (rich) and blacks (poor)?
8 mile
Telegraph Road
Alter Road
Where does the Hispanic population of Detroit live?
An enclave on the south side- “Mexicantown”
What are the poverty and income rates in the city centre like?
Poverty rates of 40% or higher
Income of $24,580 or less
Why were there riots in 1943 and 1967? Who was involved in each?
43: 3 black people in Packard Motors were promoted to work alongside whites. The rioters were mostly white
67: Frustration at black underemployment, racism, segregation, police brutality and loss of jobs. The rioters were mainly black
Name a social, economic and environmental project created by Detroit soup
S: The empowerment plan, sleeping bag coats
Ec: Rebel Nell, graffiti jewellery
En: Mobile tool share, converted Ice-cream truck
Where were walls constructed to keep blacks out? What were they made of?
Alter Road to Grosse Point Park
Snow, brick, a farmers market
