Geography - 2nd topic Case study

Question 1

What is Jesmond’s IMD

Answer 1

25,191/32,844

Question 2

What is Elswick’s IMD

Answer 2

553/32,844

Question 3

What is Jesmond’s highest rank

Answer 3

Income deprivation - 32,674/32,844

Question 4

What is Elswick’s highest rank

Answer 4

Living environment - 28,030/32,844

Question 5

What is Jesmond’s lowest rank

Answer 5

Health - 8,203/32,844

Question 6

What is Elswick’s lowest rank

Answer 6

Income deprivation - 397/32,844

Question 7

What is Jesmond like overall on the IMD scale

Answer 7

One of the highest earners, have mostly above average ranks on everything but their health is with the 30% lowest.

Question 8

What is Elswick like overall on the IMD scale

Answer 8

Overall Elswick is very low in the scale, in the bottom 20% of all places but they have a better living environment that Jesmond.

Question 9

Regional factors that have affected Jesmond

Answer 9

Big houses that weren’t of use are now businesses for solicitors and dentists.
Easy access to the city with buses and the metro.

Question 10

National factors that have affected Jesmond

Answer 10

Was used to house owners of factories.
Have been migrations of students from all regions to Jesmond.

Question 11

International factors that have affecter Jesmond

Answer 11

10% of Jesmond population were born outside of the UK.

Question 12

Regional factors that have affected Elswick

Answer 12

Lots of terraced housing, riverside is full of factories.
Hit hard by the decline of the Tyneside’s tall ships industries.

Question 13

National factors that have affected Elswick

Answer 13

Students may move closer to Elswick as Newcastle College is located here.
People may be attracted to Elswick due to its high diversity.

Question 14

International factors that have affected Elswick

Answer 14

Home office contract, international migrants have been housed here since 2004.

Question 15

Positives of migration in Jesmond

Answer 15

Could help bring more ethnicities into Jesmond as they have a very dominating ethnic group.
High number of 16-21 year olds are coming with A-levels.

Question 16

Negatives of migration in Jesmond

Answer 16

Brain drain may occur in the suburbs.
If more people start coming it may lead to an increase in crime.

Question 17

Positives of migration in Elswick

Answer 17

People with qualifications may come to Elswick as they have cheap housing.
Lots of ethical diversity, due to cheaper housing.

Question 18

Negatives of migration in Elswick

Answer 18

May lead to pressure on travel services, as they have pretty poor public transport.
House prices may increase due to an increase in demand from the people who migrate here.

Question 19

How is Jesmond portrayed by the media

Answer 19

Portrayed as a young community, filled with students.
Has anti-social behaviour, noise at night and litter.
Not many children - lack of gardens and facilities.

Question 20

How is Elswick portrayed by the media

Answer 20

Seen as an area full of poverty and crime.
More than 50% of children live in households that are in poverty.
Rich got richer, poor got poorer.