Geography 5.5 Flashcards
What is deindustrialisation?
Deindustrialisation is the closing of factories causing the shut down of industries in the manufacturing area.
What is depopulation?
Depopulation is the decline of the total population in a specific area.
What is suburbanisation?
When the inner suburbs loose people and the outer suburbs gain people.
What is decentralisation?
Decentralisation is when popular places like shopping centres and retail parks are built to attract customers out of the town, close to major roads.
What is e-commerce?
Shopping in different ways. Online shopping is very popular, because if they are buying from another place far away, they don’t have to travel.
What transport are there in the city?
The London Underground opened in 1863. Suburban office workers were in the city in 30 minutes. So it was a good transport link.
How many people were lost from London between 1951-1981?
1.5 million
What is a greenbelt?
A greenbelt is belt which means you cannot build major businesses in the city.
How much have fertility rates fallen from 1961 to 2011?
Fertility rates have fallen from 3 to 1.6.
What is regeneration?
Regeneration is the redeveloping of old industrialised areas or housing in order to improve them.
What is reurbanisation?
When the government tries to reverse the problems of the city.
What created space for London’s development?
The closer of London’s docks.
What was largely derelict and industrial?
Queen Elizabeth’s stadium.
What do universities do for people?
Universities cause employment and
What is rebranding?
Rebranding is changing the name of a name or company and not making too much change.
