Geography Revision GEOGRAPHY OF YOUR AREA Flashcards
What makes an area vulnerable?
- Dark and badly lit areas
- Poor areas
- Busy and crowed places
- Loud
- Urban areas
How can we fight crime?
Target Hardening
- The use of strategies designed to make it harder for a crime to be committed. E.g. fences, gates, locks, alarms and security patrols; building high walls.
As well as…
CCTV and sniffer dogs.
What is a choropleth map?
A choropleth map is a map which uses colours and keys which tell you certain things. For example, how high the crime rate is in individual cities in a particular country.
Why might it be a good idea to show crime data by area?
Because some places have higher crime rates than others.
Why did the London riots spread so quickly?
Because more young people are hearing about it and joining them. They can also get information about certain areas if people from different places join them.
Why are sketch maps and field sketches useful for geographers?
Because they are: accurate, simple, you can write on them, you can compare photos or maps of the past, you can select which are the most important parts and they help organise.
How is land used in the Finchley area?
- Shops
- Houses
- Flats
