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1
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Explain Newhams population pyramid

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Even birth rate between males and females
Age 30 - higher working population in males than females
Low life expectancy

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Explain richmomds population pyramid

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High birth rate
Even population working between males and females
More elderly people especially females (higher life expectancy)

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What is decentralisation

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Where businesses move out the cities

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Explain richmonds population and area

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.low infant mortality
. High percentage of people with degrees
. High average incomes
. Large detached/ semi detached houses
. Mainly white ethnicity (85% white 7% Asian)

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Explain newhams population and location

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. Low quality of life
. Low incomes
. Many life in social housing
. Very diverse 
. 38% children living in poverty
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What are 4 reasons to why London declined

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Decentralisation
Suburbanisation
Unemployment
London dock lands

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How did unemployment lead to London’s decline

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Unemployment levels declined as London was too expensive

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How did suburbanisation lead to London’s decline

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Due to transport links such as train lines

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How did London docklands lead to London’s decline

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As container ships got bigger so couldn’t fit down the Thames
The manufacturer and trade moved to Asia as it was cheaper

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How are two ways that London have grown

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Olympic park

Canary Wharf

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How did the Olympic park help London’s growth

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Built on a brownfield site
Attracted more tourists 
Provided housing
Extended the jubilee line
Westfield shopping centre  
Villages for athletes
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How did Canary Wharf help London grow

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Provided knowledge economy jobs such as bank headquarters
Shops and restaurants made
Schools were built
Built 20,000 new homes 
1992 London Airport opened
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What are negatives of London’s growth

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Some local people have been displaced as they cannot afford the increasing house prices
Some traditional businesses were closed eg pubs / old community centres and were replaced with services for wealthy newcomers

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What caused inequality in different areas of London

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Immigration

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What does migration do to London’s population pyramid

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Causes the base to become wider due to increase in birth rate

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How is London’s situation beneficial

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Close to Europe so can trade by sea quickly
Can trade with Asia, New York and Australia due to London’s time zone
Large population, economy and port

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What is ethnic segregation

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When people of a particular ethnic group choose to live with others from the same ethnic group

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What is a positive of ethnicities mixing in London

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Increase in diversity of food which can attract tourists

19
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Explain lambeths population and area

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Diverse - 140 languages spoken in Lambeth schools

Average income area

20
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How has London become sustainable

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BedZED
Hybrid buses / cars 
Congestion charge - less cars in central London 
More people working from home 
Recycling - 10% less household waste
21
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How os bedZED sustainable

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Located in borough of Sutton 
82 homes which are south facing to take advantage of solar gain 
Thick walls to retain heat 
Electric cars 
Catch rainwater with sedium plants
22
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What are problems with bedzed

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Due to their location, developed requires constant use of cars by residence

23
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Where is a rural area

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Terling

24
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Facts about terling

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Doctors surgery only open 2 mornings a week
Dependent on London knowledge economy
Bus runs twice a week
Post office at threat of closure

25
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Where is terling

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In Essex and has the A12 road from terling to London

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What do London rely on terling for

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Workers ( counter urbanisation)

27
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What are problems rural areas face

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For many parts of west Cornwall the hospital is 30 miles away
Students need to travel 30 miles forCornwall to get to a sixth form
In Devon more affordable housing is needed
In Cornwall there aren’t knowledge economy jobs

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What has been added in rural areas to help their development

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The EDEN project
Farming and diversification
Tourist accommodation

29
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How have tourist accommodation been added to rural areas

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Barns have been converted to holiday cottages
Few areas invested in leisure complexes
Camp sites

30
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What has the EDEN project done in rural areas

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Opened in 2001 
13 million people visited 
Plastic domes called biomes 
Zip wire and winter ice skating 
Provide local people with full time work
31
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What has farming and diversification done in rural areas

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Farm shops sell their lamb and need to the 200k people who visit the gardens each year

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