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1
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What is a megacity?

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A city with more than 10 million habitants

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What is urbanisation?

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the increasing proportion of people living in urban areas

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What are four factors causing urbanisation?

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Location, natural increase, economic development, migration

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Why is location a cause of urbanisation?

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Urbanisation is rapid by ports because they are good places for trade

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Why is natural increase a cause of urbanisation?

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Cities have better healthcare and life expectancies so more people move there

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Why is economic development a cause of urbanisation?

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Economic development creates jobs, which are a pull factor

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why is migration a cause of urbanisation?

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Most migrants are young and looking for jobs (pull factors

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8
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What is our HIC city case study?

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London

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9
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What is London’s current population?

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9 million (national importance)

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10
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What is the 7th busiest airport in the world?

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London Heathrow (international importance)

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11
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How many tourists do we get annually?

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30 million in 2017 (international importance)

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12
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What % more do Londoners earn than the rest of the UK?

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23% (national importance)

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13
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What percentage of Londoners have uni degrees?

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60%

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14
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Londons stock exchange is…

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the largest in the world

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15
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what percentage of london is green space

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40%

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16
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london is the greenest…

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city in the world

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17
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How does migration impact Londons economy

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migration improves the economy

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18
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How does migration improve taxes?

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Working migrants pay income tax

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18
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How does migration improve healthcare?

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26% of doctors are from outside of the uk

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18
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What percentage of the UK’s immigrants live in London?

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40%

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19
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How has urban change in London created opportunities economically?

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London generates 22% of the UK’s GDP

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20
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How has urban change in London created recreational opportunities?

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West end theatres, shopping centres which all provide jobs

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21
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How has urban change in London created transport opportunities?

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London has a great integrated transport system

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22
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How has urban change in London created environmental opportunities ?

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urban greening, 8 royal parks

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23
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What is urban greening?

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integrating green infrastructure within urban areas

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24
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What is London’s urban greening programme?

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Trying to become the first ‘national park city’

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25
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In which boroughs are white people the minority?

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Brent and Newham

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26
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Name 3 tourist attractions in London

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Big Ben, The London Eye and Buckingham Palace

27
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What major sporting event occurred in London?

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2012 Olympics

28
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What is an integrated transport system?

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Where different types of transport all have links

29
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What is social deprivation?

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The degree to which a person or a community lacks the things essential for a decent life

30
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What is inequality defined as?

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The difference in how income is distributed in individuals and or populations

31
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What is urban decline?

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The deterioration of the inner city, often caused by lack of investment and management

31
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What is urban deprivation?

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Standard of living below the majority in a particular society

32
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Is unemployment evenly distributed in London?

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NO

33
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House prices in London are…

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higher than in any other part of the UK

34
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Schools in the poorest areas…

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get the lowest GCSE grades

35
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People living in wealthier areas live…

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longer than those in deprived areas

36
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What was London’s employment rate in 2011?

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67%

37
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What was the UK’s employment rate in 2011?

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70%

38
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What are brownfield sites?

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previously developed land which is not in use

39
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How many hectares of land were brownfield sites which arent to be used?

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250

40
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What is the rural-urban fringe

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the edge of cities

41
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What is urban sprawl

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The growth outward of cities into rural urban fringes

42
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What is the tax impact of urban sprawl?

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Increased taxes for rural urban fringe habitants

43
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What is the traffic impact of urban sprawl?

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Increased traffic in rural urban fringes

44
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What happens to population density as you move up north?

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Decreases

45
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What is a cost advantage of building on greenfield sites?

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They are cheaper because there is no cleanup needed

46
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What is an advantage of building on greenfield sites to architects?

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They have a blank canvas to work on

47
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What is a greenfield site?

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land that hasn’t been developed previously

48
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What is a sustainable advantage of building on brownfield sites?

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Its more sustainable because its already developed

49
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What road advantage is there to building on a brownfield site?

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Road networks to brownfield sites already exist

50
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What is a planning advantage of building on brownfield sites?

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there is a higher chance of getting planning permission because councils want to reuse brownfield sites

51
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what is a commuter settlement

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places where people live and travel elsewhere for work

52
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What is an environmental disadvantage to using greenfield sites?

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natural habitats may be destroyed

53
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What is a waste disadvantage to using brownfield sites?

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Old buildings may need to be demolished, ground may need to be decontaminated

54
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What is our case study for a regeneration project?

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Queen Elizabeth Park, Stratford

55
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Which borough is the Olympic Park in?

A

Newham

56
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What was Newhams average salary?

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20,000

57
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one in four houses in newham are…

A

overcrowded

58
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brownfield sites in newham were polluted with…

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oil and chemicals

59
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What shopping centre was build for the Games which provided jobs?

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Westfield

60
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what place was going to be used as offices after the Games?

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Here East

61
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what building college was built in newham

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New Construction College

62
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What provided homes after the Games?

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East Village

63
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How many houses did East Village supply?

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2800

64
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How many tonnes of CO2 did the games produce

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3.3 million

65
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What type of land was the stadium build on?

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Brownfield

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