london, a global city Flashcards
1
Q
linkage
A
liens, réseaux
2
Q
flows
A
flux
3
Q
summit
A
sommet
4
Q
urban spill
A
étalement urbain
5
Q
the humans flows are:
A
- for tourism
- definitive migration as refugees (political, climatical, war)
- economic migrants
- scientists, artists, students
6
Q
the other types of flows are
A
- commercial (import and export goods)
- transportation
- tertiary sector
- financial
7
Q
which were the first global cities
A
London
Paris
NYC
8
Q
when were the industrialization in GB?
A
in the middle of the 18 century
9
Q
what is london?
A
the 1st global city 2nd financial center (after NYC since 2018 bcz of Brexit) the 27th metropolitan area a metropolis the largest in European Union
10
Q
definition of metropolitan area
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it is a major city with its suburbs and near by cities, towns and environs over which the major city exercise a commanding economic and social influence
11
Q
thanks to census, say the number of inhabitants in the city of london inner london outer london greater london London metropolitan
A
the city of london: 7300 inner london 3.3M outer london 5M greater london 8,2M London metropolitan 10-18 M
12
Q
where there is no more pendulum migration?
A
London commuter belt
13
Q
borough
A
quartier
14
Q
mayor of london and his origins and his age
A
Sadiq Khan pakistany 48 years old
15
Q
power of the queen of UK
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limited power:
- oldest head of state of one of the oldest democracy
- the head of the Commonwealth of Nations
- doesn’t has the right to explain her mind
- appoints Supreme Court, Prime Minister, aristocrats of the House of Lords
- can dissolve the executive (government and prime minister)
