P2 SA Bristol 🎭 Flashcards
What is the UK population?
68 million
How is the UK population distributed?
Unevenly distributed
Highland areas of Scotland / Wales sparsely populated due to remoteness and harsh climatic conditions
What % of UK population live in urban areas?
82%
1 in 4 of those who live in urban areas lives where?
London and the southeast
Why have the UK’s urban areas developed there?
Industrial centres developed from 18th century Industrial Revolution - near to supplies and reserves
Eg Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow
UK’s position as important ____ nation developed growth of ___ cities
Trading
Port
General drift to where?
London and southeast
Immigrants tend to settle where?
Larger cities because of job opportunities
Recently, more movement from __ to ___ areas (___-urbanisation) - older people choose to retire to coast / countryside
Urban
Rural
Counter
Where is Bristol located nationally?
Southwest England, near border with Wales
Where is Bristol located regionally?
West of southern England, close to Bristol Channel
Where is Bristol located locally?
In Somerset, in the West of the county, near M4
What makes Bristol a major UK city?
Largest city in SW England
Population 450,000
One of UK’s 10 core cities
Bristol importance: tourism
Bristol is the __ most popular UK city for foreign visitors
Attractions include…
8th
Bristol Zoo
Brunel’s Ship
Bristol importance: industry
Largest concentration of ____ manufacturers outside ____
Silicon chip
California
Bristol importance: education
Bristol has…
Two universities
Bristol importance: religion
Bristol has ___ cathedrals
What denominations are they?
Two
Anglican and Roman Catholic
Bristol importance: culture
___ and ___
Bristol __ __ Theatre
____ company based here
Theatre
Music
Old Vic
Aardman
Bristol international importance: transport
Easy access to ___
Airport, __ major docks, ferries
Road link to London = __
London
2
M4
Bristol international importance: global industries
____ and ____
FDI = what?
Aerospace
Media
Foreign direct investment - investment in UK by individuals / firms from abroad
Bristol international importance: education
Bristol universities attract international students, providing graduates for jobs in professional and quaternary industry
What is the quaternary industry?
Research and design
What impact has migration had on Bristol’s population?
Half of Bristol’s population growth
Bristol gets a lot of international immigrants, what countries do they come from? (Name 4)
Any 4 from:
Poland
Somalia
India
Jamaica
Pakistan
Germany
Ireland
Migration Opportunities?
Hard working / motivated workforce
Contribution to local and national economy
Young migrants balance ageing population
Enriches city culture
Improves skills levels where there are shortages
Migration Challenges?
Provision of education
Issues with integration into wider community
Pressures on housing and employment
Over ___ countries are represented in Bristol’s population
50
What is the St Paul’s Carnival?
A festival attracting 40,000 people each year
Aims to improve relations between European, African, Caribbean and Asian communities
Improved shopping facilities needed to:
Reduce crime
Compete with other cities
Improve environment
Attract employment
Shopping developments include:
Out of town - Cribbs Causeway retail park
City centre - Cabot Circus
When was Cabot Circus opened?
2008
How much did Cabot Circus cost?
£500m
Cabot Circus:
Shops and ___ facilities take up ___ of the floor space
The rest includes ___, ___ and __ apartments
Leisure
2/3
Offices
Cinema
250
Youthful population results in…
Variety of nightclubs and bars
Eg the Colston Hall, Old Vic, Bristol Hippodrome, Tobacco Factory, all host live performances
How has the regenerated harbour side created cultural opportunities?
Former workshops and warehouses are now bars / nightclubs / cultural venues
Eg art gallery, museum, science exhibition centre
A free 3 day festival
Bristol has __ professional football teams and one ____ team
Two
Rugby union
Bristol is the headquarters for Gloucestershire County ___
Cricket
How has Bristol’s industry changed?
Port closed (de-industrialisation)
Developments have come about in tertiary / quaternary industries
What two things were mainly traded in Bristol’s port?
Wine from Bordeaux
Tobacco from West Indies
Unemployment in Bristol is…
Below UK average
Give two examples of high tech industries in Bristol
Two from:
Hewlett Packard
Toshiba
Huawei
Why have high tech industries developed in Bristol?
Government grant of £100 million to become a Super Connected City
Clean non-polluted environment
Advanced research at university
Educated and skilled workforce available from universities
Aardman Animations was set up in ____ and is known for its…
1972
Stop motion animation films
What does DPA stand for?
Defence Procurement Agency
The DPA employs over ____ people
Supplies ___, air force and ___ with everything from boots to aircraft carriers
10,000
Army
Navy
Housing demand for DPA workers - ____ ___, population over ____, was Europe’s largest _____ housing development when building commenced in 1980s
Bradley Stoke
21,000
Private
Greenfield site = ?
A plot of land that is rural or on the edge of an urban area that hasn’t been built on before
Urban sprawl = ?
Unplanned growth of urban areas into surrounding rural areas
___ out of the 15 main global ___ companies are found there
Eg…
14
Aircraft
Rolls Royce / Airbus / GKN Aerospace
In 2015 Bristol became the first UK city to be awarded what?
Status of European Green Capital
Bristol plans to reduce energy use by __% and C02 emissions by __%, by 2020
30%
40%
Bristol plans to increase number of jobs in low-carbon industries from ____ to ____ by 2030
9000
17,000
Urban greening: over ___ of Bristol is open space
1/3
Over __% of the population live within __m of parkland / waterways
90%
350m
Bristol has __ nature reserves and ___ parks
8
300
New housing development at Portbury Wharf was allowed by local council on condition that…
The neighbouring area was made into nature reserve
