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Hertswood Academy Geography GCSE The UK’s evolving human landscape(year 11 revision version) > Part 5: London - challenges and opportunities > Flashcards

Part 5: London - challenges and opportunities Flashcards

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  1. Why did East London decline?
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a. The docks closed down

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  1. What is deindustrialisation?
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a. When factories and docks close

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  1. How many people in London worked in factories and docks in 1971?
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a. 30%

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  1. How many people in London worked in factories and docks in 2001?
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a. 7.5%

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  1. How many people were unemployed in East London after the docks closed?
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a. 60%

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  1. What is depopulation?
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a. When the population of a place decreases

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  1. How many people left London because they lost their jobs?
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a. 500,000

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  1. What is dereliction?
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a. When buildings are left empty and are vandalised

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  1. What are suburbs?
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a. The edge of the city

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  1. What is suburbanisation?
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a. When people move to the suburbs

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  1. Why can people move to the suburbs?
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a. Better transport e.g. the underground

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  1. How many people moved out of London between 1951 and 1981?
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a. 1.5 million people

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  1. What is decentralisation?
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a. When businesses move to the edge of the city

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  1. What are shops built when they decentralise?
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a. Out of town shopping centres e.g. Bluewater

b. Retail Parks

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  1. Where do offices go when they decentralise?
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a. Business parks

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  1. What is e-commerce?
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a. Buying on the internet

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  1. What happens to shops in the central business district and inner suburbs when there is decentralisation?
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a. Close

18
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  1. What happens to shops in the central business district and inner suburbs when people shop online more?
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a. Close

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  1. Where have shops moved back into the centre of London?
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a. Westfield

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  1. What is urban sprawl?
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a. When a city takes up more space

21
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  1. Has London taken up more space?
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a. Yes

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  1. What is counter-urbanisation?
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a. When people move just outside London e.g. Hertfordshire

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  1. What is suburbanisation
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a. When people move to the edge of London e.g. Barnet

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  1. How many children did the average family have in 1961?
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a. 3

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  1. How many children did the average family have in 2011?
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a. 1.6

26
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  1. Why are there more single people?
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a. Divorce

b. People get married later

27
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  1. What has happened to the size of people’s houses?
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a. They have become bigger

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  1. How did the government try to stop cities growing more?
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a. Greenbelt

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  1. What is greenbelt?
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a. Land around the city where you are not allowed to build

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  1. What is re-urbanisation?
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a. When a city grows again

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  1. What is regeneration?
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a. When a derelict part of the city is rebuilt

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  1. What is a brownfield site?
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a. Derelict land which can be built on

33
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  1. Who has built big buildings in East London
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a. TNCs e.g. HSBC

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  1. What sort of skilled jobs have been created by TNCs in East London?
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a. Banking

b. IT

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b. IT

35. What sort of unskilled jobs have been created by TNCs in East London?

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a. Cleaning

b. Waiters

36
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  1. What is gentrification?
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a. When richer people move into poorer

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  1. How does gentrification change an area?
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a. Houses improved

b. More expensive restaurants

38
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  1. Give an example of a place in London which has been gentrified
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a. Hackney

39
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  1. What is studentification?
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a. When lots of students come to live in an area

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  1. How does studentification change an area?
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a. More people rent houses

b. More shops and pubs for students

Hertswood Academy Geography GCSE The UK’s evolving human landscape(year 11 revision version) (8 decks)

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