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Reading regeneration: The oracle Flashcards

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1
Q

Reading is located ___km west of London

A

65

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2
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True of false: South reading is located close to the M7 motorway

A

False-

South reading is near the M4 motorway

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3
Q

Reading was once famous for b___ and b___ and b___ production amongst other things

A

Biscuit and beer and bacon

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4
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Reading is now one of the UK’s major ___ centres

A

ICT

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5
Q

There have been __ major attempts to evolve Reading

A

Three

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6
Q

The attempts to evolve Reading are:

  1. ___ distribution road
  2. p_____
  3. The oracle
A

Inner distribution road
Pedestrianisation
The oracle

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7
Q

In 19__ the inner distribution road was introduced. It was supposed to remove traffic away from the CBD as in inner ring road.

A

1969

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8
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Since the IDR failed, p____ took place in shopping centres

A

pedestrianisation

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9
Q

What happened in reading in 1970?

A

Broad street was pedestrianised

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10
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What happened in reading in the 1990s?

A

Friar street was pedestrianised

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11
Q

After Reading’s CBD became pedestrianised, it became more popular but was seen as being “under shopped” and having a competitive disadvantage by the borough council due to what?

A

Lack of an indoor shopping centre

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12
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The oracle has over ___ shops

A

90

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13
Q

The oracle cost £——-

A

£200 million

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14
Q

____ people work in the shops

A

3.5k

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15
Q

True or false: In the oracle, there is a 8 screen cinema

A

False- there is an 10 screen cinema

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16
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The oracle has over ___ dining establishments

A

30

17
Q

___ million shoppers visited in the year ____

A

22 million

2001

18
Q

The city has a retail catchment population exceeding ____ million

A

1.7

19
Q

Vrai ou faux: Only affordable homes were created as part of the regeneration

A

False- both high-prestige and affordable homes were created from empty spaces above offices and shops

20
Q

True or false: The oracle won a waterways Renaissance award in 20014

A

False- It was in 2004

Geography paper 1: Changing places (9 decks)

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