The UK’s evolving physical landscape

Question 1

Urban structure

Answer 1

How the city land uses are structured

Question 2

Site

Answer 2

The actual piece of land built on

Question 3

Situation

Answer 3

The location within the surrounding area incl. UK

Question 4

Connectivity(economic/cultural)

Answer 4

How easy it is to connect and travel to other places

Question 5

Building age

Answer 5

Different ages of buildings

Question 6

Housing density

Answer 6

How developed a housing area is. High density= lots of houses per km2 and a high number of people

Question 7

Land use zones

Answer 7

The land use structure

Question 8

Environmental quality

Answer 8

The quality of the environment

Question 9

CBD

Answer 9

Central business district

Question 10

PLV

Answer 10

Peak land value intersection. The highest land values in the city.

Question 11

Globalisation

Answer 11

Increased connections between countries around the world

Question 12

Free trade

Answer 12

The free flow of goods and services between places. There are no tariffs (no extra charges) added.

Question 13

Privatisation

Answer 13

The change of ownership from the public sector (government) to the private sector (owned by shareholders)

Question 14

Foreign direct index (FDI)

Answer 14

Investment from abroad

Question 15

Transnational corporation (TNC)

Answer 15

A company that operates in more than one country and therefore causes more globalisation

Question 16

Global shift

Answer 16

The change of location of companies usually from developed to developing world countries

Question 17

Quaternary sector

Answer 17

Knowledge based jobs which normally includes the use of technology e.g financial banking

Question 18

Knowledge economy

Answer 18

An economy based on specialised knowledge and skill. Jobs require degrees and socialised training

Question 19

New economy

Answer 19

Refers in the tertiary sector since the 1980s

Question 20

Deindustrialisation

Answer 20

Decreased activity in manufacturing and closure of industries, leading to unemployment

Question 21

Primary

Answer 21

Involve acquiring raw materials e.g farming

Question 22

Secondary

Answer 22

5e manufacturing and assembly process- making something E.g building cars/roads

Question 23

Tertiary

Answer 23

Refers to the commercial service that support the production and district in process e.g health care

Question 24

Depopulation

Answer 24

The decline of the total population of an area

Question 25

Suburbanisation

Answer 25

The movement of people from the inner suburbs to the outer

Question 26

Decentralisation

Answer 26

Shift of shopping and activity and employment away from the CBD to new areas

Question 27

Deindustrialisation

Answer 27

Decreased activity in manufacturing and closure of industries, leading to employment

Question 28

Counter urbanisation

Answer 28

Movement away from rural areas

Question 29

Groynes

Answer 29

Wooden things which go in the sea to stop LSD.

Question 30

Sea wall

Answer 30

Big concrete wall which protects land from the sea.