TOPIC 4B: Changing cities- Norwich

Question 1

What does site mean ?

Answer 1

• site, is the land which a settlement is built upon.

Question 2

What does situation mean ?

Answer 2

• situation, is where the settlement is located, in relation to physical and human features around it [such as: settlements or rivers]

Question 3

What does connectivity mean ?

Answer 3

• connectivity, is a location’s ability to reach and interest with other paths of tue world. [e.g- other settlements and countries in the UK]

Question 4

What’s the difference between site 🆚 connectivity 🆚 situation ?

Answer 4

• site, is the land that the settlement is built upon
• connectivity, is a location’s ability to reach and interest with other paths of tue world. [e.g- other settlements and countries in the UK]
• and situation, is where the settlement is located, in relation to physical and human features around it

Question 5

What is Norwich ?

Answer 5

• Norwich is a developed city in England’s Norfolk Country, which has a population of 914,000 people with around 1 in 4 residents aged over 65

Question 6

What is Norwich’s site ?

Answer 6

• Norwich, is found in a low crossing point that is either side of the river wesnum [a river that flows through Norwich]. The river wesnum is an initial reason for Norwich settling in East Anglia.

Question 7

Why is Norwich on either side of the river wesnum ?

Answer 7

• the river wesnum not only provides a good source of transportation; the river wesnum also provides water resources.

Question 8

Why is the land around Norwich, built upon a floodplain ?

Answer 8

• the site of Norwich, also means that the land is a flat floodplain therefore, the land around Norwich is very fertile.
• and because the land around Norwich is rich in river deposits, crops are easily able to grow due to a great source of water, so this provides an easier way to feed Norwich’s population of 914,000 people [August 2023]

Question 9

Why is Norwich built upon a low crossing point ?

Answer 9

• Norwich is built on a low crossing point, to enable the settlement to spread out and Norwich is also close to a great estuary [as it was closer to a coast]

Question 10

What is the situation of Norwich ?

Answer 10

• Norwich is found near the meeting points [confluence] between two rivers- the river wesnum, and the river yare [which runs 20 miles to the North Sea coast]

Question 11

What is Norwhich’s connectivity ?

Answer 11

• Norwich was originally connected well to London, by Roman road networks; it is recently been the A11 [a road] which quickly connects Norwich to London
• ; Norwich, also has an international airport which has a global link to Amsterdam airport [in the Netherlands]

Question 12

What’s an example, of Norwich’s residential function ?

Answer 12

• [as a settlement] Norwich has multiple functions such as a residential function because, this is an area where people live and has lots of terraced housing- as there is 22,854 terraced houses in Norwich.

Question 13

What’s an example of Norwich’s cultural and religious functions ?

Answer 13

• ; Norwich also has other functions, such as a cultural and religious function.
• This is because, Norwich is home to two cathedrals and a Norman castle such as: The Cathedral of St John the Baptist and and Norwich castle

Question 14

What is an example of Norwich’s commercial function ?

Answer 14

• moreover, like most cities Norwich also has a commercial function because, from November 2011, Norwich was named as one of the ten shopping destinations in the UK.
• this was perhaps due to its specialist shop and shopping centres such as castle quarter [which is composed of 60 stores]

Question 15

What is land use ?

Answer 15

• land use, is the function of the land and how it is used [whether this is for houses or woodland]

Question 16

What is the Burgess land use model ?

Answer 16

• the Burgess land use model, states towns and cities grow from the centre outwards; this is an outdated model, though Norwich mostly fits the Burgess land use model well

Question 17

• Fill in the gaps: urban land use [e.g- buildings] is _________ on a person’s location within a city, meaning it varies
• and each zone of the Burgess model, has different characteristics such as housing or service provision

Answer 17

• urban land use [e.g- buildings] is dependent on a person’s location within a city.
• and each zone of the Burgess model, has different characteristics such as housing or service provision

Question 18

What are some examples of housing characteristics, within a zone ?

Answer 18

• the type of housing
• the size of housing
• and, the building materials

Question 19

What is an example of service provision, within a zone of the Burgess model ?

Answer 19

• shops and pubs

Question 20

What is Norwich’s CBD ?

Answer 20

• Norwich’s CBD has few places to live, as it mostly has an industrial function.
• For example, Norwich’s Business district [e.g- Tombland] is one of the central points of the city, and is home to historic sites, such as Marble Hall in Surrey House [now occupied by Aviva, one of Norwich’s largest businesses.]

Question 21

What is the inner city of Norwich ?

Answer 21

• the inner city of Norwich is close to the centre, and is characterised by terraced housing built for people that worked in the CBD [central business district]
• ; the inner city of Norwich [e.g- Silver street], is also very densely populated, because there is high density, [green social] housing

Question 22

What are the two suburbs types ?

Answer 22

• the two suburb types are inner and outer suburbs.
• inner suburbs have low density housing and many of these houses are detached or semi-detached.
• ; outer suburbs [e.g- Aylsham road] have houses that are larger and many are detached, having larger gardens and garages due to more land being available.

Question 23

What are the suburbs of Norwich ?

Answer 23

• the suburbs of Norwich have grown, as: Norwich grows in size and population and the suburbs have grown, as transport networks have improved.
• This means, there is more space for the suburbs to grow outwards, so there is more housing that is semi-detached with bigger gardens.

Question 24

What is Norwich’s urban rural-fringe ?

Answer 24

• Norwich’s urban rural-fringe, is the point at which the city ends and instead becomes a rural and countryside area.
• in the rural urban-fringe, buildings are less dense and and more sparse from each due to the increase in space.
• [and most of the land in the urban rural-fringe is cheaper, which is why sites such as airports are built here]