Topic 5 Flashcards
What do we call the central parts of cities?
Urban cores
In the UK______ rural areas and rural areas around former ______ sites are struggling to grow economically.
Isolated
Industrial
What is the name of the high speed rail line that the UK government plans to build to link up the major cities?
HS2
There are ___enterprise zones in the UK. These are at places like Blackpool Airport, Cheshire ___ Corridor, Luton Airport, and Didcot Growth Accelerator.
44
Science
When did the EU begin allowing free movement of people between member countries?
1995
UK and EU _________ policy have promoted ethnic and cultural diversity in the UK.
Immigration
Most jobs and _______are located in major cities and so most international and young national ______ move to these destinations.
Universities
Migrants
Immigrants from which countries filled skill shortages in the UK workforce after WW II?
- india
- Pakistan
- Caribbean
What describes net migration from 1970-1982?
Negative
What % of population growth in the UK is driven by migration?
50%
When did the UK textiles industry begin declining?
1918
What has happened to the number of jobs in primary and secondary industries in the UK in recent decades?
Declined
Which 2 car companies closed factories in Sunderland in 2019?
- toyota
- nissan
1992, the region of South Wales decided to improve ______ infrastructure, increase skills and draw _______and tourists.
Transport
Buisnesses
Which of the following is now an important component of the South Wales economy?
Start up businesses
What caused the decline of coal mining and ironmaking in South Wales in the 20th century?
Overseas competition
What are the Links between the UK and the rest of the world?
There are 6
- transport
- culture
- the commonwealth
- electronic communication
- foreign direct investment
- trade
Where does most FDI received by the UK come from?
TNCs
What is counterurbanisation?
The movement of people beyond the boundary of a town/city into a village or smaller town
What is surburbanisation?
The movement of people to the residential area of the city in the suburbs
What is deindustralisation?
The decline of factories in an urban area
What is decentralisation?
The movement of shops/offices to the edge of the urban area
What is depopulation?
Decline of the total population
What is gentrification?
The improvement of an urban area when new professional(high earners) move into a run down area closer to work. This rehabilitates the area
What is studentification?
Communities benifit from local universities which provide employment and large student population which can regenerate services and housing
What is the Urban sprawl?
When towns spread outwards in their size as people move to the edge of surburbanisation
What is the green belt?
An area of land at the edge of an urban area that has strict planning controls which prevent new development and urban sprawl
How well connected is London?(3 things)
- best connected city in the UK
- 4 airports
- trains travel from London to the channel tunnel to mainland Europe
How important is London?(3 answers)
- it produces 500 billion dollars of wealth each year(25% of the UK’s GDP)(London produces the same as Turkey’s entire econemy)
- London is a global finance centre
- lots of hedge funds, investment banks and pension funds operate in London(Mayfair, Bank and Canary Wharf))
London is situated on the floodplain of which river?
River Thames
Wherre is London located?(2 answers)
- South east England
- On the River Thames
An example of Lodona CBD?
City of London
An example of London’s inner city?
Chelesa and shoreditch