Topic 5- Uk Human

Question 1

Strategies to reduce disparities between the urban core and rural periphery

Answer 1

Regional development grants
Assisted areas
Improvements to transport
Eu grants
Enterprise zones

Question 2

National migration

Answer 2

Retirement
Rural to urban
Brain drain

Question 3

International migration

Answer 3

Former colonies
Eu enlargement
Conflict in Syria

Question 4

Site of London

Answer 4

A bride across the Thames
Flat land
Water was deep for ships

Question 5

Situation of London

Answer 5

In Europe
-can trade quickly by sea
London’s time zone
- trade with Asia, Australia and further on in the day America

Question 6

London’s connectivity

Answer 6

Regionally
Nationally
Internationally

Question 7

Regionally

Answer 7

M25
Bus
Tube

Question 8

Nationally

Answer 8

M4
M1
South west trains
Birmingham airport

Question 9

Internationally

Answer 9

Heathrow
Gatwick
Eurostar

Question 10

Increasing FDI

Answer 10

Globalisation
Privatisation
Free trade policies

Question 11

Globalisation

Answer 11

• increase connections between countries
  More TNC = more FDI
  Through trade of goods and services

Question 12

Privatisation

Answer 12

Ownership of services changing from public (government) to private

Question 13

Free trade policies

Answer 13

No tariffs or import duties to pay on trade e.g. within the EU

Question 14

Internal migration

Answer 14

Graduates seeking jobs and London lifestyle

Question 15

International migration

Answer 15

Skilled workers

Unskilled workers

Question 16

Deprivation

Answer 16

Lack of wealth and services

Question 17

To mesure deprivation

Answer 17

Access to jobs
Crime rates
Education
Healthcare
Housing tenure
Living standards
Money
Transport

Question 18

Unemployment rates

Answer 18

Parts of east London had unemployment rates of over 60%

Question 19

Depopulation

Answer 19

Between 1971 and 1981 London lost over 500 000 people

Question 20

Suburbanisation

Answer 20

Outer suburbs of London gained people while inner suburbs lost them

Question 21

2 ways that allowed suburbanisation to become possible

Answer 21

London’s underground opened

Electrification of surface rail made travelling faster

Question 22

Decentralisation

Answer 22

Shifting the balance of shopping activity and employment away from the CBD

Question 23

Decentralisation led to the growth of:

Answer 23

Out of town shopping centres
Retail parks
Business parks
E commerce

Question 24

Difficulties in deciding where to live in London

Answer 24

Price
Family size
Crime rates

Question 25

Re-urbanisation

Answer 25

Space Investment Gentrification Studentification

Question 26

Space (re urbanisation)

Answer 26

Closure of London docks and industries have created space for redevelopment

Question 27

Investment (re urbanisation)

Answer 27

Large TNCs have created jobs

Question 28

Gentrification (re urbanisation)

Answer 28

Richer people want to live close to where they work | Poor people can’t afford so have to move out

Question 29

Studentification (re urbanisation)

Answer 29

University expansion has been caused by demand from overseas students

Question 30

Regeneration

Answer 30

Redeveloping former industrial or residential areas to improve them

Question 31

Rebranding

Answer 31

Changing the image of the place

Question 32

How to make cities sustainable

Answer 32

``` Recycling Use of Fossil fuels Commentions charges Electric cars Hydrogen buses ```

Question 33

Sustainability - transport

Answer 33

Congestion charge Hybrid buses Electric cars

Question 34

Sustainability - employment

Answer 34

Encourage people to work at home 1-2 days a week | Flexible working hours

Question 35

Sustainability - Affordable housing

Answer 35

FIRST STEPS | you buy 25% or 50% of the house and rent the remainder

Question 36

Sustainability - energy efficient housing

Answer 36

BedZed | Use 81% less energy

Question 37

Sustainability - green spaces

Answer 37

Housing demand in London can only be met by building on greenfield land

Question 38

Sustainability - recycling

Answer 38

Reusing waste Providing accessible recycling and composting services Providing recycling bins all over the city

Question 39

London’s interdependance

Answer 39

Urban areas can get farm produce This then provides an income for the farmers Rural areas can get healthcare from urban areas They can go there in times of emergency

Question 40

Diversification

Answer 40

Change and develop an idea E.g Lobbs farm Had a farm but then made a shop to go with it- produce more income