UK CITIES Flashcards
WHERE ARE MOST CITIES IN UK FOUND
Lowland and uneven
WHAT EFFECTS POPULATION DENSITY
Upland areas in North of Scotland - sparsely-populated few responses and hard to farm Costal areas -attracted human settlements -hatbers and river estuary eg.LIVERPOOL Mineral Wealth -Rapid growth in areas of coal and iron -industries develop Lowland areas eg.birmimhham easier to build on London -Uk biggest city 8.6 million people -10% of total population
WHAT ZONES ARE THERE
Suburbs- Residential
Rural urban fringe- Edge of the city
Inner city- MEX residential terraced
Central business District- middle of a town or city bus stations restaurants
WHAT CASE STUDY
New Islington - REGENERATED
Liverpool - CHANGES
WHATS URBAN SPRAWL GIVE EXAMPLE
Unplanned growth or urban areas into surrounding countryside
Liverpool-Merseyside Conurbation
EFFECTS
Large housing estates eg.Croxeth Park
Built on Greenfield land
Pleasant environment but lost of ecosystem damage
Out of town development eg.New Mersey Shopping Park
Take advantage of cheaper land outside city and easily accessible to lots of people- traffic congestion
WHATS COMMUTER SETTLEMENTS
Eg.Aughton
Leaves to work elsewhere
-New housing development - effect character of rural area damage
-Demand - increase house prices
-Businesses - in commuter settlements may suffer majority don’t stay in the town
-increase pollution and traffic congestion