UK population, Migration, Rural Places, New Homes, Sustainable communities, Greenfield and Brownfield sites

Question 1

What is counter-urbanisation?

Answer 1

The movement of people out of towns and cities to rural areas.

Question 2

What has happened to the population of the UK?

Answer 2

It has grown

Question 3

What are the 4 social factors that have affected population change?

Answer 3

Healthcare, NHS so longer life expectancy and low infant mortality rates
Marriage, people marry later so they do not have as many children
Culture, people delay having children until their 30s so they then have less children
Ageing population, A large amount of elderly people staying alive longer.

Question 4

What are the 3 economic factors that have affected population change?

Answer 4

High cost of raising a family
Maternity pay
Career

Question 5

What are the 4 political factors that have affected population change?

Answer 5

Contraception
Maternity/paternity rights
Migration
Vaccination programmes

Question 6

What are the reasons for people migrating to to UK?

Answer 6

Jobs
Stable political system
Good health service
Better rates of pay
Good education system

Question 7

What are the reasons for internal/domestic migration in the UK? (Moving from one part of the UK to another)

Answer 7

Cost of housing
Change of lifestyle e.g retirement
In search of work to further their career
Locate near family

Question 8

Give 3 positive impacts of both internal/domestic migration and international migration into the UK

Answer 8

More young adults paying taxes
Many low paid unskilled jobs that UK citizens do not want to do are filled.
Diversity and culture means the UK has a greater range of foods, restaurants etc.

Question 9

Give 3 negative impacts of both internal/domestic migration and international migration into the UK

Answer 9

An increase in birth rate
House price increases in popular areas
Strain on schools

Question 10

Does the UK need to build more homes?

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

What garden city did you study?

Answer 11

Ebbsfleet, Kent

Question 12

What eco homes example did you study?

Answer 12

BedZed, Surrey

Question 13

What do we mean by ‘sustainable community’?

Answer 13

A community which is designed to have minimal impact on the environment.

Question 14

Give 5 features of a sustainable community?

Answer 14

Local jobs nearby
Public transport available
Use of green technologies
Facilities for people of all ages
Affordable housing
Some buildings designed for elderly people
Built on brownfield rather than a green field site

Question 15

What is the Egan Wheel?

Answer 15

It shows the criteria to judge a sustainable community

Question 16

What is a greenfield site?

Answer 16

An area of land that has not been used before for building.

Question 17

Give 1 advantage of developing on a greenfield site

Answer 17

Quick and easy to build on, cheaper than building on a brownfield site

Question 18

Give 1 disadvantage of developing on a greenfield site

Answer 18

Animal habitats destroyed, Urban Sprawl, Protesters

Question 19

What example did we study of greenfield site developments?

Answer 19

Oxford’s green belt

Question 20

What is a brownfield site?

Answer 20

An area of land that has been previously built upon.

Question 21

Give 1 advantage of developing on a brownfield site.

Answer 21

Not using greenfield site, can transform a place that was in decline.

Question 22

Give 1 disadvantage of developing on a brownfield site.

Answer 22

More expensive to build on as you may have to remove toxic materials.

Question 23

What example did we study of a brownfield site development?

Answer 23

Ipswich Waterfront Development