Uk's Evolving Human Landscape Flashcards
Define site
The land or location on which something is built.
Define situation
The location of a place in relation to somewhere else e.g. London is situated in England
Why is London on a good site?
Because the land is fairly flat and easy to build on sand the river Thames means largest ships can dock near the centre.
Why does London have a good situation?
The time zone in relation to other places make trading easy.
Name the layers of the burgess model
CBD, inner city, inner suburbs, outer suburbs and the rural urban fringe.
CBD main function
Main function is for people who work in banks and financial services as well as other office jobs.
How do city’s develop according to the burgess model
As the city expands the rings of the suburbs and rural urban fringe form . As things go out the density lowers, as things space out more and the buildings tend to be newer as the oldest part of the city is its centre. Environmental quality gets better as you go out
What is the land use of the city like as it goes out.
As the city goes out, the land use switches to more family based with the CBD being almost exclusively where jobs are the inner city is the housing for the people who work in the CBD the suburbs have larger houses and schools and shops for family’s. However industry picked up again in the rural urban fringe but just a bit.
How do migrants fit in to jobs in London
Skilled migrants fill in jobs that brits can’t do or generally aren’t as good at and unskilled migrants fill in the jobs brits don’t want to do. Without migrants staffing for things like hotels, restaurants and manual construction would be a lot harder
Why are there often migrant communities?
They support people of their ethnicity in things like corner shops and live together to attempt to avoid racism.
What are some pros and cons of migration?
The more foreigners there are the more cultures are introduced. High birth rate can put pressure on schools and many come with children. However this can improve schools immensely as some schools in Lambeth can speak 140 language for their foreign students make up 85% of the school.
Define inequality
Inequality is when there is a significant difference and therefore divide
Define depravation
When a person or group of people are deprived of something e.g. Income or education.
What is deindustrialisation
When manufacturing decreases and industries have to close down.
What is decentralisation
A shift in both shopping and employment.
