Urban Change Flashcards

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1
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What are the Five Different Stages that Cities go through as they Develop?

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  • Urbanisation.
  • Suburbanisation.
  • De-Industrialisation.
  • Counter-Urbanisation.
  • Regeneration.
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Urbanisation is the ___________ in the Proportion of the Population ___________ in Built-Up Urban Areas.

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Increase…Living…

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Urban Areas Spread into the Surrounding Countryside as the Population _____________.

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Increases.

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Cities in Developed Countries Grew During the Industrial Revolution (______-______). Workers Lived in Small Terraced Houses around ____________ in the City Centres.

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1750…1860…Factories…

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When Factories Relocated to ____________ Countries in the 1970s and 80s, Slums and Apartment Blocks Sprang Up Around them to House the ___________.

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Emerging…Workers…

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Suburbanisation is the Movement of People from the _________ of the City to the Edges - Urban Areas Expand ___________ as Housing is Built in the Outskirts.

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Middle…Rapidly…

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Urbanisation Caused Urban Areas to Become Overcrowded and Polluted, with Little ‘__________’ Space. Suburban Areas Offered More Open ________ Spaces and Seemed More Family-Friendly.

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Natural…Green…

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Improvements in Transport ____________ meant that People could Live in the Suburbs and __________ into the City to Work.

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Networks…Commute…

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As Countries __________, they Experience De-Industrialisation (________________ Moving Out of an Area).

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Develop…Manufacturing…

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Urban Areas are Affected by Industry Moving:

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  • Out of City Centres into Rural Areas where Rent is Cheaper.
  • Overseas to Countries where Costs are Lower - known as Global Shift.
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De-Industrialisation can Lead to De-_____________ as People Leave the Old _____________ Areas.

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Population…Industrial…

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The City Centre and Industrial Zones on the Edges of Cities _________ - Unemployment ______________ Leading to Lower Living Standards and Poverty.

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Decline…Increases…

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Counter-Urbanisation is the _____________ of People Away from Large Urban Areas to Smaller ______________ and Rural Areas. In Many ______________ Countries this Process Began in the 1970s and 80s.

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Movement…Settlements…Developed…

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People think that they’ll have a Higher Quality of ______ in ______ Areas and House Prices are Often _________.

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Life…Rural…Lower…

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Increased Car Ownership and Improved Public Transport mean that People can Live ___________ from the City and ____________ to Work.

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Further…Commute…

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16
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Improved Communication Services make it Easier for People to Live in _______ Areas and Work from Home, meaning that some Companies No Longer need to be in a City Centre and can Move to Rural Areas where Land is ___________.

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Rural…Cheaper…

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Since the 1990s, some City Centres in Developed Countries have Undergone ______________ to Reverse the __________ of Urban Areas Because of Suburbanisation, De-Industrialisation and Counter-Urbanisation.

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Regeneration…Decline…

18
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To Attract People and Businesses back to the City Centre, Governments and Private Companies __________ in New ________________.

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Invest…Developments…

19
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Ince Re-Urbanisation has Started, it Tends to __________ - as Soon as a Few Businesses Invest and People Start to Return, it Encourages other Businesses to _________.

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Continue…Invest…

20
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Young, Single People Often want to Live _______ to their _______ in Areas with Good Entertainment ____________.

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Close…Work…Services…