urbanisation

Question 1

what are the types of land uses in the city?

Answer 1

commercial, industrial, residential

Question 2

describe the characteristics of the land use commercial.

Answer 2

• high density of buildings
• CBD mostly here
• tallest buildings

Question 3

describe the characteristics of the land use industrial.

Answer 3

• mostly find in inner cities

- transport links (can be near supplies and sell its goods)

Question 4

describe the characteristics of the land use residential.

Answer 4

• suburbs and rural

- new properties on the edge where there is space

Question 5

explain how commercial areas develop.

Answer 5

• land is expensive

- accessible and high demand from companies for space

Question 6

explain how industrial areas develop.

Answer 6

• space

- transport for suppliers (access to rivers, boats etc.)

Question 7

explain how residential areas develop.

Answer 7

• more space
• cities grow outwards
• land value is cheaper

Question 8

what are the zones of land use?

Answer 8

CBD, inner city, suburbs, rural-urban fringe

Question 9

What does the CBD stand for?

Answer 9

central business district

Question 10

What are the characteristics of the CBD?

Answer 10

• contains main shops, offices, financial institutions

- most accessible part of the city

Question 11

what are the characteristics of the inner city?

Answer 11

• area tends to be run down

- housing usually linear, back to back terraced

Question 12

what are the characteristics of the suburbs?

Answer 12

• contains some council housing

- many houses semi-detached

Question 13

what are the characteristics of rural-urban fringe?

Answer 13

• contains better quality housing

- mixture of private and council owned housing

Question 14

what is urbanisation?

Answer 14

a rise in the percentage of people living in urban areas, compared to rural areas

Question 15

what is a megacity?

Answer 15

population with over 10 million

Question 16

what are the issues of a mega city?

Answer 16

strain in healthcare, development in slums, overcrowding

Question 17

what is formal employment?

Answer 17

jobs where people work for regular pay, have employment rights and pay taxes

Question 18

give three examples of a megacity.

Answer 18

Mumbai, Tokyo, Mexico City

Question 19

why is the map of Mumbai different to London?

Answer 19

The CBD is at the bottom of Mumbai instead of the centre.

Question 20

What is the high quality of life like in Mumbai?

Answer 20

good quality of jobs
good education
transport
services such as healthcare etc.

Question 21

explain why Mumbai has grown in the past/present.

Answer 21

natural increase

rural to urban migration

Question 22

what are the challenges in a rapid growth population in Mumbai?

Answer 22

development in slums
housing shortages
traffic congestion
poor employment conditions

Question 23

what do top down approaches include?

Answer 23

managing water supply, waste disposal, transport, air quality

Question 24

explain the low quality of life in Mumbai.

Answer 24

slums 
bad hygiene
crowding 
lack of food 
poor education

Question 25

what are reasons for suburbanisation?

Answer 25

transport
affordability (housing etc)
quality of life
space

Question 26

what is a way of measuring sustainability?

Answer 26

equality, future, environment, public participation

Question 27

what is top down development?

Answer 27

when decisions about development are made by the government or large companies (decision-makers identifying a countries needs/ opportunities)