Urbanisation

Question 1

Mega city

Answer 1

A city with more than 10 million people

Question 2

Metacity

Answer 2

More than 20 million people

Question 3

Million city

Answer 3

More than 1 million people

Question 4

Natural increase

Answer 4

When there are more births than deaths which causes growth in population

Question 5

Pull factor

Answer 5

Reasons why people are attracted to an area

Question 6

Push factor

Answer 6

Reasons why people move away from an area

Question 7

Rural to urban migration

Answer 7

The movement of people from rural areas to urban areas

Question 8

Urban growth

Answer 8

An increase in the number of urban dwellers
Caused by
Rural to urban migration
Natural increase

Question 9

Urbanisation

Answer 9

An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas

Question 10

Urban sprawl

Answer 10

The spread of an urban area into its countryside

Question 11

Green belt

Answer 11

Area of land surrounding an urban area where development is restricted

Question 12

Greenfield site

Answer 12

This is an area which has not previously been built on

Question 13

Ribbon development

Answer 13

This is urban growth and expansion of suburbs

Question 14

Suburbanisation

Answer 14

Movement of people from inner cities towards suburbs

Question 15

Counter urbanisation

Answer 15

Movement of people from urban areas into small urban areas e.g. towns or rural areas

Question 16

Rural-urban fringe

Answer 16

Area beyond the built up area of the town or city

Question 17

Suburbanised village

Answer 17

A village within commuting distance which receives newcomers as a result of counter urbanisation

Question 18

Deindustrialisation

Answer 18

The loss of jobs in the manufacturing sector which occured in the uk un the 2nd half of the 20th century

Question 19

Gentrification

Answer 19

Where individuals or groups buy and renovate properties in run down areas.

Question 20

Urban resurgence

Answer 20

Economic and structural redevelopment of an area which has suffered from a period of decline

Question 21

World city

Answer 21

An urban area that has influence over the whole world. Global centres for finance,trade,business and politics

Question 22

Decentralisation

Answer 22

The movement of population and industry from urban centre to outlying areas

Question 23

Quaternary sector

Answer 23

The sector of economy

Question 24

Tertiary sector

Answer 24

The sector providing services

Question 25

Bottom up

Answer 25

Where local people are supported in making decisions to undertake projects

Question 26

Regeneration

Answer 26

Policies at tackling social,economic and environmental problems

Question 27

Top down

Answer 27

When the decisions related to a project is made by central authority

Question 28

Urban policy

Answer 28

Strategies chosen to manage the development of urban areas and reduce urban problems

Question 29

Consequences of urbanisation

Answer 29

Urban sprawl
Shortage of housing
Lack of services and waste disposal
Unemployment
Transport issues

Question 30

1979-1991 property led initiatives

Answer 30

London dock lands
Successes:
Effective in attracting new business to rundown areas
Attracted over 12 billion investment and 190,000 jobs
Failures
Didn’t tackle social problems
No suitable jobs or affordable housing

Question 31

1991-1997 partnership schemes

Answer 31

Hulme city challenge partnership, Manchester
Successes
Improved over 40,000 houses and created 53,000 jobs
Failures
Resources were thinly spread over large areas

Question 32

1997-200s area based initiatives

Answer 32

Davenport’s regeneration, Plymouth
Successes
Gaps with national and local authority had narrowed
32/36 core indicators improved
Failures
Education and unemployment wasn’t improved