World Cities

Question 1

Urbanisation

Answer 1

Increasing proportion of people that live in towns and cities

Question 2

Millionaire cities

Answer 2

Cities that have over a million residents

Question 3

Megacities

Answer 3

Cities that have atleast 10 million people and a population density of 2000 people per km2

Question 4

World cities

Answer 4

Cities that exert a dominant influence over continental and global economics and processes

Independent of population size, depends on the importance in global economic system

Question 5

3 sectors of industry

Answer 5

Primary: raw materials and resource extraction e.g. Mining

Secondary: utilising raw materials to manufacture a product e.g. Textiles

Tertiary: service industries e.g. Teaching

Question 6

Causes of urbanisation in 19th century

Answer 6

Agricultural revolution 
Invention of industrial processes 
New forms of power 
Improved transport systems 
Improvements in medicine, hygiene, public health

Question 7

Suburbanisation

Answer 7

Outward growth of an urban development which may engulf surrounding villages and towns into a larger urban agglomeration

Question 8

Bidrent

Answer 8

How much people are willing to pay for land

Question 9

Brownfield development

Answer 9

Development on land that was previously been used for industrial purposes or commercial uses

Question 10

Greenfield development

Answer 10

Development on undeveloped land that he never been used before, usually in a rural area used for agriculture

Question 11

Green belt

Answer 11

Areas of land surrounding a city that cannot be developed

Question 12

Counter urbanisation

Answer 12

Migration of people from major urban areas to smaller rural settlements

Question 13

Rural turnaround

Answer 13

Social and demographic change in rural areas

Question 14

Reurbanistion

Answer 14

Movement of people back into the city centre or inner city as part of urban regeneration

Question 15

3 main processes of reurbansitaion and examples

Answer 15

Gentrification: Notting Hill London

Property led regeneration
schemes: London Docklands

Partnership Schemes: Hulme City Challenge Manchester, Park Hill Sheffield

Question 16

Gentrification

Answer 16

Process by which older/rundown housing areas (usually close to city centre) become desirable once again and are physically and socially upgraded

Question 17

Sustainability

Answer 17

Meeting the needs of present generation in a way that doesn’t damage the environment, use yo resources or compromise ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 18

4 factors influencing change in retailing/shopping

Answer 18

Increased mobility: increased car ownership, more free parking

Changing nature of shopping habits: freezers, weekly/monthly trips, ready meals

Changing expectations of shopping habits: day out, restaurants, cinema etc.

Changing nature of retailing: large supermarkets out of town, economies of scale

Question 19

How can waste be managed sustainably? (3 Rs)

Answer 19

Reduction

Reuse