Karteikarten
CHANGING URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
Karten in diesem Stapel (26)
- 1URBANISATIONA process where an increasing puportion of the population lives in towns of citys resulting in their growth
- 2RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATIONMoving from a rural area to live in a town or city
- 3MEGACITYCities with population over 10 million
- 4What are the 3 types of land use every urban city has?Shops
Industry
Housinf - 5URBAN MORPHOLOGYThe structure and types of land us in urban areas
- 6Urban zoning is affected by?Cost of land
Accessibility
Sequence of development - 7CBDCentral business district
- 8INNER CITYDeveloped in 19th century
High density - 9INNER SUBURBSGrew due to : increasing car ownership, demand for better environment
1930 housing (mainly semi-detached) - 10INDUSTRIAL ZONEOld and new industries
Lots of change
Lots of transport routes - 11OUTER SUBURBSMainly privately owned
With gardens and off street parking
On rural-urban fringe - 12BURGESS MODALSaid towns and city grew outward from CBD
Quite old
Council estate dont fit
Simple with basic understanding - 13WAYST MODALTransport affect urban land use
High cost credentials live far away from factory's
If effects communication routes - 14LAND USEThe type of buildings or other features that are found in the area
- 15DEPRIVATIONLack of food, shelter and an education
- 16How do you measure deprivation?Census every 10 years
School attendance
Number of shops open
Savory
Houses - 17Why did lots of 1960's factories close?Old and out of date
Declining industry led to deprivation in the inner city
Other countries made same good but cheaper - 18Pros of high rise flatsHelps urban sprawl and protects country side
Affordable
Modern flats were efficient and safe - 19Cons of high rise flatsCost of repairing block is expensive
Can be unsafe
Caused crime and litter
Unsuitable for family's - 20MULTICUTALIMCountry or place that has more than one culture living together in close proximity
- 21Why do people with similar backgrounds live together?Support from others
Family Culture
Specialist facility e.g worship buildings
Employment
Safty - 22London docks lost trade because :Improvements in technology
Larger ships could no longer reach the port - 23BENEFITS OF THE LONDON OLYMPICS9,000 new homes
Clean up the urban wasteland
Improve transport
New jobs (12,000)
Boosted economy - 24CONS OF THE LONDON OLYPICS450 flats demolished
300 business relocated
Local residents affected by noise and dust
Potential terrorist threats - 25STUSTAINABLECan be carried without ding any harm to the enviroment
- 26SHANTY TOWN
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- GCSE Geography Karteikarten am CHANGING URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, erstellt von Sophie Weldon am 20/05/2016.
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