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| Question | Answer |
| What was the total population in the UK in 1950? | 50million |
| What is the total UK population now? (roughly) | 60million |
| What other factor affects UK housing problems? | immigration |
| Name the 4 main housing problem causes in the UK? | immigration, more people live alone, population increase, more households |
| By 2020 how many new homes will be needed? | 3 million |
| What is the government's policy in terms of Brownfield sites? (supposedly) | use them wherever possible so as not to use greenfield sites |
| What % of households had 1 parent in 1950? | 10% |
| What % of households have 1 adult now? | 30% |
| Where in the UK is the need greatest for new houses? | SE England and London |
| How many households were there in 1950? | 15million |
| How many households are there now? | 25million |
| What is gentrification? | wealthy people from other areas moving back into areas of former urban decay |
| Where is there a large supply of brownfield sites? | inner cities |
| Give an example of the conversion of old warehouses into good-looking modern apartments in the UK | Salford Quays, Manchester and Castlefields, Manchester |
| Which abandoned areas often form brownfield sites? | docklands and industrial areas |
| Name 5 traffic problems in British cities? | 1 parking 2 air pollution 3 congestion (especially in rush hour) 4 lots of movement in and out 5 conflict between pedestrian's and driver's needs |
| Why is there a lot of movement in and out of British cities? | Not many full-time residents in the centres |
| When were the city centre streets laid out? Why is this a problem? | before the invention of motor cars, the roads are narrow |
| Name 5 solutions to traffic in British cities | 1 ring roads (keeping through-traffic out of centre) 2 urban motorways and fly overs 3 multi-storey and underground parking 4 one-way traffic systems 5 encouraged use of public transport |
| What is an example of a British city with an integrated public transport system? | London |
| Name 3 facts about the London Underground | 1 lines everywhere in the centre 2 1st underground railway system in the world 3 over 1 billion passenger journeys per year |
| What do most South East towns have in terms of transport? | A train service to London |
| What do the buses in London link up with? | Train and underground stations |
| What is there a dense network of in London? | red bus services |
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