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Flashcards by Terri Matulova, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Terri Matulova
about 3 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Define urbanisation. | Urbanisation is the increase in the number of people living in towns and cities compared to the number of people living in the countryside. |
| What products did Birmingham manufacture in the 19th century? | Jewellery, guns, buttons and brass. |
| Give an example of where a new estate was built for the workers? | Small Heath. |
| Define suburbanisation. | Suburbanisationis the growth of a town or city into the surrounding countryside, which usually joins it to villages on its outskirts making one large built-up area. |
| What time period (year) did suburbanisation occur in Birmingham? | 1920s/ 1930s |
| What type of houses were built? | Semi-detached. |
| What did these new estates lack? | Shops and clinics. |
| Why were the new estates laid out with wide tree-lined roads and grass verges? | To make the area look nicer. |
| Define counter-urbanisation. | Counter-urbanisation is the movement of people from cities to countryside areas. |
| What is CDA? | A CDA is a comprehensive development area where the whole urban landscape was demolished before being rebuilt on a planned basis. |
| How many CDAs were created in Birmingham and what did they demolish? | Five and the terraced houses in the inner city. |
| People moved to the edge of the urban area. Give an example of a plave they moved to. | Redditch. |
| Define re-urbanisation. | Re-urbanisation is the movement of people back into urban areas, usually after a city has been modernised. |
| What time period did re-urbanisation occus in Birmingham? | After 1990. |
| Why do people want to live in the city centre again? | Close to work and amenities. |
| What has been built by the canal in Birmingham for the people who have moved back to the city? | Apartments. |
| New centres such as the Mailbox has been developed. What is the Mailbox? | Mixture of shopping, leisure, offices and appartments. |
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