Geography Changing cities ALL QS

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1. What is urbanisation?	The increase in the number of people living in towns and cities compared to the countryside.
1. What is urbanisation? 2. A developed country is: .	The increase in the number of people living in towns and cities compared to the countryside. Country with very high human development (VHHD). Countries in North America, Europe and Oceania mainly fall in this category.
1. What is urbanisation?	The increase in the number of people living in towns and cities compared to the countryside.
2. A developed country is: .	Country with very high human development (VHHD). Countries in North America, Europe and Oceania mainly fall in this category.
3. An emerging country is:	Country with high or medium human development (HMHD). Countries in Asia and Latin America mainly fall in this category.
4. A developing country is:	Country with low human development (LHD), a poor country. Countries in Africa mainly fall in this category.
5. What size is a major city?	At least 200,000 people
6. What size is a megacity?	At least 10 million people
7. Globally, where do more people live?	Urban areas
8. In what type of countries is the most rapid urban growth happening in?	Developing and emerging countries
9. Which continent has the fastest rate of urbanisation?	Africa
10. What is natural increase?	The rise in population caused by births exceeding deaths
11. What are birth and death rates?	The number of births of deaths per 1000 people in a year
12. What does rural depopulation mean?	The movement of people from rural to urban areas
13. What is industrialisation?	Increase of industry
14. What is mechanisation?	Increase use of machinery
15. What were the Enclosure Acts?	Villages were not allowed to use open fields and commons for farming
16. What is a shanty town?	Home for the poor, made from scrap materials
17. Identify the main cause of urbanisation in the developed world.	Industrialisation
18. What century did urbanisation occur in, in the developed world?	19th century
19. Identify the two main causes of urbanisation in developing and emerging countries. (2)	High natural increase and rural to urban migration
20. Identify a negative social effect of urbanisation on developed countries.	Buses and trains are full
21. Identify a negative economic effect of urbanisation on developed countries.	Money is spent improving infrastructure
22. Identify a negative environmental effect of urbanisation on developing and emerging countries.	Increase in air pollution
23. Identify a positive social effect of urbanisation.	Education and heath is very accessible
1. Identify which of the following is not an urban centre.	Stroud
2. Which country has the most large built up areas:?	England
3. Identify the examples of physical factors affecting the rate of urbanisation in the UK.	Relief of land, water supply, raw materials, climate and soil
4. Identify the examples of economic factors affecting the rate of urbanisation in the UK.	Localised growth of tertiary and quaternary industry, as well as the growth of financial centres
5. Identify the examples of historical factors affecting the rate of urbanisation in the UK.	The Industrial Revolution, and Enclosure Acts
6. Identify the examples of political factors affecting the rate of urbanisation in the UK.	Location of national and local government, as well as government policies.
7. Why did the Enclosure Acts result in the rapid growth of cities such as Birmingham in the 19th century?	People were being forced off the land and lost their jobs
8. Why have the south coast towns developed as a retirement settlements?	They are more relaxing with a mild climate
9. Give an example of a south coast town.	Bournemouth
10. Why did cities that had located on river estuaries grow during the 18th and 19th century?	Trade with other countries increased
11. Why did the urban areas in South Wales, Swansea and Cardiff, grow in the 19th century?	Natural resources e.g. coal
12. Why do areas of steep relief not attract industry?	It is difficult to build roads, making it less accessible
13. Identify another reason why areas of steep relief have not developed as urban areas.	Thin infertile soils
14. Identify an area with the steepest relief.	North West Scotland
15. What did UK economic growth focus on from the 1950s onwards?	Tertiary and quaternary industry
16. Where did these new industries develop?	South and south-east of England
17. Why were the industries attracted here?	Good transport and communications
1. Describe Birmingham’s location on a national scale	In the West Midland’s, 150km north west of London
2. Describe Birmingham’s location on a regional scale	In the UK, northwest of Europe
1. Describe Birmingham’s location on a national scale	In the West Midland’s, 150km north west of London
2. Describe Birmingham’s location on a regional scale	In the UK, northwest of Europe
3. Describe Birmingham’s location on a global scale	East of Canada in North America and west of Russia in Asia
4. Describe Mexico City’s location on a national scale	In Central-south Mexico surrounded by the states of Mexico and Morelos
5. Describe Mexico City’s location on a regional scale	In the south of North America to the south of the United States
6. Describe Mexico City’s location on a global scale	North west of Brazil and east of China
7. What is the site of a settlement?	The land a settlement is built upon
8. What is the situation of a settlement?	The surrounding human and physical features
9. What is the connectivity of a city?	How it is connected to other settlements
10. One site factor for Birmingham is that it is a wet-point site. What does this mean?	Located near a river
11. The three rivers in Birmingham are called:	River Tame, Cole and Rea

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