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5) The UK's Evolving Human Landscape Flashcards

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What are examples of UK urban cores?

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London
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Edinburgh
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What are examples or rural areas in the UK?

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North Scotland
Wales
South-west England

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What is the population structure in urban cores?

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High percentage of young people

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Why is their a high population of young people in urban cores?

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Universities

Graduate jobs

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How much of the UK’s GDP is produced in London?

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25%

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What does GDP stand for?

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Growth domestic product

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What is GDP?

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The measure of value added created through the production of goods and services

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What is the conomic activity in urban cores and rural peripheries?

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Urban cores: Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary

Rural areas: Primary

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How is population distributed across the UK?

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Population density is highest in cities

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Where is poverty in the UK concentrated?

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Areas that used to be manufacturing centres

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What are reasons for poverty in rural areas?

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Depopulation
Unemployment
Loss of services

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What goverment polocies try to reduce differences in welath in the UK?

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The Northern Powerhouse
Creation of Enterprise zones
Investment in transport infrastructure
Promoting regional devlopment

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What was the Northern Powerhouse meant to become?

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The ‘London of the North’

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What are enterprise zones?

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Zones where businesses get lower ‘business rates’ and tax relief on investments

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How many enterprise zones are there in the UK?

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45

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What percentage of migrant’s were aged 16-64 in 2016?

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81%

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What population of the UK is aged 16-64?

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63%

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What is the distribution of migrants in the UK?

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Young people move to cities for university

Jobs located in major cities

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How much of the UK’s population growth does migration cause?

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Half of all population growth

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What was the net migration in 2019?

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240,000 people

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What is net migration?

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The numer of immigrants minus the number of emigrants

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What EU immigration policies are in place?

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Free movement between members since 1995

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What solved to the skill shortage after World War 1?

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Immigrants from the Commonwealth migrated

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What are examples of places in the UK that suffered from a decline in the secondary sector?

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Burnley

Sunderland

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What percentage of Burnley are either unemployed or on welfare benefits?

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30%

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26
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What did Sunderland used to be?

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The manufacturing hub of the UK

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Which car companies closed factories in Sunderland in 2019?

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Toyota

Nissan

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What are impacts of tertiary and quaternary growth in Wales?

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Swansea and Cardiff universities have grown
Cardiff home to more successful software startups
Cardiff and Swansea FC more competitive

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What does FDI stand for?

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Foreign Direct Investment

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How has the UK made strong links across the globe?

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Trade
FDIs
Electronic communication
Culture
Transport
Commonwealth
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31
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What is the Commonwealth?

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The legacy left by the British Empire

54 countries

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32
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Why is London the best-connected city in the UK?

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4 airports

Train stations

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33
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How much in goods did the UK export in 2018?

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£647 billion

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34
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What does TNC stand for?

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Transnational Corporation

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What is FDI?

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Investment in the UK by invidualds and firms abroad

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36
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Where does most FDI received by the UK come from?

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TNCSs

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37
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What are some advantages of TNCs?

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Creation of jobs (Google, Facebook)

Large-scale projects

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What are some disadantages of TNCs?

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UK’s enonomy can be affected by global events
UK’s economy can be affected if TNCs move
Local businesses can’t compete
Becoming dependent on TNCs

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39
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What percentage of UK imports were to the EU in 2018?

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53%

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40
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How much wealth does London produce per year?

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$500bn

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41
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What are the global financial centres?

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Londond
New York
Hong Kong

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What type of jobs opeate in Mayfair, Bank and Canary Wharf?

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Hedge funds
Investment banks
Pension funds

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43
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When did London stop being a port?

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1981

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44
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Where do trains from Kings Cross-St Pancreas travel to through the Channel Tunnel?

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Paris
Brussels
Amsterdam

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How long does it take to train from London to Manchester?

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2 hours

46
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What are the names of London’s 4 airports?

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Heathrow
Gatwich
City
Stanstead

47
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What 4 areas is London split into?

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Central Business District
Inner City
Suburbs
Rural-urban fringe

48
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What does CBD stand for?

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Central business district

49
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What occupies the buildings in the CBD?

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Commercial office buildings

Expensive restaurants

50
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What occupies the buildings in the inner city?

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Expensive housing

51
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What are examples of London’s inner city?

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Chelsea

Swansea

52
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What occupies the buildings of the suburbs?

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Family housing

Houses with gardens

53
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What is the rural-urban fringe also called?

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The ‘commuter belt’

54
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What occupies the buildings in the rural-urban fringe?

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Middle and upper-class housing

55
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What are examples of London’s suburbs?

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Surbiton
Croydon
Clapham

56
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What are examples of London’s rural-urban fringe?

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Thurrock
Sevenoaks
Maidenhead

57
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How has migration to London affected culture?

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Chinatown in Soho

Foreign restaurants

58
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How has migration to London affected Lambeth’s ethnicity?

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56% white

44% other ethnic groups

59
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How has migration to London affected housing?

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Affordability is low

Many migrant works are illegally crowded into small flats (10+ people)

60
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How has migration to London affected age structure?

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Most immigrants are of working age

Older people retire to rural areas

61
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How has migration to London affected services?

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Higher population means higher demand for public services

Migrants usually contribute to working in the NHS

62
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How has migration to London affected population?

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Population growth and natural increase in London are higher than the rest of England

63
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What was the net migration to London in 2015?

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56,000

64
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What is a region of London that is very deprived?

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Coldharbour (near Brixton)

65
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How is there an inequality to education in London?

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House prices rise near best funded state-schools

Higher income children get into the best state schools

66
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How is there an inequality in health in London?

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Life expectancy in deprived areas is 4-5 years lower than wealthy areas
Lower incomes means unhealthier lifestyles

67
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How is there an inequality in services in London?

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Deprived areas have a higher population

People in deprived areas have worse conditions and made need healthcare and social support

68
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What is sorting?

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When house prices rise near the best state-funded schools

69
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What are the main causes of decline to some areas of London’s CBD?

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De-industrilisation
De-centrilisation
De-population
Transport developments

70
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What happened to the UK’s manufacturing capability since 1950?

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It got a lot worse

71
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What is deindustrilsation?

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The decline of a country’s manufactruing industry due to exhausation of raw materials

72
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Why did the port close in 1981?

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Jobs in the docklands fell after London’s factories and industries closed

73
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Why has decentrilisation caused a decline in London?

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Shopping areas have been hurt by Amazon
Rents in the CBD are high
Deliveroo makes food in container ships and elivers ot to stop restaurants paying rent

74
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What is it called when restaurants don’t pay rent by working on ships?

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Cloud kitchens

75
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Why has depopulation caused a decline in London?

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It hasn’t however in SF rents are so high people are leaving

76
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How has developments in transport caused a decline in London?

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Businesses and workers can live further from London

77
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What are online shops also known as?

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E-commerce

78
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What can cause growth in a part of London?

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Sprawl on the rural-urban fringe
Rise of financial services
Investment by TNCS
Rise of culture and leisure

79
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Why has economic growth improved in Shoreditch?

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Redveloped with new skyscrapers

TNCs built new headquarters

80
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What is ‘bank’ in London?

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The tube station next to the Bank of England

81
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Where was Canary Wharf built?

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An abaondoned bit of the Docklands

82
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How was economic growth imporved in Stratford?

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Olympic Park was built for the 2012 Olympic games

Athlete’s village has been redeveloped into housing and apartments

83
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What is decentrilisation?

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When shops and businesses move out of the CBD

84
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What is gentrification?

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When an area is redveloped and upgraded

85
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When is studentification?

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When an area is developed to be dominated by students

86
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What are 4 ways to make urban life more sustainable?

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Water conservation
Energy conservation
Creating green space
Waste recycling

87
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How is water conservation enforced in London?

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Water schemes aim to cut water use
Investors create new taps that do not run freely
Water monitors allow us to monitor usage

88
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How is energy conservation enforced in London?

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Energy schemes aim to use renewable energy sources and avoid burning fossil fuels
Make houses more energy efficient (better insulation, solar panels)
Encouraging use of public transport

89
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Why is minimum wage for workers in London higher?

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Prices of food, rent and transport are so high

90
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How is creating green space implicated in London?

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Good for mental health and encourages exercise
Hyde Park and other spaces have been preserved
Air pollution is lower

91
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What does a good waste recycling system involve?

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Easy sorting of what can be recycled and what can’t
Easy collection
Low contamination of recycling waste

92
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What percentage of things are recycled in the UK?

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13%

93
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What are urban transport strategies?

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Encouraging and improving public transport

Managing traffic flow

94
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How is traffic flow managed?

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2003 London congestion charge (£11.50 daily CBD)
Cheap taxi services
Pedtrianised zones
Businesses allow working remotely

95
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How is public transport encouraged and improved?

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London’s tube system has 11 lines
Bikes can be rented
Buses have priority lanes

96
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What ways of life can be seen in London?

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Housing
Consumption
Leisure
Culture

97
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How can consumption be seen in London?

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Westfield Shopping Centre built

Oxford Street shops

98
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How can consumption be seen in London?

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Restraunts in gentrified areas
Food delivered by Deliveroo’s Cloud Kitchens
Cable Cars, London Eye

99
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How can leisure be seen in London?

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Productions at West End
Museums
Buckinham Palace
Theme Parks

100
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How does London’s interdependence affect rural areas?

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Flows of goods
Flows of labour
Flows of services
Benefits of interdependence
Costs of interdependence
101
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How does London’s flow of goods affect rural areas?

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No farms in London so livestock is sold to supermarkets

People in rural areas travel to London to shop for goods

102
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`How does London’s flow of labour affect rural areas?

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Lots of people move to rural areas to start families and commute to London for work

103
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How does London’s flow of services affect rural areas?

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Best hospitals in the world

Theatre productions consumed by people who live in rural areas

104
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What are benefits of London’s interdependence?

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People don’t have to live in London to consume the services or get a job

105
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What are costs of London’s interdpendence?

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Commuter trains can be busy

Previuously quiet farmers have their culture changed

106
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What is interdependence?

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The reliance London and its surrounding rural areas have on one another

107
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What is counter urbanisation?

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When people move from the city to rural areas

108
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How does counter urbanisation cause pressure on housing?

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House prices in desirable rural towns increases

109
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What affects does counter urbanisation have on the age of a population?

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Population in rural areas increases as older people retire or move to start a family

110
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What affects does counter urbinsation have on leisure and recreation services?

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Leisure activites increase in rural areas such as foot golf

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