London

Question 1

What is the population of London?

Answer 1

8 million

Question 2

Why is London important?

Answer 2

22% of UK GDP
12% of UK population
2nd best air connections

Question 3

How many airports does London have?

Answer 3

4 - Heathrow, Stanstead, Luton and London City.

Question 4

How has internal migration impacted London’s population?

Answer 4

Internal migrationhasbeen negative; that is thenumbers of people movingout of London has beengreater than the number ofUK residents moving in.Thisbalance has got smaller overtime.

Question 5

Natural Change

Answer 5

The difference between death rate and birth rate.

Question 6

What is internal migration?

Answer 6

Movement of people inside their own country.

Question 7

How has natural change impacted London’s population?

Answer 7

Natural Change has been positive, so births have been above deaths and this has boosted the population size.

Question 8

What is international migration?

Answer 8

Movement of people coming into the country.

Question 9

How has international migration impacted London’s population>

Answer 9

International net migrationhasalways been positive during the timeperiod shown, so there have alwaysbeen moreforeign bornpeoplemoving into London than out of it.

Question 10

What is multiculturalism?

Answer 10

The presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society.

Question 11

Give 3 examples of multiculturalism in London.

Answer 11

Notting Hill Carnival
Eid festival of light
Diwali

Question 12

Give 3 positives of migration.

Answer 12

Enrichment of life
Understanding other cultures
Exposure to other cultures

Question 13

Give 3 negatives of migration.

Answer 13

Ghettoisation
Language barrier
Integration - people find this difficult

Question 14

Give 3 opportunities in London.

Answer 14

Employment - 5.2 million in the local workforce
Entertainment - Theatre, football, O2 Arena
Transport - London Underground (Tube), London Overground, 4 airports.

Question 15

Give 3 challenges of London.

Answer 15

Unemployment - 7.6%
Inequality in wealth and housing
Urban deprivation

Question 16

What is urban greening?

Answer 16

Urban greening means to increase the amount and proportion of green spaces within a city.

Question 17

What is the rural-urban fringe?

Answer 17

The edge of a town or city and is where town meets country.

Question 18

What is a brownfield site?

Answer 18

An area that has been used before and tends to be disused or derelict land.

Question 19

What is a greenfield site?

Answer 19

A site that has not been built upon previously. It isusually agricultural land but it can be undeveloped land in a city or a rural area

Question 20

Define dereliction.

Answer 20

The state of having been abandoned and neglected

Question 21

What is a legacy?

Answer 21

Theidea that a major project or event will leave behind a footprint and have a positive impact on the local community, economy and environment.

Question 22

What is regeneration?

Answer 22

Urban Regeneration is the improvement of the buildings and infrastructure of an area.

Question 23

Where was the London Olympics held?

Answer 23

The areas hosting the Olympics like Stratford and nearby Tower Hamlets were in dire need of regeneration.

Question 24

Why did Stratford need to be regenerated?

Answer 24

• a lot of abandoned old industrial sites,
• industrial wastelands,
• higher than average unemployment than the rest of London and
• higher deprivation
• Lower household incomes than the London average as shown on the map below

Question 25

Give 3 reasons why the Olympic Legacy was successful.

Answer 25

1) 2,800 new affordable homes
2) 10 hectares of open space
3) 35 small independent cafes, bars and shops

Question 26

Give 3 reasons why the Olympic Legacy was unsuccessful.

Answer 26

1) Anne Power at the London School of Economics said “The ‘affordable rents’ for the 2,800 new homes will be unaffordable to Newham’s poorest households.”
2) The Olympic stadium is estimated to have cost £701 million pounds, almost 3 times the original estimate (source). This angered many local people.
3) The games produced 3.3 million tons ofCO2

Question 27

What is gentrification?

Answer 27

The process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants in the process.

Question 28

Where has gentrification happened?

Answer 28

Shoreditch, London

Question 29

What was Shoreditch like in the past?

Answer 29

Shoreditch was still a run down inner-city area with many derelict factories and warehouses. Most industries had closed down and people were moving out of the area. In their place newcomers were moving in, particularly Bangladeshi immigrants around Brick Lane.

Question 30

What is Shoreditch like today?

Answer 30

1) Old industrial buildings have been converted into flats and offices
2) Pubs and bars have been brought back into life as restaurants and art galleries
3) Jobs have been created in new creative industries such as web-design, film making and art
4) So many new hi-tech industries have appeared around the Old Street Roundabout that it has now been nicknamed ‘Silicon Roundabout’ after Silicon Valley in California where hi-tech industry companies such as Microsoft and Apple grew.