✅Case Study - Los Angeles Flashcards Preview

AQA A Level Geography - HUMAN > ✅Case Study - Los Angeles > Flashcards

Flashcards in ✅Case Study - Los Angeles Deck (5)
Loading flashcards...
1
Q

Why do edge cities form?

A

Suburbanisation, caused by increased car ownership

2
Q

What is the “white flight”?

A

Where white, middle-class families move from the centre to edge cities.

3
Q

How many edge cities are their in LA?

A

20+

4
Q

What are the negative impacts of edge cities?

A

Businesses and services followed the workers to cheaper and larger sites in the suburbs, causing downtown LA to suffer economically.

5
Q

How is LA cultural segregated?

A

The edge cities have caused ethnic groups to self-segregate with African Americans, Mexican Hispanics and Middle-class white people in distinctive areas.

Decks in AQA A Level Geography - HUMAN Class (53):