Component 2 - Assessment Prep Flashcards
(20 cards)
Define Population Density
The amount of people per km²
What is a conurbation?
Continuous built-up area
Describe the age-structure of the Uk’s urban core
Youthful and Single
What term means ‘areas of countryside, away fron the urban core’?
Rural Periphery
What is north-south divide?
The difference between the richest and poorest regions of the UK
List 2 reasons why the UKs population has grown rapidly in recent years
- Natural Increase
- Imigration
Why did Uk immigration rise rapidly in 2004?
EU expansion law passed
Which region in the UK attracts the greatest number of retirement migrants?
South-West
Name a region in the UK that experienced almost no population growth between 1981-2011
Wales + North-East
Why has the population not increased in some areas?
NE = Deindustrialisation Wales = Rural area
London is located on which river?
The river Thames
Name one of London’s CBDs and describe one characteristic
- West End
- High rise buildings
Define Deprivation
To have little or no resources
List 2 causes of industrial decline in London’s inner city
Decentralisation, Suburbanisation, Depopulation, Deindustrialisation
List one cause of re-urbanistation
Gentrification
Define regeneration
Long term upgrading of existing places for urban, rural, industrial and commercial areas.
Describe the location of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
North of London, in Newham
State one environmental impact of the olympic games
Lots of green spaces were created
Name an accessible rural area in London’s rural-urban fringe
Terling
How many people commute into London daily from accessible rural areas?
650,000
