Geography Flashcards
1
Q
Urbanisation
A
Increasing proportion of people living in cities
2
Q
Urbanisation in Mumbai causes
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- 7.5 million 1971 to 21 million in 2011
- commercial capital of India
- large port
- high natural increase
- 10% of all factory employment
3
Q
Urbanisation problems in Mumbai
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- 7000 tonnes of rubbish
- 700,000 cars on the road
- nitric oxide three times safe limit
- Deonar dump site receives 5500 tonnes rubbish a day catches fire
- 57,416 homeless
- overcrowded transport, 1700 capacity but 4500
4
Q
Reurbanisation
A
Movement of people back into urban areas
5
Q
Causes of Reurbanisation
A
- Redevelopment of brownfield attracts people
- university
- live close to work
- more jobs
- higher house prices in rural due to counter urbanisation
6
Q
Problems with re-urbanisation
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- original residents on low incomes cannot afford housing
- tension
- jobs created aren’t accessible to original
- shops cater to wealthy
7
Q
Suburbanisation
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Outward growth of urban development engulfing smaller towns
8
Q
Causes of suburbanisation in surbiton
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- decentralisation
- deindustrialisation
- bettter tech
- better transport links- 20 mins on train to London
- low crime
- better schools
9
Q
Problems of suburbanisation in surbiton
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- congestion - 70% own at least one car and 40% drive
- house prices over £700,000
- travel zone 6 makes travel expensive
10
Q
Counter urbanisation
A
People move from city to home in rural areas
11
Q
Causes of counter urbanisation
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- green belt means leaping over it
- cheaper houses out city
- better quality of life
- increasing number of retirees
- advanced tech means home working
12
Q
Effects of counter urbanisation in more ton on marsh
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- more homes - more ton park 146 homes
- local services absorbed by bigger ones
- loss of green space
- congestion on fosse way
- two track built at moreton
- doughnut effect
