L10

Question 1

What is a dormitory settlement?

Answer 1

Dormitory settlements are settlements where a lot of the habitants have to commute some distance to the city where they work.

Question 2

Give three examples of flows between interdependent cities

Answer 2

People, services and goods

Question 3

How many people commute into London for work daily?

Answer 3

650’000

Question 4

What are some reasons people in the city would want to visit rural areas? (Flows of people from city to rural)

Answer 4

Access to greenspace, clean air (less pollution), more services that aren’t available in the city like golf for example

Question 5

What percentage of St Ives’ population works in London?

Answer 5

25%

Question 6

What is counter urbanisation?

Answer 6

The opposite of urbanisation, people moving to the rural areas from the city.

Question 7

How does the population of rural areas change due to interdependence?

Answer 7

Population increases, population gets wealthier.

Question 8

What are the impacts of interdependence on London?

Answer 8

More traffic and congestion on radial routes into the city from rural areas, public transport is more packed and more demand for railway services.