Terms Flashcards
(18 cards)
Mega City
Urban area with over 10 million people living there
World City
Very influential city
Urbanization
18th-19th Century Increase of people living in cities and towns compared to countryside
Millionaire City
Cities that have over a million people
C.B.D.
Central business district. Commercial centre of an urban area. has offices, restaurants and department stores
Reasons for urbanization?
More jobs, higher wages, living conditions, better education + health services
Industrial Revolution
19th Century. Factory, towns and large coal fields grew rapidly. Drew people in with health services, education and job opportunities
How did it change population distribution
Attracted more people to coal fields and factories.
What is the NEC
How does it help the city
A national exhibition centre. It provides jobs and supports the city
Why is birmingham’s communication network good
It gives you access to anywhere in UK via the motorway. The airport is close by to the motorway making it convenient and accessable.
CBD for Hoyt model
Bull Ring (redeveloped shopping centre)
What is Gentrification?
Top Class people move into poor class housing, redeveloping them.
Sub-Urbanization
1920s-1930s Development of suburbs(bigger estates, mostly semi-detached housing
Counter-Urbanization
1970s Redevelopment period, people moved away from city centre due to noise concerns because of construction
Re-Urbanization
1990s-Better tech, more information available, improved quality of life, better communication, people moved back to the city centre
De-Industrialisation
Decay of an manufacturing industry due to changing technology or no more raw materials
National Migration? International Migration?
National-People retiring to different parts of the UK
International-Moving from a country to another country
How have migrants changed the city?
They redevelop older more forgotten parts of the city
