Topic 5: The UK's Human Landscape Flashcards
(26 cards)
What are the two main ‘areas’ of the UK?
- The Urban areas
- The Rural areas
Why may someone move to an Urban area?
- More job opportunities (and higher paying job opportunities)
- More education services
- More healthcare services
Why may someone move to a rural area?
- Cheaper housing
- More peaceful (therefore it will appeal to the retired)
What are enterprise zones?
Enterprise zones are areas created by the government in rural areas to reduce the difference between rural and urban areas in the UK
What benefits are there of moving to an enterprise zone?
- Reduced tax
- Improved infrastructure
- Simpler planning rules
Why have the amount of tertiary jobs in the UK increased whilst the amount of primary and secondary jobs in the UK decreased?
- Tertiary jobs generally pay more so more people are moving to these jobs
- Due to globalisation there are also many more tertiary job opportunities now in the UK than secondary or primary jobs
True or False: Immigration levels in the UK have fallen in recent years?
FALSE - Immigration levels have increased massively in the last few decades
What is the Site of a settlement?
The physical location/land where something is built
What is the Situation of a settlement?
The location where something is built in relation to other places
What are some differences between the central-urban core and the rural-urban fringe (RUF) of a city?
- The central-urban core has a much larger building density than the RUF as land is more expensive
- The RUF has far more green space and countryside than the central-urban core
Why may many immigrants initially move to poorer areas?
- It is easier to find a place to live
- It is less expensive to buy a house
- There are more jobs that don’t require a qualification
Why may many immigrants initially move to richer areas?
- More job opportunities (and more high paying jobs)
- More education services
- More healthcare services
What are 2 reasons as to why the UK’s population is increasing?
- More people are migrating into the UK than people migrating out
- Better healthcare in recent years has meant there have been less deaths and more births
What is deindustrialisation?
The decline of factories in an urban area
What is decentralisation?
The movement of shops and offices away from the urban core and towards the rural-urban fringe (RUF)
How does deindustrialisation and decentralisation cause decline for an area?
As they cause an area to have less shops and leas job opportunities, making the area unappealing meaning people are less likely to move there (making it decline)
What is the Green Belt?
The Green Belt is an area around central London where no more physical growth can be made to protect and preserve green spaces
What is regeneration?
Regeneration is the long-term upgrading of existing urban, rural or industrial areas
What are some positives of regeneration?
- It can attract more people to an area
- It can help shops and businesses around the area earn more money
What are some negatives of regeneration?
- It can make some people to poor to live in their own area if shops become more expensive due to higher demand
- It can make an area very overpopulated
What is interdependence?
Interdependence is when everyone relies on each other
How is the UK interdependent?
1) The urban and rural shops rely on rural farmers for their stock
2) The urban and rural livers rely on the shops for their food
3) The rural farmers rely on the shops buying their food
and this process continues and continues…
Why may some businesses move to Rural areas?
As in Rural areas land is much cheaper so they may be able to buy an office for a far lower price
