UK Urban Areas

Question 1

Population Density

Answer 1

The number of people per square kilometre

Question 2

What caused city populations to change?

Answer 2

Change of industry
Migration
Tourism 
Natural Increase
Opportunities (or lack of)
Industrial decline (UK steel industry)
Services (or lack of)

Question 3

Birmingham Location

Answer 3

West midlands
Near the geographic centre of England
Crossing points of the national railway and motorway systems.
110 miles NW of London

Question 4

Architecture

Answer 4

Capital of UK modern architecture
recognition of the area
Library, Grand Central Station, Selfridges

Question 5

Shopping

Answer 5

£150 million- 50,000 shoppers each day
34 million people each year
more than 60 new shops and 1000 new jobs
Shopping built around transport hubs

Question 6

Tourism

Answer 6

37.2 million people visit each year
The Mailbox is popular
Rise of 9.4% in people count since 2016

Question 7

Transport

Answer 7

New Street Station
Midland Metro (zero emission tram system)
International airport, more destinations than any other in the UK

Question 8

How much did HSBC invest in the headquarters in the UK and where is it located?

Answer 8

£200 million

Centenary Square

Question 9

Impacts of Migration

Answer 9

Cultural Diversity
Resources, Traditional clothing, Food, Services, etc.
Business chains such as the Balti Triangle

Question 10

Race Riot

Answer 10

2005 between Asian and Afro-Caribbean in the Lozells area

Question 11

Negative Impacts of migration

Answer 11

racism
prejudice 
persecution 
segregation
High crime rate
Additional services required
Fill the lower value housing, increase homelessness 
Translators may be needed

Question 12

Urban Change In Birmingham

Answer 12

Changes to the demographic in Birmingham created social opportunities.
Derelict grounds being utilised, increase in jobs
Service sector jobs- more industry, more jobs
Better transport
Cultural Diversity

Question 13

Recreation and Entertainment

Answer 13

Library
Restaurants
Symphony Hall

Question 14

Integrated Transport System

Answer 14

M6, M5 and M42, improvements to junctions
Midland Metro- link to airport and major suburban areas (Solihull)
New cyclist routes
Train tram
20,000 jobs from HS2

Question 15

Environmental Opportunities: Urban Greening

Answer 15

Green walls- plants planted on metal sheets surrounding structures 
Conversion of brownfield sites 
All green areas provide habitats 
Vegetated areas reduce flood risk
Try to link green spaces with hedgerows 
Green roofs

Question 16

Tram

Answer 16

Opened in 1999, made using existing links
reducing congestion in the city centre
5 million journeys made in 2011 and 2012

Question 17

Trains

Answer 17

3 major stations
New Street has undergone £600 million in redevelopment.
300,000 people each day

Question 18

Birmingham Big City Plan

Answer 18

Eastside City Park
Reduce Flood Risk
Synergistic-work together 
connected green areas 
Urban brook courses

Question 19

Edgbaston

Sparkbrook

Answer 19

better quality housing

worse quality housing- 78% non-white British ethnicity

Question 20

Growth of Birmingham

Answer 20

5 times faster
Only 780 houses were built in 2013
bringing the total to 430,000. Only a 0.18% rise from 2015-16.
Population grew by 10,000

Question 21

Dereliction

Answer 21

The state of having been abandoned and became dilapidated.

Question 22

Brownfield

Answer 22

A previously developed piece of land now available for re-development

Question 23

Greenfield

Answer 23

An undeveloped piece of land with proposed first time development.