urban form

Question 1

what is urban form

Answer 1

physical characteristics of built up areas- shape size density and settlement configuration

Question 2

what is a world city

Answer 2

a major centre for finance, business, culture, trade, politics serving not just for the country or region but the world

Question 3

how and why have mega cities emerged

Answer 3

push and pull factors

geographical location E.g ports due to trade- mainly located at the coat

globalisation and economic competition

Question 4

where are the worlds megacities

Answer 4

maily concentrated in africa and asia

Question 5

megacity facts

Answer 5

by 2030 UN predicts there will be 41 megacities

by 2015 there were 30 megacities home to over 450 million

been increasingly located in less developed regions

china has the highest growth rate- 5.4%

Question 6

advantages and disadvantages of megacities

Answer 6

see mind map

Question 7

what are the similarities and differences between mega cities and world cities

Answer 7

megacities are categorised by size and population but world cities are about influence. They are similar as some megacities can be world cities e.g NYC, London

Question 8

outline in the role of world cities

Answer 8

house the headquaters of many transnational corporations and are centres of world finance
e.g London
headquaters of 15 of the top 250 companies globally
companied make money in London capped to other cities in the uk
15% of the country’s pop lives in London but represents 25% of the economy
provides 6.5 million jobs

Question 9

urban form will change over time due to several factors what are they

Answer 9

POPULATION- migration is unpredictable-pressure on services
ENVIRONMENT-infrastructure needs to keep pace with change e.g water treatment
ECONOMY- moves with the people
POLICIES- affecting planning and housing
TECHNOLOGY-moves and evolves with the economy

Question 10

uk urbans form at present

Answer 10

small towns and villages
one built up megacity region-london

Question 11

what are the physical factors affecting settlement location

Answer 11

climate
coast
rivers
relief

Question 12

what are human factors affecting settlement location

Answer 12

transport links
polices
trading centres

Question 13

urban form in HICS

Answer 13

HICS- design sustainable environments (building transport- have more money to
build on brownfield sites instead of greenfield sites reduce urban sprawl
e.g Manchester bee network

Question 14

urban form in LICS

Answer 14

the speed and scale of urbanisation creates issues for poor quality housing
demand outstrips supply
e.g lagos
more slums

Question 15

comparison of urban form in LICS to HICS

Answer 15