Urbanisation

Question 1

What is continuing throughout the world and why?

What do we call this?

Answer 1

Urbanisation is continuing throughout the world. New cities are growing all the time as more and more people leave their rural lives behind and move into cities in search of work.
In essence, a rural to urban shift is taking place.

Question 2

What is a rural to urban shift?

Answer 2

when cities grow as more and more people leave their rural lives behind and move into cities in search of work.

Question 3

how and when did the city of Dublin begin?

Answer 3

Dublin began as a Viking settlement in 841 AD

Question 4

where is Dublin situated?

Answer 4

at the mouth of the river Liffey

Question 5

How did the placing of Dublin benefit the first settlers? Why was it there?

Answer 5

The first settlers; the Vikings, could trade and explore inland because Dublin was situated at the mouth of the River Liffey.

Question 6

who occupied Dublin in 1171?

Answer 6

The Anglo-Normans

Question 7

When did the Anglo-Normans occupy Dublin?

Answer 7

1171

Question 8

Name some things that the Normans built in Dublin?

Answer 8

stone walls around the city and Dublin Castle

Question 9

what type of city was Dublin in 1171?

Answer 9

a medieval city

Question 10

give some features of a medieval city (Dublin)

Answer 10

narrow streets, poor sanitation, poor living conditions, plagues.

Question 11

when was Dublin Georgian?

Answer 11

16th to the 18th centuries

Question 12

who ruled Georgian Dublin?

Answer 12

the British

Question 13

When was Dublin first under British Rule?

Answer 13

The Georgian Era - 16th centuries

Question 14

Name some famous buildings built in the Georgian Era

Answer 14

GPO, Custom House, Trinity College

Question 15

What is urbanisation?

Answer 15

Urbanisation is when there is a huge growth in the size and number of towns and cities.

Question 16

how were the streets arranged in Georgian Dublin?

Answer 16

in a grid pattern

Question 17

what was a grid pattern?

Answer 17

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Question 18

what were the streets in Georgian Dublin like?

Answer 18

wide

Question 19

where did the wealthy people live in Georgian Dublin?

Answer 19

In new squares

Question 20

Who lived in the new squares in Georgian Dublin?

Answer 20

Wealthy people

Question 21

What happened to Dublin in the 20th century?

Answer 21

It grew rapidly

Question 22

when did Dublin grow rapidly?

Answer 22

the 20th century

Question 23

what happened to housing in 20th century Dublin?

Answer 23

Inner-city slums cleared, people moved to suburbs and newer suburbs developed

Question 24

what was developed in 20th century Dublin?

Answer 24

Newer suburbs then developed. Examples: Lucan and Tallaght

> Inner-city renewed - residential, commercial, financial

Question 25

Give examples of new suburbs that were developed in the 20th century

Answer 25

Lucan and Tallaght

Question 26

In what ways was the inner-city renewed in the 20th century?

Answer 26

residential, commercial, financial

Question 27

What happened to the inner-city in the 20th century?

Answer 27

It was renewed

Question 28

What happened to Dublin in the 21st century?

Answer 28

Growth of suburbs and further expansion of City. > Urban sprawl continued > Parts have undergone urban renewal > Satellite towns became part of the city.

Question 29

What happened to some satellite towns in Dublin in the 21st century?

Answer 29

They became part of the city

Question 30

what continued in 21st century Dublin?

Answer 30

urban sprawl

Question 31

what happened to parts of Dublin in the 21st century?

Answer 31

urban renewal

Question 32

what grew in 21st century Dublin?

Answer 32

the suburbs and the city

Question 33

give an example of a satellite town that became part of Dublin city in the 21st century

Answer 33

Tallaght

Question 34

If we look at the pattern of most cities in the world, we can see that there are a number of different _________. Each of these ________ has a different ___________.

Answer 34

Zones Zones Function or use

Question 35

most cities have a number of what?

Answer 35

functional zones

Question 36

Give examples of functional zones in a city (e.g. London)

Answer 36

CBD Recreational area Shopping Area Shopping centre Residential Areas Industrial Area

Question 37

What is the CBD?

Answer 37

The Central Business District. The centre of every city has a CBD. The principal financial district, this is where the big banks, office buildings and department stores are. These buildings are usually multi-storeyed buildings.

Question 38

what things are found in the CBD? | What types of buildings are found in the CBD?

Answer 38

Big banks, office buildings and department stores are. These buildings are usually multi-storeyed buildings.

Question 39

What is the shopping area of a city?

Answer 39

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Question 40

What are the residential areas of a city?

Answer 40

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Question 41

What is the Industrial area of a city?

Answer 41

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Question 42

why can cities be good places to live in?

Answer 42

there are lots of activities to do

Question 43

Are there problems with living in cities?

Answer 43

a number of important problems exist

Question 44

Name the important problems with living in a city

Answer 44

1. Zones of Decline 2. Urban Sprawl 3. Unemployment 4. Crime 5. Community Disruption

Question 45

What did we focus on for urban decline?

Answer 45

Dublin