Urban Decline and Redevelopment- East End of London

What is the meaning of the word 'deprivation'?

• An area that generally experiences an average standard of living when compared with the country as a whole.

• When standard of living in an area falls significantly below the average of the whole country.

• An area that generally experiences an above average standard of living when compared with the country as a whole.

• An area that generally experiences a standard of living that is slightly below the average of the whole country.

What was one of the first industrial functions of the east end?

• Tanning

• Iron works

• Textiles

• Recycling

What was the main reason for the growth of the East End Docks in the 19th Century?

• Consumer confidence

• Improvements to ship design

• Higher skilled dock workers

• Growth of the British Empire

What was the main reason that docks started to fail and close after WW2?

• Globalisation

• Containerisation

• Urbanisation

• Mechanisation

By the 1980s many of the docks were derelict. What does derelict mean?

• Renovated and improved

• Reduced in size and capacity

• Unused, abandoned and run down

• Expanded and dispersed

What was the name of the organisation that was given special powers to solve the problems of the East End?

• London Docklands Development Corporation

• East End Regeneration Consortium

• Lea Valley Redevelopment Company

• London Improvement Scheme

What is the name given to explain the persistence of poverty through generations as a result of deindustrialisation?

• Spiral of decline

• Deprivation disaster

• Poverty persistence

• Economic slowdown

What major transportation project helped to improve accessibility to the area.

• North London Circular

• Heathrow Airport

• Docklands Light Railway

• Dartford tunnel

How many people now work in the redeveloped Canary Wharf?

• 20,000

• 45,000

• 105,000

• 138,000

What major sporting event helped to transform the upper Lea Valley?

• Commonwealth Games

• Cricket World Cup

• Soccer World Cup

• Olympic Games