TBSHS GCSE Geography. UK Challenges Quiz 3.

What is the population of the UK in 2020?

• 6 million

• 6.7 million

• 60 million

• 67 million

What is the projected population of the UK in 2030?

• 6.7 million

• 7.1 million

• 67 million

• 71 million

The causes of the UK's growing population are natural increase and ...

• migration

• global warming

• unsustainable development

• a reduction in biodiversity

As the UK's population grows there will be a strain put on the resources of the UK, including....

• water

• housing

• energy

• food

• oxygen

Large-scale, commercial farming:

• Agriculture

• Pastoral farming

• Arable farming

• Agribusiness

Pressure on ecosystems

Impacts of the expansion of agribusiness:

• A reduction in natural habitats

• Smaller field sizes

• The destruction of hedgerows

• An increase in biodiversity

Greenfield sites:

• Land consisting of farmland, woodland and open recreational areas surrounding urban areas on which building is restricted

• An area of land that has not been built on before

• An old industrial or inner-city site that is cleared for a new building development

• A recreational area

Brownfield sites:

• Land consisting of farmland, woodland and open recreational areas surrounding urban areas on which building is restricted

• An area of land that has not been built on before

• An old industrial or inner-city site that is cleared for a new building development

• A recreational area

Green belt land:

• Land consisting of farmland, woodland and open recreational areas surrounding urban areas on which building is restricted

• An area of land that has not been built on before

• An old industrial or inner-city site that is cleared for a new building development

• A recreational area

New housing built on floodplains increases the likelihood of flooding due to...

• increased infiltration as there are more permeable surfaces

• decreased infiltration as there are more permeable surfaces

• increased surface runoff as there are more impermeable surfaces

• decreased surface runoff as there are more impermeable surfaces