London Case Study: Urban Processes

Which suburb was originally an independent village and grew rapidly as a result of the opening of the London to Southhampton Mainland railway in 1830

• Colliers Wood

• Surbiton

• Becontree

• Lower Lea Valley

Between 1921 and 1931 how many houses were constructed around the edge of London?

• 100,000

• 1/2 million

• 5 million

• 25,000

Where are house prices highest in Surbiton?

• Near the rural-urban fringe

• Nearer the shopping street

• Nearer the train station

• Nearer the park

Which suburb was the largest municipal housing scheme in the worlds when it was built in 1920’s and 1930’s?

• Surbiton

• Beconsfield

• Becontree

• Subturn wood

How many jobs do the suburbs of London provide?

• 1.9 million

• 19 million

• 3.9 million

• 930, 000

Suburbanisation has led to the decline of inner city areas as skilled people and businesses move away e.g. the London Docklands suffered high unemployment and dereliction following deindustrialisation and subsequent suburbanisation.

• True

• False

The New Towns Act of 1946 encouraged counter-urbanisation from major towns and cities such as London. Which new towns grew because of this?

• St Ives and Southwark

• Newham and Kensington

• Reading and Chelmsford

• Milton Keynes and Basildon

Property prices in London have risen by what percentage in a decade, to an average of £469,000?

• 65

• 75

• 85

• 95

Counterurbanisation from London has had a range of effects on the town of...

• Reading

• Cornwall

• St Ives

• Boscastle

The average house price in St Ives has risen from £130,000 in 2000 to...

• £2.91 million in 2010

• £291,000 in 2010

• £219,000 in 2010

• £2.19 million in 2010