London Case Study AQA Geography GCSE

What does urbanisation mean?

• An increase in development of a country.

• An increase in the proportion of people living in rural areas compared to urban areas.

• An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas.

• A increase in industrial activity.

What is rural-urban migration?

• The movement of people from towns and cities into the countryside.

• The movement of people from LICs to HICs.

• The movement of people from one country to another.

• The movement of people from countryside areas into towns and cities.

A megacity has a population over what number?

• 1 million

• 5 million

• 10 million

• 20 million

Which of the following are 'Push' factors for rural-urban migration?

• Desertification

• Poor harvest

• Good jobs

• Few hospitals

What is a greenfield site?

• Areas of land that haven't been built on before.

• Areas in the city that have been build on previously and are now derelict.

• Land that has strict planning controls designed to prevent urban sprawl.

What is an area of green belt land?

• Areas of land that haven't been built on before.

• Areas in the city that have been build on previously and are now derelict.

• Land that has strict planning controls designed to prevent urban sprawl.

What is are landfill sites?

• Areas of land that haven't been built on before.

• Areas in the city that have been build on previously and are now derelict.

• Land that has strict planning controls designed to prevent urban sprawl.

• A site for the disposable of waste materials.

What is a brownfield site?

• Areas of land that haven't been built on before.

• Areas in the city that have been build on previously and are now derelict.

• Land that has strict planning controls designed to prevent urban sprawl.

What is urban sprawl?

• When a site/area is improved and the land use is changed.

• The unplanned growth of the urban areas into the surrounding countryside.

• Land that has strict planning controls designed to prevent urban sprawl.

• Areas in the city that have been build on previously and are now derelict.

What EU regulations does London regularly break?

• Air quality due to high levels of methane.

• Air quality due to high levels of carbon dioxide.

• Air quality due to high levels of nitrogen dioxide.