Geography Revision

Urban Areas have....

• A CBD full of offices and retail

• Mainly housing

• Lots of leisure & Entertainment

• Small villages & towns

• Many Services

  (hospitals/transport hubs)

Suburban Areas are found on the o_______(s) of urban areas, they are mainly h____(s), but have s______(s) that the population needs, such as s_____(s) and s___(s).

Rural Areas have lower p_________(s). The villages and towns are s_____ o__ and there are few s______(s).

Urbanisation is an increase in the p_________ of people living in u____ areas compared with r____ areas.

The number of people living in an urban area increases as a country i___________(s). During the 18th & 19th century people m_______ from rural areas to urban areas where there was e_________ in the new f_______(s). This is when inner cities were developed of rows of t_______ housing was built for the workers.

Select the correct causes of urbanisation...

• Jobs and Industry

• Services

• Population Growth

• Transport

• Industry

The large majority of URBAN AREAS in the UK are scattered around E______, mainly c______ - w______ regions with very few located on the c____.

There are very urban areas in W____, all located on the s____ coast.

In all four countries, each capital city has a large urban region surrounding it. However, B______ is the only urban area in Northern Ireland.

Suburb - o_______ area of a city, which are c____ enough to the city/town centre to be accessible by commuters.

Commuter - someone who t_____(s) from their home to their place of w___.

Commute - The j______ someone makes to w___.

Counter-Urbanisation - the m_______ of people out of c____(s) and into the surrounding areas.

Reurbanisation - where towns/cities r______ the d______ of population and begin to g___ again by redevelopment and government investment

Infill-Part of Redevelopment - using v_____ land in an urban area to build a n__ d__________ or housing

4 Main reasons of Counter-Urbanisation since the 1950's are: -

1) Increase in c__ o________. This means people are more m_____, leading to an increase in c________. Also, the growth in IT means more people are w______ from h___.

2) Urban areas are becoming increasingly u_________ places to live. This is a result of p________, c____ and traffic congestion.

3) More people tend to move when they r_____ into the s_____(s) & rural areas.

4) New b_______ parks on the edge of cities mean people no longer have to t_____ to the city centre.

Most large cities/towns have a large commuter population. This saves money as h______ is cheaper away from large cities. This means towns and villages g___ in size, but have no a__________ as people work away, which has an e_______ impact as they are spending their money elsewhere, which has a s_____ impact on villages. This can change the a__ structure of a villages and a loss of village t________(s).

CYCLE of URBAN DECLINE...

• ---> People (young people) l____ for more o_________ in urban areas

• ---> Employers find it d________ to recruit l_____

• ---> Less i_________ happens and b________(s) shut

• ---> Less m____, less e_________ and few people to shop leading to s______ d______

• ---> People notice the d______ and lower the q______ of life

Select the correct order of the BURGESS Model

(Starting smallest inner circle first)

• CBD

  Inner City

  Inner Suburbs

  Outer Suburb

  Commuter Area

• Inner City

  CBD

  Inner Suburb

  Outer Suburb

  Commuter Area

• Commuter Area

  Outer Suburb

  Inner Suburb

  Inner City

  CBD

• CBD

  Commuter Area

  Inner Suburb

  Outer Suburb

  Inner City