Industrial City and De-industrialisation Quiz

What led to the development of large factories in the industrial cities of Britain?

• Agricultural innovations

• Accumulation of capital

• Educational reforms

• Mining operations

What was advantageous for factories in the industrial city to be clustered near?

• Forests

• Deserts

• Ports

• Mountains

What was the first country to become fully urbanized by the middle of the nineteenth century?

• Italy

• Germany

• Britain

• France

What has enabled industry to decentralize from old city centres in the late twentieth century?

• Limited road transport

• Lack of power

• Availability of power, telecommunications, and transport

• High geographical variations in cost

What was a principal cause of de-industrialisation in the late twentieth century in UK cities?

• Adoption of motorcars at scale

• Efficient use of space in rural areas

• Cheap overseas labour

• A spiral of decline

From what industry did the UK's employment structure shift to from manufacturing that contributed to de-industrialization?

• Mining

• Services

• Construction

• Agriculture

Across the UK and Europe there was an expansion of industry from the city to where?

• Small towns and rural areas

• Industrial cities

• Forests

• Capital cities

What drove the expansion of industry to out-of-town areas away from the urban core in the 20th C?

• Improved transport links, telecommunications.

• Improved water supply.

• A reduction in crime.

• Wareshousing.

What have been the effects of de-industrialization in the inner city?

• Suburbanization.

• Job losses, low aspiration in communities, poor attitudes towards education.

• Increase in wealth.

• Gentrification.

Sketch out the cycle of decline