WorksheetsGLASGOW - INNER CITY CHANGE
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
When the Clyde shipyards closed this caused Glasgow to have high?
wealth and incomes
economic growth
unemployment
house prices
The high rise flats caused social problems because they ?
were less crowded then the tenement slums
had fitted bathrooms
were new flats
split up communities
The high rise flats had TWO big design flaws:
dampness
poorly built
good views
new flats for all
After a while vacant flats in the high rises became a problem due to ?
nurseries
private enterprise
home working
crime and vandalism
Name an area in Glasgow were housing regeneration has been a big success.
Bearsden
Milngavie
New Gorbals
Shawlands
Who listened to the needs of the local people, and supported low income families by creating affordable housing.
New Gorbals Housing Association
Private landlords
Strathclyde Loch City Council
Private enterprise
Which amenity (public facility) was NOT built in the New Gorbals?
A chemist
A COOP supermarket
A casino
A library
How was employment created for the residents in the New Gorbals?
A call centre
A new ship yard
A steel works
A new airport
How was local traffic made safer in the New Gorbals?
20 mph speed limits, one way streets and plenty of car parking space
A new motorway
A new airport
A supersonic train
What type of buildings replaced the high rise flats?
terraced housing
tenements
modern, low rise flats
new multi storey tower blocks
Which is NOT an example of new tourist industries located at Pacific Quay, in Glasgow?
Science Museum
Riverside Museum
Tall ship Glen Lee
The International Financial Services District
BBC and ITV media industries create which category of jobs?
Primary Sector
Manufacturing Sector
Service Sector
