CCEA GCSE Geography Unit 2 Theme B Changing Urban Areas quiz

The increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities

The movement of people out of cities to the countryside

The clearing of old factories

The fall in a city's birth rate

Poverty in the countryside

Few rural jobs

The hope of work and better services

Poor rural healthcare

The suburbs

The central business district (CBD)

The rural-urban fringe

The inner city

Land is the cheapest there

There are no people there

It is far from transport links

Land is the most expensive, so building upwards uses limited space

Land value, accessibility and age of building

Rainfall, temperature and wind

The number of schools only

Soil type and rock type

People moving into cities from the countryside

The growth of the central business district

People moving out of cities to smaller towns and the countryside

The building of squatter settlements

Deindustrialisation and the closure of factories

Rapid rural-urban migration

The building of squatter settlements

A rise in the birth rate

Higher city house prices

Better transport and working from home

More factories in the inner city

A lack of rural housing

Demolishing a city centre completely

Moving people to the countryside

Building only on greenfield land at the edge

Renewing a run-down area with new buildings, jobs and transport

Strong rural-urban migration and high natural increase

Counter-urbanisation to the countryside

Deindustrialisation

A falling birth rate

A modern suburb with large gardens

An area of self-built housing on land the residents do not legally own

A regenerated docklands area

The central business district of a poorer city

Large, well-built houses

Excellent piped water and sewerage

No clean water or proper sanitation

Plenty of secure, well-paid jobs

By demolishing the settlement entirely

By moving everyone to the city centre

By banning new arrivals

By giving residents materials, loans and land ownership to improve their own homes

Demolishes it and rebuilds elsewhere

Leaves it completely unchanged

Moves residents to the suburbs

Improves it in place by adding roads, water, sewerage and services