Geography revision

Key words
1. Catchment area: how far away people will travel to use a service
2. Threshold population; the number of people a service needs to be successful
3. Comparison goods: products that are expensive and not frequently bought
4. Convenience good: everyday items that are cheap
5. Footfall: the amount of customers that walk by
Lesson 1 / Changing patterns of retail
1. Two types of goods: comparison, convience
2. The catchment area of a local newsagent is small however Ikea has a large catchment area
3. Shops with a low threshold are shops for example that sell kitchens
4. Shops with a high threshold are shops like MacDonalds
5. One advantage of town centre high streets is that there is easy acsess by public transport however parking is difficult
6. An advantage of a town centre shopping mall is that there is space to develop however it is congested
7. A positive of out of town retail sites is that there is free parking however it is difficult to get to if you don't have a car
8. One advantage of suburban shopping centres is that there is free parking however rent is expensive
Lesson 2
1. The reason why the number of people using online shopping has increased is because t is easier and day to compare
  1. one group of people say its easier
  2. The other say they like the interactive experience
2. Positive impacts include
  1. people that live in remote locations
  2. Companies get more money from the people that I've in the countryside
  3. Less fuems are released due to people not driving there and back
3. Negative impacts
  1. People that work in local shops may lose there job
  2. Independent shops lose money
  3. More lorries incense air pollution
  4. More shops are closing down due to the ease of online shopping and the increasing rent
4. 3 reasons high street shops are closing
  1. Convenience of online shopping
  2. online gives consumers more choice
  3. the success of out of town retail
5. Shops closing down mean less people visit the high street and increase crime
6. The ways to make a high street more appealing is to have more recognised and rarer shops as well as more family friendly space

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