Flashcards
theme 1 geography
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- 1housing tenureThe financial and legal relationships of a householder
- 2Renting from a private landlordsuits a wide range of people because market contains a very wide range of properties.
suits students or a young professional's seeking a new job, but is less desirable for families wishing to settle down - 3Renting from a social landlordThese are not-for-profit organisations.
People who apply are put on a waiting list and allocated depending on their housing need. - 4factors affect access to housingNot having a lot or money.
House prices: In some areas can be ten times the average wage of the UK.
Socio-economic status: If you are unemployed or on a low wage you may not be able to access expensive housing or renting from private landlords. - 5quality of lifeQuality of life is a measure of the happiness or contentment we feel
- 6factors that effect quality of lifePersonal health – e.g. long term health-related problems
Environment – the environmental quality of the neighbourhood e.g traffic
facilities - access to facilities e.g. shops - 7Convenience goodsrelatively cheap items such as bread or milk
- 8Comparison goodsmore expensive goods which you may buy only once
- 9Chain storeshops that have more than one retail e.g. tesco
- 10Catchment areasthe area from which a shops draws in its customers
- 11Thresholdthis is the minimum number of people a shop needs to stay alive
- 12challenges to CBDShop rents were expensive.
Less shoppers.
Limited range of shops and goods.
Rise of internet shopping. - 13How can CBDs attract more shoppersimproved parking provisions.
More public toilets.
Lower rates to encourage new owners into empty shop.
Improved town centre signage. - 14urban servicesLeisure and sports facilities.
Cultural venues such as museums.
Health services.
Specialist shops. - 15Does everyone have equal access to urban areasThe services are not distributed evenly through the urban area.
Some services are more expensive than others.
Disabled people may not be able to access to different services. - 16UrbanisationUrbanisation is an increase in the proportion (or % of population) of people living in urban areas and a decrease of people living in rural areas.
- 17Rural to urban migrationthis is where people move from the countryside to the towns and cities seeking a better quality of life
- 18Natural increaseas more people live in towns and cities, they have babies and the population increases
- 19Gentrificationimproving an area so people are attracted into the area. This could be re-tarmacking roads, painting houses or fixing fences
- 20Pull factorspull factors are something that attracts people to major cities e.g. better survaces
- 21Push factorspush factors are something that push people from the countryside to the major cities e.g. Lack of services
- 22A sustainable cityan urban area where residents have a way of life that will last a long time. The environment is not damaged and the economic and social fabric, due to local involvement, are able to stand the test of time.
- 23Affordable homes and second homesrural areas are very popular with house buyers. This pushes the prices up and there is a lack of affordable housing for local people. As a result rural workers have to move. Wealthy tourists often buy second homes which also puts up house prices and reduces the amount of housing available for local people.
- 24Footpath erosionAs more people use the countryside and walk on it they will erode footpaths. This erosion is not equal and the paths can be rutted which can make them unusable for the future.
- 25Noise and traffic congestionwith so many visitors noise and litter are unavoidable. In areas which are very popular with tourists (honey pot sites) often roads are not designed to cope with the volume of traffic.