Unit 2A - Urban Issues and Challenges - Change in UK cities

Question 1

Population density definition?

Answer 1

Measurement of number of people in an area

Question 2

Brownfield site definition?

Answer 2

Land that’s been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use. Found in urban areas

Question 3

Greenfield site definition?

Answer 3

Plot of land often in rural or edge of urban area that hasn’t been subject to any building development

Question 4

Inequalities definition?

Answer 4

Differences between poverty and wealth

Question 5

Rural-urban fringe definition?

Answer 5

A zone of transition between built-up area and countryside

Question 6

Social deprivation definition?

Answer 6

Degree to which an individual or an area is deprived of services, decent housing, adequate income and local employment

Question 7

Urban regeneration definition?

Answer 7

Revival of old parts of built-up areas

Question 8

Urban sprawl definition?

Answer 8

Unplanned growth of urban areas into surrounding countryside

Question 9

Economic opportunities definition?

Answer 9

Chances for people to improve their standard of living through employment

Question 10

Social opportunities definition?

Answer 10

Chances for people to improve their quality of life