1- Urban Change in The UK

• What percent of people in the UK live in urban areas

  82%
• Which areas are very sparsely populated

  Scotland and Wales due to being mountainous
• What does the distribution of UK's major cities/densely populated areas show

  reflects its industrial past
• Why did ports such as Liverpool and Bristol grow

  Grew due to the UK being an important trading nation
• Why did areas such as Glasgow and Leeds grow

  Grew during the Industrial Revolution since they were near raw materials such as coal
• Which city has the highest population density

  London

  14,157ppl per km2
• Which city has the lowest population density

  Scottish Highlands /Eileen Saar

  9ppl per km2
• Where do immigrants generally settle

  In larger cities where there are more job opportunities
• Why has their been an increase from urban to rural areas

  Due to an increasing population of older people retiring in these areas
• What has happened to the annual inward migration in the UK since 1997

  the annual inward migration to the UK has been greater then the outward migration
• What is a world city?

  A major city of finance, trade business, politics, culture, science, information gathering and mass media

  serves the whole world and can be considered an important multinational city

  e.g. New York, London, Tokyo
• Where is Bristol located?

  South West England

  borders the county of:

  Gloucestershire to the North

  Wiltshire to the east

  Somerset to the south

  Irish sea to the west and has the river Thames running through it
• What makes Bristol a major UK city

  -largest city in south-west england

  -one of the UK's 10 core cities

  -has a population of 467,000 and is expected to reach 500,000 b 2029
• What is the importance of Bristol

  Education=has 2 universities which attract young educated people

  Industry=has the largest concentration of silicon chip manufacture outside California

  Tourism=UK's 8th most popular city for foreign visitors
• The history of Bristol


  Ships took manufactured goods from Bristol to west africa, here they picked up cargo of kidnapped Africans since they were part of the slave trade

  This was done at Bristol because it has two major docks : Aronmouth, and Royal Portbury

  now bristol imports around 700,000 cars each year from Japan, Germany and South Korea
• Why is Bristol an important international city?


  Transport

  -has good road and rail links

  -ferry services to Europe

  -two major docks

  -Bristol airport links to Europe and USA

  Industry

  -global industries like aerospace and media

  -inward investment from abroad

  Education

  -attracts students from all over the world