UK cities

• Major cities in the UK

  • Located along rivers for transport links and water supply
  • Located near but not on highland areas as it's difficult to build on highland
• Major cities in the UK first underwent the industrial revolution
• Major cities in the UK

  • Well connected to the rest of the UK through roads like the M1
  • Often found coastal or with canals linking to other cities
• Each country in the UK has a capital city
• Choropleth map


  Shows population density, with lightest colour being lowest density and darkest being highest
• High population density areas


  Have strong economic forces and job opportunities
• High population density areas

  Have good transport links, e.g. airports, ports
• Positive multiplier effect


  Industry sets up in an area, providing more jobs, which attracts more people, who spend more money, creating more industry and jobs
• Lower population density areas

  Are more remote, have more difficult relief like mountains, or are national parks
• More elderly people are choosing to live in rural areas, a process called counter-urbanization
• The south of the UK is more densely populated due to more flat land, more businesses and job opportunities
• It is a struggle to get companies to invest in the north of the UK
• Migrants often move to big cities for better job opportunities and existing migrant communities
• People are moving from London to rural areas in a process of counter-urbanization, but still want quick access back to London