Unit 13: Option G — Urban Environments
Topic 13.3: Urban environmental and social stresses Questions
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Give and develop one reason why crime rates are often high in the most socially deprived parts of a city.
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A common economic reason cities lose green space over time is...
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Concrete and tarmac warm a city mainly because they have a...
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Which is a physical site factor that locates low-income housing?
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Multiple deprivation means that several problems…
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Crime is often high in deprived areas mainly because of…
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Explain how economic and political factors influence where low-quality residential areas are located in a city.
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Explain how deindustrialisation can cause social deprivation in cities of high-income countries.
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Outline two indicators a geographer could use to measure social deprivation in a city.
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Explain two distinct ways in which human activity changes the microclimate of a city.
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Explain one environmental benefit and one separate social benefit of reducing traffic in a city.
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Outline how one physical factor influences where low-income residential areas develop within a city.
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The table shows four deprivation indicators across four neighbourhoods of one city.
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Explain two reasons why social deprivation is common in the rapidly growing cities of low-income countries.
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A flow diagram shows the cycle of deprivation in a deprived urban neighbourhood. Three stages are labelled below; box A is blank.
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The table shows the night-time air temperature recorded along a transect across a city, from one rural edge to the other.
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Rapid urban growth tends to raise environmental stress because...
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Which is an environmental benefit of reducing traffic in a city?
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The urban heat island effect means a city is usually...
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In the cycle of deprivation, few local jobs lead most directly to…
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