1. Which is the most likely reason for a nucleated settlement A Narrow valley B Crossroads C A beach 2. The movement from a town/city is: A Urban sprawl B Commuting C Counterurbanisation 3. This is in the Western Isles of Scotland A Isle of Skye B Isles of Hills C South Wales 4. Socio-economic refers to A Nice environment B Jobs C Remoteness 5. Which is the socio-economic consequence of depopulation? A Abandoned village B An increase in fishing jobs C More roads being built 6. The inner city is further away from the city centre than the suburbs A True B False 7. What is the difference between suburbanisation and counterurbanisation? A Suburbanisation means the movement to the suburbs. Counterurbanisation is movement to a smaller town or the countryside B They mean the same thing C Suburbanisation means movement to the countryside. Counterurbanisation is movement to an urban area. 8. Example of public utilities are: A A range of professional and well paid jobs B Water, energy and waste treatment C Education and paying tax 9. What made the Isle of Skye a popular place to move to? A Good jobs in agriculture B The building of a bridge and removing tolls C The government was giving people money to move there 10. Which is not a reason for the increasing need of housing? A More people living alone through divorce B An increase in the national population C A desire for more tele-cottaging 11. Which describes an environmentally friendly housing development? A Eco town B Greenfield town C Brownfield town 12. Which describes a brownfield site? A An old wheat farm B A derelict factory C A high rise apartment 13. What is a group of home shut away in a high security compound? A An eco town B A gated community C A suburban housing estate 14. What is it known as when part of a garden is sold off as a building plot? A Garden building B Garden development C Garden grabbing 15.What is it known as when the industry in an area closes down? A Industrialisation B Deindustrialisation C Dereliction 16. Why did some cities experience deindustrialisation? A Jobs moved abroad B The countryside was a better place to develop C The buildings started to look shabby 17. What is the strategy called that is designed to regenerate a run-down city? A Development and industrialisation strategy B Redevelopment and renewal strategy C Economic and renewal strategy 18. Which is not an aim of the strategy? A To find new economic activities and jobs B To find new uses for the empty factory buildings C To revive the cotton industry by producing it more cheaply SWAP Answers 1. B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.A 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. C 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. C Brownfield versus Greenfield site Advantages of a Brownfield site • Reduces the loss of countryside which could be put to agricultural use • Helps to revive old and disused urban areas. • Services, eg water, electricity and sewerage are already in place • Located in a more central area (easy access) Disadvantages of a brownfield site • Often more expensive to clear old buildings • Often surrounded by rundown areas • Higher levels of pollution (so unhealthy) • Roads may not be modern (too narrow) Advantages of a greenfield site • Relatively cheap and can build quicker • Layout is not hampered by previous development (i.e. can spread out) • Healthier environment Disadvantages of a greenfield site • Valuable green land lost • Attractive scenery lost • Wildlife habitats disturbed • Noise and light pollution • Encourages urban sprawl