Urban
National 5 Style
Questions
Geography Department
St Ninian’s High School
1.
Proposed Victoria and Albert Museum, Dundee
The Victoria and Albert is a museum of art and design. The £47 million project
will be the centrepiece of the redeveloped waterfront in Dundee. It will attract
an additional 500,000 visitors a year to the city.
Describe the possible social and economic benefits which the opening of the new museum
will have for the area.
2.
Two possible Sites for a Housing Development
Brownfield
Greenfield
On which site would it be better to build a new housing development?
Give reasons for your answer.
3.
4
5
Different Zones in a City
Mr and Mrs Boal and their two teenage children are moving to the city shown above.
They have found houses for sale in the three locations identified.
Which location do you think they should choose?
5
Give reasons for your choice.
4.
Proposed Expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport
Arguments for and against the Expansion of Heathrow
Study the two diagrams above.
5
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the expansion of Heathrow Airport for
South East England?
5.
Heriot Watt Research Park, Edinburgh
A research park is an industrial area where companies research and manufacture hightech goods such as micro-electronics equipment and bio-technology products.
Explain why Heriot Watt Research Park is a good location for companies.
6.
Development at Menie Estate
A foreign businessman is developing the Menie Estate as a luxury golf resort.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development for the area?
7.
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Land Use Zones in Urban Areas
6
Changing Land Values from Centre
to Edge of City
6
Choose any two zones shown in the diagram above.
For each zone chosen, give reasons for the ways in which the land has been used.
8.
Land Use in a Scottish City
Give reasons for the patterns of the land use shown in both the suburbs and the Central
Business District.
9.
6
Factors influencing the Location of a Science Park
Location of University of
Southampton Science Park
Site of University of
Southampton Science Park
Study the diagrams above.
In your opinion, which three factors were most important in the location of the University
of Southampton Science Park?
5
Give reasons to support your choice.
10.
Location of Housing Types
Explain in detail why there are different types of houses in Zones 1 and 3.
11.
6
Eurocentral
Extract from a News Report
“Eurocentral is a 260 hectare greenfield site where new large-scale
industrial development is planned.
This is expected to have a significant impact on the surrounding
communities, where old industry has been in decline.”
Study the two diagrams above.
Describe the benefits and problems which new, large-scale industrial development may
bring to areas such as this.
6
12.
Central Business District of a Large City
Study the diagram above.
In recent years many changes have taken place in the Central Business Districts of British
cities.
Give reasons for these changes.
5
Land Values in a City
13.
Features of Housing Areas
Look at the two diagrams above.
6
Explain the features of either the Inner City or the Suburbs.
Street Maps of two Areas in Greater Glasgow
(Scale 1: 10,000)
14.
Explain why the urban environments in Areas A and B are different.
Your answer may refer to age, quality of environment, street pattern and location.
6
15.
a)
b)
Projected Urban Growth
Describe the trends shown on the graph.
Explain why some people in developed countries move from urban to rural areas.
6
4
16.
Kibera Slum, Nairobi, Kenya
For Nairobi, or any other developing city
you have studied, describe the measures
taken to improve the quality of life in
shanty towns such as Kibera.
5
17.
Number of New Factories Opening in Eastern Asia (2010)
Why are many large companies choosing to build factories in Eastern Asia?
18.
Changes in the Inner City
For a named city in the developed world, describe ways in which inner city areas are being
improved.
19.
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5
Rural—Urban Migration in India
39 million people
have migrated from
rural to urban areas
since 2005
6
Why do people in developing countries move from rural to urban areas?
Changing Industrial Location
19th Century —Inner City
21st Century —Edge of City
20.
Explain why many new factories now locate at the edge of cities.
City Centre Traffic Congestion
21.
a)
b)
22.
5
For a city in a developed country you have studied:
What methods have been used to encourage people to use public transport;
How successful have these methods been?
6
Tourists Visiting Vietnam
Study the graph above.
Describe the benefits and problems caused by increased tourism in developing countries.
5
Urban Sprawl
23.
What effects does urban sprawl have on rural areas?
4
Malaysia
24.
Airports in Malaysia
Location of Malaysia
“Malaysia now has one of south-east Asia’s most successful economies.”
BBC Spokesperson, March 2010
Explain why many international companies are now locating their factories in developing
countries such as Malaysia.
4
25.
For any named Economically Less Developed city you have studied, describe measures
taken to improve the quality of life in shanty towns.
26.
5
Nueva Condomina—Murcia in Spain
The shopping centre includes a 15 screen multiplex and a 13,700m2
Hypermarket.
There is parking for 6500 cars.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this or any other Edge of Town shopping
development you have studied?
27.
5
A Brazilian shanty town
ELDC = Economically Less Developed
Country
EMDC = Economically More Developed
Country
5
28.
For a named ELDC city you have studied, describe attempts made to improve living
conditions in shanty towns.
“During recent years the populations of many EMDC cities have decreased dramatically
due to out-migration.”
Describe ways in which city authorities have attempted to encourage people to move back
into their city.
29.
30.
31.
5
Shopping Area, Cardiff City Centre
For a named city you have studied in an EMDC, give reasons for the main changes which
have taken place in the city centre shopping area over the last thirty years.
5
For a named Developed World city you have studied, describe the changes that have taken
place in the Central Business District (CBD).
Your answer should refer to specific named locations within your chosen city.
6
A summary model of Land Use in a City
4
Describe and explain the main urban landscape characteristics of either the inner city or
the outer suburbs.
32.
33.
For a named city which you have studied in the Developed World, explain the ways in which
its site and situation contributed to its growth.
6
With reference to any Developed World City you have studied, describe and explain the land
use changes in recent years in either the Central Business Disctrict (CBD) or the inner city.
6
34.
Referring to Glasgow, or any other named city you have studied in an Economically More
Developed Country (EMDC):
a)
b)
35.
suggest the impact that an out-of-town shopping centre may have had on shopping in the
traditional CBD;
describe and explain the changes, other than shopping, which have taken place in the CBD
over the past few decades.
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Traffic Congestion
“Traffic congestion is now a major problem facing many cities in EMDCs”.
6
Describe and explain schemes which have been introduced to reduce problems of traffic
management in any named city you have studied in an EMDC.