Human landscapes round up

Question 1

Why was the site in Stratford, East London chosen for the Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

It was an area of above average deprivation levels, It had brownfield sites available that needed regeneration

Question 2

What is the definition of containerisation?

Accepted Answer

Revolution in shipping through the use of stacked containers

Question 3

The term Brownfield site can be best defined as...

Accepted Answer

Former industrial areas that have been developed before

Question 4

Which industries dominated the Lea Valley in the 1960s

Accepted Answer

Manufacturing industries

Question 5

Where is the company Westfield (shopping centres) headquartered?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 6

The 1.5m people that left London between 1951 and 1981 were part of the processes of..

Accepted Answer

Counter-urbanisation, Suburbanisation

Question 7

Decentralisation involves the processes of....

Accepted Answer

The creation of business parks on the outskirts of cities, The creation of out of town shopping centres

Question 8

Which of these are concerns proposed for the Olympic regeneration project?

Accepted Answer

That some homes and businesses would be demolished, That the tax payer would pay the brunt of the cost

Question 9

De-industrialisation left parts of East London with unemployment rates of over.....

Accepted Answer

60%

Question 10

How did the Olympic development stimulate re-urbanisation?

Accepted Answer

By significantly improving transport links, By creating a large new urban London park

Question 11

What does the term IMD stand for?

Accepted Answer

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Question 12

Which of these is not an impact of the process of gentrification?

Accepted Answer

The diversity (e.g. in age, race) of an area increases

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