Starter quiz
- Liverpool City Region is made up of six local authorities: Halton, Liverpool, Sefton, St. Helens, Knowsley and...
- Toxteth
- Wirral ✓
- Crosby
- Broad Green
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- Urban change is defined as changes that occur in a city due to its ______ or decline.
- 'growth' ✓
- The Liverpool City Region is facing which environmental challenges as a consequence of urban change?
- brownfield and greenfield site development ✓
- industrial and residential dereliction ✓
- employment inequality
- waste disposal ✓
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- Brownfield site are those which...
- have been built on before. ✓
- have not been built on before.
- are prevented from being developed.
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- Increased air pollution is an example of what types of impact?
- positive, economic impact
- positive, environmental impact
- negative, economic impact
- negative, environmental impact ✓
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- Which form of data presentation is good for displaying percentages?
- bar chart
- line graph
- pie chart ✓
- histogram
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Exit quiz
- Match the key term to the definition.
- brownfield⇔land that has been built on before ✓
- greenfield⇔land that has not been built on before ✓
- greenbelt⇔land that is protected from development ✓
- rural-urban fringe⇔broad area of land on the urban/rural boundary ✓
- urban sprawl⇔outward growth of a city or town ✓
- commuter settlement⇔a settlement within easy reach of a city home to lots of city workers ✓
- What is the purpose of greenbelt land?
- To prevent urban sprawl ✓
- To encourage development
- To manage environmental impacts
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- What percentage of undeveloped land in the Liverpool City Region is not within the greenbelt?
- 8% ✓
- 30%
- 70%
- 92%
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- Why are commuter towns such as Formby desirable places to live?
- Affordable housing ✓
- Good transport links to the city ✓
- Limited facilities
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- Which developed on Liverpool's rural-urban fringe has brought increased employment opportunities?
- New Mersey Retail Park ✓
- Halewood Park
- Croxteth Park
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- The potential expansion of what in the rural-urban fringe is threatening wildlife habitats in Oglet?
- Liverpool airport ✓
- Everton football stadium
- Royal Albert Dock
- M56 mototway
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Key learning points
- Significant urban sprawl in the Liverpool City Region has been prevented by extensive greenbelt land.
- Unprotected areas that have been developed include areas within and around Speke, Croxteth Park, Halewood and Aigburth.
- Commuter settlements often develop in the rural-urban fringe and are desirable due to housing and good transport.
- There are positive and negative impacts of urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe.
Common misconception
Pupils can confuse greenfield and greenbelt.
Greenfield refers to land which has never been built. Greenbelt is protected land around major cities in England and is a policy designed to prevent urban sprawl.
Keywords
Rural-urban fringe - a broad area of land at the urban/rural boundary
Greenbelt - land that is protected from development and surrounds major English cities
Urban sprawl - the outward growth of a city into the surrounding countryside
Commuter settlement - a settlement within easy reach of a city (for example, near a station) that houses a high proportion of commuters
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