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1.1a London Global City
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A global city is a city that:
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Interacts with other cities at a global scale
Has a large population of ethnic minorities
Is found near the equator
Is in the top ten cities by population
Globalisation includes the flows of people, ideas, money, goods and making an increasingly complex global web that links people and places together.
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True
False
As communications and transport improve globalisation speeds up this means:
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More trade and more migration
More trade and less migration
Less trade and more migration
Less trade and less migration
Multinational companies often have their headquarters in a global city
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True
False
London attracts economic migrants from all over the world. Economic migrants are people that:
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Move due to war and conflict
Move for better job opportunities and wages
Move as their lives are in danger in their home country
The large number of people migrating to London leads to ______ diversity.
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Sustainable
Cultural
Historic
Mixtural
A Large business which has branches in several countries (e.g. Sony or Apple) are called:
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Global Trading Corporation (GTC),
Multinational Company (MNC)
Continental Globalisation Business (CGB)
In a global city business managers in one city can make decisions that affect:
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Many people worldwide
Just people in the city
Only people in the same country
All of the world’s global cities are financial centres too.
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True
False
London is one of the 3 main financial centres in the world. Which of these is NOT a feature of the financial centre?
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Many banks have their head offices in London.
All the countries new coins and bank notes are made there.
Dealers working at financial markets such as the FTSE buy and sell commodities and shares on the world markets.
‘The management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies’ is a definition of:
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Economy
Finance
Counting
Trading
Global cities are well connected to the rest of the world by airports and ports. Which does not rely on:
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The flow of people
The flow of tourists
Trade with other parts of the world
The sharing of ideas and information
Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Southend are all:
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Popular tourist destinations
Airports that serve London
The 5 biggest global cities in the UK
Professional football teams based in London
Many of the world’s global cities are the home of major media companies. Which of the following is NOT a type of media company found in London?
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National Newspapers
TV stations
Tourist attractions
Filmmakers
The BBC is based in London and their international news channel (BBC World News) is broadcast to over 200 ___________:
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People
Customers
Businesses
Countries
People move to London from others parts of the UK. Which is NOT a reason they move to London?
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It is the capital city
It is the largest city in the UK
Housing is cheaper there
To get a job
To get a university education
In an urban area a ‘zone of deprivation’ is:
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A wealthy area of the town or city
A poor area where poverty is common
An area of a town or city with mainly new buildings
An area of a town or city with mainly industrial land use
Which is NOT used to measure deprivation?
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Percentage of people unemployed
Amount of crime
Number of local shops and services
Average income/wage
Average number of GCSE passes
Deprivation is a more complex way to measure poverty. It considers factors such as job type and income and also:
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Community safety
Health
Local environment condition
All the above
In London zones of Deprivation are:
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Found near the centre in old inner city areas around the CBD
Found mainly towards the edge of the city in the suburbs of greater London.
In an urban area a ‘zone of affluence’ is:
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A wealthy area of the town or city
A poor area where poverty is common
An area of a town or city with mainly new buildings
An area of a town or city with mainly industrial land use
In London zones of affluence are:
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Found near the centre in old inner city areas around the CBD
Found mainly towards the edge of the city in the suburbs of greater London.
People from the same country or region are said to belong to the same:
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Legal group
Church group
Ethnic group
Global group
London has many people from different Ethnic groups. Each ethnic group tends to be:
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Located in areas on the rural-urban fringe
Concentrated in a different area of London
Found in the East of London
Spread out all over the city
Which is NOT a reason people from the same ethnic group tend to live together in the same area of a town or city?
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It can help reduce the feeling of isolation they may face
It can help people feel secure and part of a community
Need to live close to access routes to rural area
The area has housing that they can afford
Which is NOT a reason people from the same ethnic group tend to live together in the same area of a town or city?
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They can establish their own shops, places of worship and other services
It can help preserve their own culture, language, religion, etc.
The area has jobs that suit their skills and culture
Like to live in the newer houses that are built on the rural-urban fringe
London’s roads are congested and central London has high levels of:
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Air pollution
Noise pollution
Traffic jams
All of the above
In London air pollution from the large amounts of road traffic causes:
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Health problems for local people and adds to climate change
Homelessness and adds to climate change
Health problems for local people and increases tectonic activity
Homelessness and increases tectonic activity
The average speed of traffic in central London is 7 mph. This is the same as:
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The speed of the underground trains that run below the streets.
It was in 1900 when most of the traffic was horse and cart.
The average speed across the whole of the UK.
The speed that the water in the Thames flows.
The congestion charge in central London discourages people to:
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Walk
Cycle
Use public transport
Drive their car into the centre
To solve the problems of traffic congestion public transport has been improved such as:
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New buses and more bus routes
Improvements to the London Underground system
Building the Docklands Light Railway
All of the above
To encourage people to cycle and not drive what has been done in London?
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More cycle lanes have been created and many bikes are available to instantly hire.
More cycle lanes have been created and local people have been given free bicycles.
Cycling routes have been made shorter and many bikes are available to instantly hire.
Cycling routes have been made shorter and local people have been given free bicycles.
All of these are ways in which the London Docklands have been redeveloped. Which is an environmental improvement?
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Over 135 km’s of new roads leading to, and within, Docklands have been built.
London City Airport was built in the area.
New shopping centres were built in the area.
Over 160, 000 trees were planted in the area.
All of these are ways in which the London Docklands have been redeveloped. Which is an economic improvement?
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Between 1981 and 1996 over 42,000 new jobs were created in the area.
130,000 hectares of parks and open spaces were created
Many old dock buildings were converted into luxury flats.
Over 19,800 new homes have been built.
All of these are ways in which the London Docklands have been redeveloped. Which is a social improvement?
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Between 1981 and 1996 over 1500 new businesses moved into the area.
17 new nature reserves were created.
Financial and high-tech firms such as the Stock Exchange and the ITV studios moved into the area.
The Docklands Light Railway was built linking areas in the docklands with other parts of London.
Which was NOT a reason why some people disagreed with the redevelopment of the London Docklands?
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New jobs attracted into the area were not suitable for local people
Not enough was done to improve the visual appearance of the area
The new housing that was built was too expensive for the local people
Facilities for local people (e.g. new schools and hospitals) were not built
Which of these does NOT describe what the London Docklands is like today?
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Largest financial centre in UK (one of the top 3 in the world).
A busy port for cruise ships and container ships
Many large skyscrapers which are mostly office blocks.
Which of these does NOT describe what the London Docklands is like today?
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A global centre for tourism which contains all the major tourist sites of London
Many large global companies and banks have their offices and headquarters here
Lots of expensive flats and houses – many with river views
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