GEOGRAPHY

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Features in the book:
THEME 1 CHANGING PLACES – CHANGING ECONOMIES
Clear and colourful diagrams
aid understanding and cater for
How does the urban environment
Number of different complaints learning styles
The affect exciting, enquirybased
approach
us?
THEME 1 CHANGING PLACES – CHANGING ECONOMIES
to contemporary
Some urban environments have very mixed functions.
geographical They provide issues places for people to live and work as well
enhances as providing every an opportunity How for does people the to urban enjoy a mixture environment
Number of complaints
student's of leisure subject and cultural affect activities us? such as cinemas,
knowledge, theatres critical
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or clubs. With so many different features, these
Some urban environments have very mixed functions.
thinking environments and problemsolving
can be They challenging provide places and exciting for people places to live and work as well
because
skills
people have as different providing perceptions an opportunity or for feelings people to enjoy a mixture
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about the urban environment. of leisure and For cultural example, activities some such people as cinemas,
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enjoy the excitement of theatres a large or clubs. sporting With event. so many Others different features, these
environments can be challenging and exciting places
Distance from the pub
might find that meeting crowds of noisy and excited
because people have different perceptions or feelings
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fans in the street outside about the the stadium urban environment. is a frightening For example, some people
experience. enjoy the excitement of a large sporting event. Others
Distance from the pub
might find that meeting crowds of noisy and excited 1 3
How might the
What ought to happen
fans in the street outside the stadium is a frightening
stadium give
to allow local residents
experience.
Figure 15 The sphere of influence declines with distance.
residents a better to park more easily on In this case the graph shows 1 complaints about a town centre 3
quality of life? How might match the days? What ought to happen
pub. A similar graph could be drawn for other urban features.
to allow local residents
to park more easily Not on all effects are negative. Some features, such as an urban
park, affect people in a positive way.
Stimulus materials
encourage students to
apply their knowledge
of geographical
concepts to different
contexts and issues
stadium give
residents a better
quality of life?
match days?
Activities
Figure 15 The sphere of influence declines with distance.
In this case the graph shows complaints about a town centre
pub. A similar graph could be drawn for other urban features.
Not all effects are negative. Some features, such as an urban
park, affect people in a positive way.
1 Study Figures Activities 25, 14 and 15. Explain why the
Millennium 1 Study Stadium Figures might 25, 14 affect and 15. people Explain why in the
Riverside in Millennium different Stadium ways to might those affect living people in in
Rhiwbina in Riverside the north in different of Cardiff. ways to those living in
Rhiwbina in the north of Cardiff.
2 Study Figure 2 Study 15. Figure Make 15. a Make copy a of copy the of diagram the diagram
and match and each match of the each following of the following statements statements to to
Figure 14 The Millennium Figure Stadium 14 The Millennium is only a 5-minute Stadium is walk only a 5-minute walk
the correct the numbered correct numbered arrow. arrow.
away from these houses away in Riverside, from these Cardiff houses in Riverside, Cardiff
A The outer A The limit outer of complaints. limit of complaints. Everyone Everyone
living inside this line is within the sphere of
living inside this line is within the sphere of
Investigating spheres of influence
influence.
Investigating spheres of influence
i n fl u e n B ce . People living in this neighbourhood are
Each feature of the urban environment has a sphere of B People living hardly in ever this disturbed neighbourhood by noise. are
Each feature of the urban influence. environment This is an area has within a sphere which of local residents hardly C ever Most disturbed complaints by about noise. noise are from
influence. This is an area may be within affected which in either local a residents good or bad way. A skate C Most complaints people living about closest noise to the are pub. from
may be affected in either park, a for good example or bad will provide way. A benefits skate for teenagers in
people D living People closest living here to the sometimes pub. complain
the local area. The noise from a busy road, however, may
about noise from the pub.
park, for example will provide benefits for teenagers in
D People living here sometimes complain
be a nuisance to people living close by.
the local area. The noise from a busy road, however, may
about noise from the pub.
be a nuisance to people Most living features close of the by. urban environment have the greatest
effect on the people living closest to them. For example,
Most features of the urban town centre environment pubs and night have clubs the greatest can be very rowdy
places at closing time. Local residents complain about
effect on the people living closest to them. For example,
noise, bad language and drunken fights on the street,
town centre pubs and night clubs can be very rowdy
especially at the weekend. The worst affected properties
places at closing time. are Local next to residents pubs. People complain houses about further away hear
noise, bad language and less drunken of the noise. fights Geographers on the street, call this the ‘friction of
especially at the weekend. distance’ The and worst its effect affected is shown properties in Figure 15.
are next to pubs. People 8 in houses further away hear
less of the noise. Geographers call this the ‘friction of
distance’ and its effect is shown in Figure 15.