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Impact of urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe

I can explain how urban change has led to pressure on areas of Liverpool’s rural-urban fringe.

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Impact of urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe

I can explain how urban change has led to pressure on areas of Liverpool’s rural-urban fringe.

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Key learning points

  1. Significant urban sprawl in the Liverpool City Region has been prevented by extensive greenbelt land.
  2. Unprotected areas that have been developed include areas within and around Speke, Croxteth Park, Halewood and Aigburth.
  3. Commuter settlements often develop in the rural-urban fringe and are desirable due to housing and good transport.
  4. There are positive and negative impacts of urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe.

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

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.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Liverpool City Region is made up of six local authorities: Halton, Liverpool, Sefton, St. Helens, Knowsley and...
Toxteth
Correct answer: Wirral
Crosby
Broad Green
Q2.
Urban change is defined as changes that occur in a city due to its or decline.
Correct Answer: growth
Q3.
The Liverpool City Region is facing which environmental challenges as a consequence of urban change?
Correct answer: brownfield and greenfield site development
Correct answer: industrial and residential dereliction
employment inequality
Correct answer: waste disposal
Q4.
Brownfield site are those which...
Correct answer: have been built on before.
have not been built on before.
are prevented from being developed.
Q5.
Increased air pollution is an example of what types of impact?
positive, economic impact
positive, environmental impact
negative, economic impact
Correct answer: negative, environmental impact
Q6.
Which form of data presentation is good for displaying percentages?
bar chart
line graph
Correct answer: pie chart
histogram

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the key term to the definition.
Correct Answer:brownfield,land that has been built on before
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land that has been built on before

Correct Answer:greenfield,land that has not been built on before
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land that has not been built on before

Correct Answer:greenbelt,land that is protected from development
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land that is protected from development

Correct Answer:rural-urban fringe,broad area of land on the urban/rural boundary
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broad area of land on the urban/rural boundary

Correct Answer:urban sprawl,outward growth of a city or town
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outward growth of a city or town

Correct Answer:commuter settlement,a settlement within easy reach of a city home to lots of city workers
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a settlement within easy reach of a city home to lots of city workers

Q2.
What is the purpose of greenbelt land?
Correct answer: To prevent urban sprawl
To encourage development
To manage environmental impacts
Q3.
What percentage of undeveloped land in the Liverpool City Region is not within the greenbelt?
Correct answer: 8%
30%
70%
92%
Q4.
Why are commuter towns such as Formby desirable places to live?
Correct answer: Affordable housing
Correct answer: Good transport links to the city
Limited facilities
Q5.
Which developed on Liverpool's rural-urban fringe has brought increased employment opportunities?
Correct answer: New Mersey Retail Park
Halewood Park
Croxteth Park
Q6.
The potential expansion of what in the rural-urban fringe is threatening wildlife habitats in Oglet?
Correct answer: Liverpool airport
Everton football stadium
Royal Albert Dock
M56 mototway

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