Year 9 London assessment

revision guide
Lessons 23-26
on the VLE

Please use this

as just a guide
please!
Do you know the definition of
world city?
 A world city is an important
multinational city, having large
economic, cultural and political influence
over the whole world
 The majority of world cities are in higher-
income countries (HICs)
 Can you read a bar chart?

Key terms to Graph description:

use:
 Decrease
- Overall trend: has it
 Slight
increased/decreased?
 Reached
 Peak
- Use dates and amounts
 Increase
 Rapid
- Pick out the
 Steady
peaks/lows
 Climbing
 Decline
 Mega city
Do you know the impacts of international
migration?
Do you know the pro/cons of a brownfield site?

Brownfield site - Site that has been built on

before and has now been left derelict.

There are many sites like these in London

Greenfield site – not been built on before, usually

green and on edge of a city.

Building here can lead to the urban sprawl…

Do you know the definition and
impacts of ‘urban sprawl’?
Sprawling cities consume green spaces,
 Urban Sprawl involves the expansion of urban
settlements into the surrounding rural areas
affecting wildlife habitats as well as reducing
available farmland
More cars means there is more traffic
leading to more types of pollution such as
noise and air pollution
People in sprawling cities may live further
away from their families and friends leading
to social isolation
Building on the outskirts of sprawling cities
costs money which may lead to higher tax
for people.
 Do you know where the congestion
charge and the ultra low emission zone
(ULEZ) is?
The Congestion Charge was set around the M25
and is a £15 daily charge if you drive within the
Congestion Charge zone.
This is between 07:00-22:00, every day.

It operates the same area as ULEZ: Most

vehicles, including cars and vans, need to meet
the ULEZ emissions standards or their drivers
must pay a daily charge to drive within the zone.
The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) operates
24/7/365
The Lea Valley Regeneration Project – London Olympics 2012
Do you know how the local area has been improved?
Do you know the reasons why the area needed to be regenerated?
The main features of the project?
The social, economic and environmental impacts of the project?

Use textbooks pg 158, 159, 160 and 161 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opUTx7VJwnw

Regeneration is the process of redeveloping that land and revitalising the area by attracting economic
investment and new employment and creating a much improved living environment.