Our Investigation How well does Mill Hill Broadway meet the needs of the local community? How well does Mill Hill Broadway cater for the diverse religions and ethnicities? How well does Mill Hill Broadway cater for the ageing population in the area? Mill Hill is a...
Urban Growth Urbanisation is the growth in the proportion of a country’s population living in urban areas The rate of urbanisation differs between countries that are richer and those that are poorer In ACs, urbanisation happened earlier than in LIDCs ACs have a very...
Case Study: City in an Advanced Country, London London is a world city in south-east England and is the capital city of the UK Over 20% of the UK’s income comes from London It is the centre of the UK’s transport system with road, rail, air and shipping links Companies...
Development Classifications Low-income developing countries (LIDCs) are countries that are poor and have a narrow range of jobs and few services Their GNI per capita is low Their economy tends to be based on primary industry (natural commodities) and they don’t export...
Economic Development Zambia is a country in central southern Africa that was once a British colony The country gained independence in 1964 It is classified as an LIDC – the HDI is 0.43 and the GNI/capita is $3070, almost half the country’s population live in poverty...
Characteristics of the UK Population density varies across the country Cities have high population densities such as London, Glasgow and Birmingham In London it’s about 5500 people per km2 It’s also high in areas around major cities or where there are clusters of...
The UK’s Political Role in the World Many international organisations have been set up to try to avoid conflict, ensuring international co-operation The UK is a member of several international groups The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is a group of 28...
Resource Supply and Demand Resources, such as food, energy and water, are needed for basic human development Without enough nutritious food, people can become malnourished, making them more likely to get ill, stopping them from working and doing well at school A good...
Food Security Food security is when people have access to enough nutritious food to stay healthy and active Countries that produce a lot of food or are rich enough to import the food they need are food secure Food insecurity is when people are unable to access enough...