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Uk Population 3rd class Geography - English. In the UK. VOCABULARY. Census= censimento Figure= cifra Percentage= percentuale Increase= aumento to increase= aumentare Dicrease= diminuzione to dicrease= diminuire Trends= tendenze Growth= crescita To rise= crescere To reach= raggiungere
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VOCABULARY Census= censimento Figure= cifra Percentage= percentuale Increase= aumento to increase= aumentare Dicrease= diminuzione to dicrease= diminuire Trends= tendenze Growth= crescita To rise= crescere To reach= raggiungere Higher population density/lower poputation density = densità di popolazione più alta/più bassa Per square kilometre= per chilometro quadrato Constraint= costrizione, obbligo Lack= mancanza Retired people= pensionati
List of cities in order of population • 1 London 7,074,265 • 2 Birmingham 1,020,589 • 3 Leeds 726,939 • 4 Glasgow 616,430 • 5 Sheffield 530,375 • 6 Bradford 483,422 • 7 Liverpool 467,995 • 8 Edinburgh 448,850 • 9 Manchester 430,818 • 10 Bristol 399,633 • out of 5 people live in towns or cities
London Birmingham Manchester Glasgow
Where do minority ethnic people live? Concentrated in the cities (only 2% live in rural areas) Concentrated in England (less in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) About 45% live in Greater London 80% of the total black African population in Greater London Other regions: West Midlands, Yorkshire, North-West England (esp Pakistani) Scotland: only 1.25% of the population
Why do ethnic minority people live in particular areas? 1. “Choice” theory: they prefer (social support, same language, religion, culture) 2. “Constraint” theory: they must (low economic position, lack of info about housing opportunities, fear of discrimination)
Social trends Long term projections: peak around 2050, then slow fall An increasing number of old people (1 in 6 in 2000 aged 65 and over) A move away from cities and larger towns, a decrease in large industrial areas, an increase in rural and suburban areas of the South (changes in employment opportunities) Retired people to the south coast A growing multicultural society (projections: minority ethnic population will double by 2020 - higher birth rate)