The aim of this fieldwork day is to comprehensively study the geographical features display by the "out of town" retailing/ service area known as Culverhouse Cross in Cardiff.

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The aim of this fieldwork day is to comprehensively study the geographical features display by the “out of town” retailing/ service area known as Culverhouse Cross in Cardiff.

In order to achieve our aim we must identify our objectives or hypotheses.

  1. Why has a service/retailing area developed at Culver house cross?

  1. Do Customers prefer shopping in Culverhouse cross to the CBD of Cardiff?

  1. Has the development of retailing outlets affected traffic flows in this part of Cardiff?

  1. Are there adequate facilities for pedestrians to move easily between the businesses located at Culverhouse cross?

This Geography Coursework contains 20% of Geography exam. For my G.C.S.E I decide to go to Culver house cross because I could not do physical fieldwork due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Culverhouse cross is built on the outer skates of town in a highland area. I decide to go to an out of town retailing area. The term retail means out of town shopping areas. These were usually built because shopping areas in town have overcrowded. So some people might want to go there since there is less overcrowding. Culverhouse Cross is built at the out skates of Cardiff.  I wanted to know more about retailing areas e.g. What was retail and What kind of place was Culver before? I also wanted to find out if people visit Culverhouse cross as much as they visit CBD.

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        This task was done on Tuesday the 3rd of April when we as a group decided to go to Culverhouse Cross. This was mainly to know more about the out of town shopping areas and their geological features mainly answering the ...

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