Where do residents from the surrounding villages of Preston go to do daily shopping and tasks?

Village Fieldwork Identifying The Question Where do residents from the surrounding villages of Preston go to do daily shopping and tasks? Developing A Strategy I aim to discover what services are in each village, and how residents of the villages use the services. I intend to find out the population of each village, in the same year. I will also look at the quality of the streets, houses and public services in each of the villages and rate them accordingly. Data Collection I will use several methods to collect data around the villages that surround Preston. These are things such as land use maps, questionnaires, street/ house appearance recording sheets and a functions recording sheet, which will tell the function of each building in every one of the villages. I will discover the services in each of the villages by using a functions recording sheet, where by each type of function is categorised. The results are as follows: Village Number of Functions & e.g. Longridge 17, supermarket, clothes shop, hardware shop, hairdressers, bakers. Whalley 68, village shop, hardware shop, hairdressers, chip shop. Goosnargh 25, chemists, doctors, chip shop, hairdressers, newsagents, off licences. Grimsargh 21, newsagents, village shop, off licence, hairdressers, public house. Chipping 20, public house, village shop, post office, village hall. Hurst Green 0, public

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Post-war UK redevelopment has turned to an era of urban uncertainty and disorder?

Post-war UK redevelopment has turned to an era of urban uncertainty and disorder? Has there even been a 'golden age' of cities in the UK? How great a diversity in social change has there been between the UK's cities? What other forces and processes reshaped the UK's cities from the 1960s onwards? In This final TMA, I will talk about the changes that take place in UK after the war. Then, I will talk about the post-war cities, changes in identity and race. Finally I will talk about the cities redevelopment, environment issues and state my conclusion on this subject. The post-war years have often been depicted as an era of social stability of secure, functioning institution and established reliable patterns of behavior, low crime, full employment, a benign welfare state, and trusted system of expert knowledge: scientists, doctors, politicians. Some sociological research suggest that the post-war vision of balanced communities and social improvement has resulted in social fragmentation - a ages' and contemporary fragmentation and uncertainty. The de-industrialization of the 70s was accompanied by the rise of service-sector jobs, industrial decline and the recruitment of women, this make tendency to discard heavy industry in favor of services, hi-tech, and new information technology. key element in this is the presence and increasing importance of producer services as an

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Contextualising the text - Yerma.

Throughout his adult life, Garcia Lorca spoke frequently and with great pleasure about the profound importance he attributed to his early childhood in the small villages in the countryside near Granada, and later, in the provincial capital itself. Lorca's father, Federico Garcia Rodriguez was a wealthy landowner with several substantial holdings in the rich alluvial plain called La Vega de Granada. Having been widowed in his first marriage and left without children, Don Federico's second marriage (of which his family disapproved because of the inferior social and economic background of his bride) was to a school teacher from Granada, Vincenta Lorca Romero. The mere fact that she had a profession and a job is an indication of her independence and strength of character. The influence of her personality was to be of the utmost importance for Federico Garcia Lorca, her eldest son, born in June of 1898. The experience of the first ten years in that fertile region of slow rivers and poplar groves, with the snow-capped Sierra Nevada in the distance, seems to have provided Lorca with an inexhaustible well-spring of inspiration and feeling for Spain's rural people and their world. The rural folk he was surrounded by became a great influence in his work as we are shown in his second rural play Yerma. Act 2, scene 1 shows us a parallel to what Lorca would have witnessed often during his

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Account of My Village in the style of Bill Bryson

Account of My Village in the style of Bill Bryson Me, I am from nirvana. Another term would be to describe it would be a thriving cesspit. Many consider this place to be the economic and political nerve centre of Europe. Do you ever wonder where all the stars who don't live in Hollywood live? Well lay your minds at rest they live in Yarnton. Yarnton isn't famous for its high employment rates. It's famous as the entertainment centre of Europe. Yarnton is probably the smallest village in the world; it's a place where leprosy has over-run the millions who live there. The exclusivity of Yarnton render it a hot spot for tourism as the area is known to have the rarest club in the universe the one and only sacred "Royal British Legion". Understandably the RBL is a place where all dreams and fairytales come true. Here kids are free to lavish and enjoy themselves and take part in the several hundred fantastic activities. The noise level in Yarnton can't be picked up by even the most sensitive of noise detectors, until you get a colossal Boeing 747 soar about ten metres above your house. The pilots not concentrate on flying the planes but instead ogle at the unbelievably obese women (the willabies), thereby just scraping your chimney pot. (And there I was thinking pilots had to go on aviation courses!!). Another factor obscuring the country sounds of Yarnton's beautiful wildlife and

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China's one child policy The number of people in China hit 1.3 billion on 6 January 2005, and it's growing by 10 million every year.

China's one child policy The number of people in China hit 1.3 billion on 6 January 2005, and it's growing by 10 million every year. The government thinks the country can't cope with the strain this is putting on society, so it introduced the one child policy to deal with it. This law only lets couples in cities have one child, unless they are from a minority group, or are both only children themselves. If they live in the countryside, they are allowed another after a long break. The one-child policy was introduced to ensure that China, which has historically been prone to floods and famine, could feed its entire people. The 'one child' policy insist on each couple living in the cities should only have one child, unless one or both of the couple are from an ethnic minority or they are both only children. In most rural areas, a couple may have a second child after a break of several years. Critics of the policy maintain it has led in some case to the killing of female infants because of the traditional preference for boys. The number of men is thought to outnumber women in China by more than 60 million. But it is common to find couples in the countryside, where 80% of the population live, with a large number of children. Despite forced abortions and severe financial penalties, many couples still get around the law by sending the pregnant woman to stay with

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  • Subject: Geography
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Identify the problems that two African countries (not including South Africa) have faced since Independence. To what extent can these problems be fully attributed to Colonization?

Identify the problems that two African countries (not including South Africa) have faced since Independence. To what extent can these problems be fully attributed to Colonization? If Africa were a person, it would be a wise, young, memorable woman with a difficult past. It would be wise because of its knowledge through experience, young because of its age in comparison with other countries, memorable because of its life-long history, and a woman because of its patience and grueling work. The continent Africa, to some extent is all these things; but because Africa consists of at least 54 different countries, each with its own chronicle, it is cannot be a person, for a person is a characteristic individual. Thus, Africa is not as wise and collected as it should be. Young? Maybe; memorable? Possibly; but wise? That is debatable. One of the most fascinating things about Africa is its suffering and challenging past. Throughout its years of struggle, its ultimate independence by 1970 has been its biggest achievement. Due to its previous colonization and control, this period was a large step for the continent. Africa was faced with several problems and challenges, some brought shortly after, and some occurring long-term. Whatever the case, many of these difficulties have affected the lifestyle of Africans today that sets Africa apart from the rest of the world at present. The

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land use pattern

Geography GCSE coursework Urban land use in Slough By Kaashif Iqbal Geography GCSE Introduction In this project I will be investigating the different land use patterns in Slough and I will also try to find out which of the urban land use models are likely to fit Sloughs land use pattern. Slough Slough is found in southeast of England. Slough is located west of London, which is the biggest city in England. It is found in a county called Berkshire. The river Thames Passes through Slough and Slough located near the M4, M25 and the M40. Slough is also located near Heathrow airport, which is one of the busiest airports in the world. Slough is famous for having one of the biggest trading estates in Europe. The study of Slough is relevant to my geography GCSE it will provide information on the different land uses in Slough and it also can help me with my coursework, because my coursework is based on the land use of Slough. This could also help me in my exam because a few questions might come up in the exam about urban land use. Hypothesis The land use in Slough will be similar to Burgess's concentric circles model of urban land use. Burgess's concentric circles model Taken from google.com The concentric circles model shows that most of the land will be residential. Earnest Burgess developed the model in 1924 and it was based on a study of Chicago city. In

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of an ageing population? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a youthful population? (Use a least one LEDC and one MEDC case study).

Population Structure What are the advantages and disadvantages of an ageing population? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a youthful population? (Use a least one LEDC and one MEDC case study). The population structure of a country is often usually matched by its stage on the demographic transition model. LEDC's in stages 2-3 generally have very high birth rates and declining death rates. Their population pyramid has a wide base indicating a large youthful dependent population. In contrast MEDC's, in stages 4-5, have low birth and death rates and a rectangular shaped population 'pyramid', indicating a large elderly dependent population. There are many disadvantages of an ageing population. Britain within the last 50 years has seen the percentage of elderly people (65 and over) double to 17% of the population and this figure will continue to rise to nearly 25% by 2040 (15million people). As people age, they become more dependent on the care of others. Traditionally, this care was provided by the family, and was not a problem with relatively low life expectancy. Nowadays with many people living into their 80's and 90's, the need for care presents a burden which many families cannot cope with. Increasingly care is provided in purpose-built accommodation (sheltered housing, retirement homes, etc) run by professional staff. Between 1985 and 1995 the number of people in

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  • Subject: Geography
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What have been Glasgow's urban problems

What have been Glasgow's urban problems? What have been the solutions? What are the recent changes? There are various geological factors that led to Glasgow's importance. One factor was that Glasgow was heavily resourced with iron and coal and these are the two main ingredients when producing steel. This steel is then used for many things such as railways (e.g. The Clyde Tunnel, 1963), bridge building (e.g. Kingston Bridge, 1970) and most importantly shipbuilding. Another factor that led to the importance of Glasgow is that it is situated on the River Clyde; a very deep and wide river. These two combined together, led to a large ship building industry producing in Glasgow and many businesses starting up in this kind of work. However Glasgow soon began to encounter various problems. One problem in Glasgow at this time was the living conditions. The worst part of housing in Glasgow was the Gorbals. They were damp, smelly, infested, and largely overcrowded and these poor conditions led on to various other problems such as: drugs, alcohol, prostitution, vandalism, racism, vagrancy, and vandalism. There was also a lot of illness and disease in these slums during this time, mainly due to the overcrowding, because things spread so quickly from person to person. Another type of housing in Glasgow was a tenement; these were the shady side of Glasgow's prosperity and were mainly

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  • Subject: Geography
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Under Control?

24/11/02 GERMANY: Under Control? "There are at least three more people in the world now than there were when you began reading this sentence." There are more than 6 billion human beings on Earth. Every second five people are born and two people die. At this rate, the world population is doubling every 40 years. This would increase the numbers to be severely high. However, the U.N. (United Nations) predicts that population growth rates will decline over several coming decades. On the other hand, if not, then it is envisioned that the number of people anticipated to be added to the world's population in the next 50 years will be almost as large as the number added in the last 50 years. Population growth is not only a threat to civilization, but will affect very much of the troubles that lie ahead of us in the next century or so. In size, Germany is 356,959 square kilometers. It has a cool continental climate with plentiful rainfall. Germany's population is 83, 251, 851 people, having 233.18 people per km². The overall population growth rate is 0.26%. Germany's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is about $2.17 trillion. The income per Capita though, is $26,200. The type of Government is a Federal Republic. In all of Germany, the predominant religion is Protestant, while the second most popular is Roman Catholic. The overall literacy rate is 99%. The population of Germany

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