Question

Describe the national and international importance of a HIC city you have studied. (6 marks)​

Answer 1

Answer:

The UK has a population of over 65 million people. The major cities of the UK can be seen on the map. London is the UK's largest city and Birmingham is its second largest city.

Map of the major cities in the UK.

Map of some of the UK's cities

The bar chart shows population density in the UK. Scotland has the lowest population density at 68 people per km2 whereas England has the highest population density at 413 people per 2.

England has population density of 410 per sq km, Wales 150, N Ireland 140, Scotland 60.

London has local, regional and even world importance:

Internal and international accessibility - London has great importance due to its high connectivity. It has an orbital motorway (M25) and a series of motorways linking it with the other major centres in the UK (M1 to Leeds, M4 to Bristol and the M2 to Dover). It is also the focus of the rail network with major rail termini such as Waterloo and Paddington. It has 5 international airports and the business airport of Heathrow has five terminals. It is also the terminus of the international Eurostar rail service.