6. The London Underground
map with a difference
• Tube stop numbers represent life
expectancy.
• Tones of grey indicate levels of child
poverty.
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7. Task:
1. Fill in the life expectancy data for tube stops
along the Central Line.
2. Describe the patterns of life expectancy and
poverty along the Central Line.
3. Write down what factors you think might be
causing these patterns to occur?
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9. Task: Investigation of social
deprivation and poverty
• You will work in pairs to explore social deprivation and poverty
in London.
• You have an information pack which includes
maps, photographs and charts.
You must use these to:
1) Identify where the areas of greatest deprivation occur.
2) Identify a range of symptoms associated with social
deprivation and poverty.
3) Describe some of the features of the areas you identify.
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11. HIC cities: social, economic and
environmental problems
Loss of Poor health and Urban
business malnutrition decay
Derelict Poverty: food; Lack of open
buildings money; fuel. space
High levels Air pollution Overcrowding
of crime
High Few people
Poor unemployment can afford
housing their own
conditions Segregation home
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12. However, some areas undergo
regeneration…
London Docklands
Salford Quays, Manchester
Hulme, Manchester
Stratford, London
Newcastle
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13. Further information:
Data sets, maps, reports, news and videos
• London Data store
http://data.london.gov.uk/
• London Profiler
http://www.londonprofiler.org/
• London’s Poverty Profile
http://www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk/
• Deprivation and Poverty in London: get the data
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/datablog/2012/a
pr/12/deprivation-poverty-london
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