§7.2 Kinkerbuurt

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

§2 - The Kinkerbuurt

Program

• Notifications
  
• Keywords of paragraph 2
  
• LessonUp questions and notes
  

Notifications

This week I discuss with Mrs Dokter about your marks!

Study the keywords

Study all the key words of §7.2 in your coursebook

You need to know what key words mean, but also which description belongs to which key word!

What key words or new terms do you remember from §1?

high-rise buildings

amenities

single-family homes

 spatial planning

Today, Recap:

> What does the spatial planning looks like in an old residential area?

> What are the consequences of urban renewal?

> What are the characteristics of residents?

Dutch postcard

A residential area is:

- an area where you can live

- a part of a city around the city centre

> old houses, built between 1870 and 1920

> high housing density

Kinkerbuurt has a high housing density. What does this mean?

1. There are lots of homes per square kilometre
2. Lots of people live in one high rise building
3. Lots of houses are built in a short period of time
4. All the houses are spread apart

Bad conditions! > Urban renewal

- Small houses, badly built

> demolition and new build

> renovation

>> changed whole neighbourhoods in some places!

Renewal of residential areas in a city = urban renewal

Why did the old apartments need to be demolished (knocked down)

1. Because they were unsafe
2. They were too small
3. They were badly built
4. There was no sunlight in them

Some houses were demolished, and some were renovated. What is the difference between these terms?

Residents

 natural population growth

 household

 housing occupancy 

age structure

 ethnic person

cultural area

non-western ethnic persons

 cultures

 multicultural society

There are 10,000 residents in Kinkerbuurt, but this number is increasing. Why?

1. People are moving away in search of bigger houses
2. Natural population growth (more births than deaths)
3. People are migrating to the area
4. Lots of tourists visit the area

What can a population be COMPOSED of? (made up of) Use key terms in your answer!

What is the most common type of housing occupancy in Kinkerbuurt?

Why is Amsterdam known as a multi-cultural society?

1. Because the residents eat lots of different types of foods
2. Because it has lots of tourists from different countries
3. There are many ethnic people that live in Amsterdam
4. There are many people that live in Amsterdam that have different cultures

Describe households in your neighbourhood. What can you say about age or ethnic groups?

Homework for next lesson!

Next lesson we will work on our assignments and maybe discuss the test.

You can start with your assignments of §7.2: 2 (spatial planning), 3 (de hallen), 4 (urban renewal), 5 (urbanization) and 6 (natural population growth)