A geographer studying urban change in Detroit, USA, noted that between 1950 and 2020, the city's population declined from 1.8 million to under 640,000. Many factories closed and residential areas were abandoned.

What process does this describe?

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A geographer studying urban change in Detroit, USA, noted that between 1950 and 2020, the city's population declined from 1.8 million to under 640,000. Many factories closed and residential areas were abandoned.

What process does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Urban decline/deindustrialisation — Award 1 mark for identifying the correct process. Detroit experienced severe population loss due to factory closures and job losses in manufacturing. C is incorrect — urbanisation involves population growth in cities. D is incorrect — suburbanisation is movement to the urban fringe, not population loss. B is incorrect — urban sprawl refers to physical expansion, not decline.

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Urban decline/deindustrialisation

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Urbanisation

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Suburbanisation

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Urban sprawl

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