Table of Contents
- 1 How is UK divided geographically?
- 2 How is the UK organized?
- 3 How are counties divided?
- 4 How does local government system work in UK?
- 5 What are the key features of villages towns and cities?
- 6 How can pupils explore the key features of cities and towns?
- 7 How does the cost of service provision vary between cities and towns?
How is UK divided geographically?
England is divided into 9 geographical regions. These are London, the North East, North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, East of England and the South West. As you will discover each has its own accents, traditions and character!
How is the UK organized?
Overall, England is divided into nine regions and 48 ceremonial counties, although these have only a limited role in public policy. For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into counties, districts and parishes. Parishes cover only part of England.
What are the divisions of the UK?
The United Kingdom comprises Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain consists of England, Wales and Scotland. All these parts are governed by the central government in London.
How are counties divided?
Most counties have subdivisions which may include townships, municipalities and unincorporated areas. Others have no further divisions, or may serve as a consolidated city-county where a city and a county have been merged into a unified jurisdiction.
How does local government system work in UK?
STRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT England has a mixed system of either single-tier local government in the form of unitary authorities, London boroughs and metropolitan district councils; or two-tier local government with county councils as the upper tier and district or borough councils as the lower tier.
Is London a county or a town?
The City of London is a city and a county. The metropolitan area which became a unified county in 1889 started a process which today has a ceremonial county covering all 32 London Boroughs (this excludes the City of London which is not a London Borough). This was never a town either!
What are the key features of villages towns and cities?
Roads, railways and pathways connect them all, so people from villages can easily get to a city to shop and people who live in towns can easily get out to the countryside. This short film looks at the key features of villages, towns and cities, helping pupils to investigate what makes these places different and what their common features are.
How can pupils explore the key features of cities and towns?
Pupils could start to explore the key features of villages, towns and cities and photograph examples of these key features in their local environment. Following this, pupils could explore how localities change over time and think about whether cities in the future will have the same key features as cities in the past.
Where do cities get their names from?
Most of the streets and avenues of the main cities and towns around the world are also named after prominent people in that city or town. Most places in England derived their names from rivers upon which they were built.
How does the cost of service provision vary between cities and towns?
The cost of service provision tends to increase from cities to towns and semi-dense areas and then to rural areas. As a result, access to these services tends to be highest in cities and lowest in rural areas.