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Card 6

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when there is too great a volume of traffic for roads to cope with, and traffic slows to a crawl

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Card 7

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This is when people move to live on the edge of urban areas. This causes 'urban sprawl' where the city spreads outwards taking up a larger area. Generally, the density of buildings are high in the centre and become more spread out towards the edges. These

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Card 8

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People move out of towns to rural settlements. These are generally 'dormitory' settlements as people only sleep there. They commute to work and make use of urban services such as shops/hospitals/schools. A good example is Marden or Sevenoaks.