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Explore how shopping has changed from local high streets to supermarkets and online stores, and discover what these changes mean for people, places and the environment.

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Fascinating Fact:

Before the 1950s, most households shopped daily at local high street or corner shops, often on foot, and usually it was women who did most of the shopping.

In KS3 Geography, you study how shopping patterns link to settlements, transport and land use. Geographers investigate why some high streets decline while out-of-town centres and online shopping grow.

Key Terms

High street: The main shopping street in a town or city, usually with a mix of independent and chain stores.
Retail park: A group of large shops, often with car parking, usually found on the edge of a town or near a major road.
Shopping pattern: The way people choose where, when and how often they shop, and which types of shops they use.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Why do geographers study shopping in KS3 Geography?

Geographers study shopping to understand how it affects land use, transport, jobs and the health of town centres, as well as how different groups of people access services.

What is the difference between convenience and comparison goods?

Convenience goods are everyday items like bread and milk that people buy frequently. Comparison goods are higher cost items, such as clothes or electronics, that people compare between shops before buying.

How has online shopping affected traditional high-street shops?

Online shopping has increased customer choice and home delivery, but it has also reduced footfall for some high-street shops, leading to more empty units in certain town centres.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Where are large department stores usually found?

City centre

Council estate

Industrial estate

Inner suburbs

Many of these opened in the early twentieth century when people still shopped regularly in city centres. A lot of these companies have been put out of business by people going to out-of-town shopping centres

2 .

Cheap items, bought often, are called what?

Consolidated goods

Convenience goods

Emergency goods

Subsistence goods

For example bread, milk, newspapers

3 .

What does CBD stand for?

Central Business District

City Banking Department

Clothing Bargain Day

Controlled Business Development

This is the area near the centre of a town or city where most of the commerce is found

4 .

The area a shop serves is the sphere of what?

Attraction

Custom

Influence

Trade

A shop needs a large 'sphere of influence' in order to thrive

5 .

What sort of map best shows the sphere of influence?

Flow map

Street map

Tidal map

Treasure map

A flow map can be used to show movement of almost anything, including shoppers

6 .

Primark and H&M are examples of what?

Chain stores

Hypermarkets

Retail parks

Shopping parades

A series of shops owned by one company

7 .

Who would object most to internet shopping?

A disabled person

A family in a remote area

A shop assistant

Someone who works long hours

They could lose their job if the shop loses customers

8 .

What word means 'settlements put into order of size or importance'?

Conurbation

Hierarchy

Plutarchy

Tiers

You will see this word used in many different contexts

9 .

The Trafford Centre is on the outskirts of which city?

Bristol

Leeds

Manchester

Newcastle

It's in Trafford Park just west of Manchester

10 .

Which is not an argument against out-of-town shopping centres?

Their goods are dearer

They are often built on farmland

They cause competition for traditional shops

They cause increased traffic

As well as the advantages, out-of-town shopping centres have disadvantages too

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Human and physical geography

Author: Jan Crompton (KS3 Geography & History Teacher, Professional Quiz Writer)

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