2. (i) Examine the statements below and classify them as either a cause of urban change or an effect of urban change/urbanisation for Dublin city.
Exam Dictionary
Examine: Consider an idea in a way that uncovers the assumptions and relationships of the issue. Classify: Group things based on common characteristics.
Cause and effect: The relationship between two things when one thing makes something else happen.
Statements
Dublin’s population is expected to grow by 400,000 in the decades ahead.
Dublin is home to nearly 200,000 non-Irish nationals, more than any other part of the country.
Dublin residential property prices rose by 0.6% in the year to May 2019, with house prices up 0.4% and apartments rising by 0.8%.
Dublin urban sprawl has seen the creation of new towns such as Adamstown and Clonburris.
Dublin is home to four universities and three institutes of technology.
Dublin saw Ireland’s highest number of new residential properties in 2019 at 1,546.
222 SKILLS FOR EXAM SUCCESS GEOGRAPHY Cause or Effect?