Cardiff Central Business District

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Showing the retail district with shoppers in Cardiff CBD.

Showing a shopping street (Queen St) in Cardiff City centre - shops in the retail district with shoppers and "everyman" on a cloudy day in 2003
From: News Stockshots
First Broadcast : 20 May 2003

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 11-14,14-16

Subject : Geography

Topic : Economic activity, Settlements, Trade, Urban geography

Keywords : Landuse zones, Urban areas, Cardiff, CBD, Central Business District, Queen Street,

Notes : Clip illustrates land use zones in an urban area - the CBD. Illustrating retail shopping in the CBD. Clip without commentary so therefore useable in classes using either Welsh or English. Compare what was filmed here to current views of the area. Can use for creative writing purposes - ask pupils to make up a story based around shopping in central Cardiff.

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