Geography Definitions

LANDFILL SITE

hole in the ground where rubbish is dumped and buried

RESOURCE

something we use and rely on

APPROPIATE TECHNOLOGY

technology that is appropriate to the situation, that will use the skills and suit the needs of local people

AID

the giving of resources from 1 country or organisation to another country
eg. money, expertise, goods

Long Term AID

usually takes years before it is of full benefit to a country

BILATERAL AID

directly from 1 country to another. Sometimes strings attached

MULTILATERAL AID

government donate to world organisations (UN) who distribute it

TRADE DEFICIT (LEDC)

country earns less from exports than it spends on imports

LEDC TRADE PATTERNS

import-high value manufactured goods
export- foodstuffs/raw materials

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
technology available that will help you gain access to info. present data, explore patterns + predict future events

MIGRATION

the movement of people from one place to another

ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE

people in a population who are of working age
15-64

ELDERLY DEPENDANTS

to old to work, dependant on the economically active
65+

DEPENDANCY RATIO

not economically active
__________________ X100
economically active

INFANT MORTALITY

no. of children who die before age of 1 per 1000 of population

ADULT LITERCY

% of adult population that can read and write

HUMAN POVERTY INDEX
poverty is not just about income-uses nonfinancial aspects also deprivation
made up of early DR, adult lit, living stand. water, obesity
HIGHER SCORE=MORE DEPRIVED

TRADE

the movement and sale of goods or services from 1 country to another

DEFENSIVE SITE

Meander, Hill
Eg. Belfast-Divis Mt, Lough Foyle

CBD
main shops and offices
centre for commerce and entertainment
most accessible part of city
Sml area,demand high, so UP!

L.C.H
peeps slightly better off
2nd gen. immigrants
walk/public transport- cost reduced

COUNTER URBANISATION

people moving out of towns/cities

H.C.H
money req. to
-afford houses here
-commute to CBD daily

RURAL URBAN FRINGE- blurry line!

area just beyond suburbs
building not as strictly controlled as green belts

DEATH RATE

no. of deaths/year/1000 of the population in an area

THRESHOLD

no. of customers needed to make profitable
eg. cinema-15000 people

SETTLEMENT

a place where people live

URBAN SPRAWL

when a city spreads out into surrounding countryside covering farm and woodland with roads and buildings.

POPULATION GROWTH-MEDC's

1650-Black Death
1800-Agriculture/Industrial Revolution

SITUATION

where settlement is in relation to natural resources and other settlements

DRY POINT SITE

above marshy land/land liable to flood
Belfast

SETTLEMENT HIERARCHY

when settlements are put in order based on size, services or distance apart

MIDDLE ORDER

monthly/fortnightly
cinema, cloths

S.O.I

area served by a settlement

GREENBELT PURPOSE
to -control spread of suburbs
-protect against merge of settlements
-protect cc from urban sprawl
-encourage urban renewal in inner city