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GCSE Urbanisation Key Terms
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- 1MegacityA city > 10 million people
- 2BrownfieldA site of old industry/buildings which can be cleared and built on OR a site which has previously built on.
- 3GreenfieldAn area of land which has never been built on.
- 4HICHigh Income Country- a country with a developed economy and government.
- 5LICLow Income Country - a country with a lack of infrastructure and economic stability.
- 6CBDCentral Business District - The centre of a city with mainly offices and businesses.
- 7Inner CityThe area surrounding the CBD which is dominated by old industry and terraced housing.
- 8RUFRural Urban Fringe - The area surrounding the city which connects the rural to the urban.
- 9Shanty Townan area of improvised housing using scrap materials built by impoverished people.
- 10Self - HelpLocal Authorities give building materials to encourage home improvements.
- 11Site and ServiceLocal Authorities get a plot of land and put in sewage, water and electricity and then give building materials for the locals to build on that space.
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