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Key terms for Urban Environments
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- 1Land useThe management and modification of natural environment.
- 2UrbanisationThe increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.
- 3Rural-Urban migrationThe movement of people from rural areas, such as the savannah or a countryside, to urban areas, such as a city or town.
- 4Rural-Urban fringeAn area that is between rural and urban.
- 5MegacityA city with a population of more than 10 million.
- 6Population distributionHow evenly or unevenly people are spread out.
- 7Population densityThe amount of people in a given area.
- 8MEDC/LEDCMore Economically Developed Country/
Less Economically Developed Country - 9Adult literacy rateThe percentage of people over the age of 15 who can read and write.
- 10Employment rateThe percentage of the labour force that is employed.
- 11Death rateThe ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area or during a particular period of time (deaths per 1000 per year)
- 12Shifting cultivationA form of agriculture in which an area of ground is cleared of vegetation and cultivated for a few years then abandoned for a new area until its fertility has been naturally restored.
- 13Soft flood managementLocal councils set up evacuation plans and information leaflets on what to do when there is a flood.
- 14Hard flood managementSome areas have widened and deepened the rivers and dams to control the flow of water (any way to control the flood, E.g. dams).
- 15Land use planningLocal councils set up rules and regulations to reduce the amount of building on flood plains.
- 16River corridorsLarge open areas next to a river designed to cope with flood water have been increased in urban areas.
- 17DeprivationWhere a person's quality of life falls below a level that is regarded as an acceptable minimum by the government.
- 18Life expectancyAverage number of years a person may expect to live at the time of birth.
- 19VandalismIntentional damage of property.
- 20Deprived areasPlaces where economic, social and environmental conditions are very poor.
- 21Squatter settlements (Shanty towns, Slums)Settlements that are built illegally in and around the city who can't afford proper housing.
- 22Water stressWhen not all people have access to clean water.
- 23UrbanA town or city.
- 24RuralThe countryside.
- 25TrafficVehicles that are on roads.
- 26SocialRelating to humans or society.
- 27EnvironmentThe surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- 28EconomicRelating to economics or economy, related to money.
- 29SustainableAble to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
- 30MigrationMovement of one part of an area to another.
- 31FavelaA shanty town in or near a city.
- 32Natural increaseThe difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths occurring in a year, divided by the population of that year, multiplied by a factor (usually 1,000). It is equal to the difference between the crude birth rate and the crude death rate.
- 33Birth rateThe number of live births per thousand of population per year.
- 34Over-PopulationExcessive population of an area to the point of overcrowding, depletion of natural resources, or environmental deterioration.
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