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Rural Urban Links Key Words
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- 1RuralAn area of countryside characterised by wide, open spaces.
- 2UrbanA built-up environment where a lot of people live.
- 3Population densityThe average number of people per square kilometre. Usually expressed as densely or sparsely populated.
- 4LocationA particular place or position.
- 5PopulationThe number of people living in an area.
- 6Urban-Rural ContinuumA continuum along which all settlements are placed.
- 7Sphere of InfluenceA region within which an urban area provides an important economic and social influence.
- 8Counter-UrbanisationThe movement of people out of towns and cities to rural areas.
- 9Primary JobsJobs that involve getting raw materials from the environment, for example fishing, mining and farming.
- 10Tertiary JobsJobs that provide a service, for example teaching, medicine and retail.
- 11Commuter BeltThe area around a town or city where people travel to work in the urban area.
- 12DepopulationThe reduction in the population of an area.
- 13DeprivationThe lack of key features that are regarded as necessary for a reasonable standard of living.
- 14Cycle of DeprivationThe cycle where a family living in poverty is unable to improve its lifestyle due to the negative factors of low income, poor housing and education, which keeps it in a state of poverty.
- 15Natural Population ChangeThe change in population from births and deaths only.
- 16MigrationThe movement of people from one place to another.
- 17Social FactorsFactors that relate to people’s health, lifestyle and community.
- 18Sustainable CommunityA community which is able to support the needs of all its residents with minimal environmental impacts.
- 19Political FactorsFactors that relate to decisions made by government, either national or local.
- 20Death RateThe number of people dying in an area per 1000 of population
- 21Infant Mortality RateNumber of deaths of children under one year of age occurring per 1000 live births in an area per year.
- 22Ageing PopulationCountry which has a high proportion of people over 65.
- 23Birth RateThe number of babies born in an area per 1000 of population.
- 24Economic FactorsFactors that relate to cost and finance.
- 25Eco-HousingHouses that are built to make them environmentally stable.
- 26Greenfield SiteAn area of land that has not been used before for building.
- 27Environmental SustainabilityImprovements in the standard of living that do not cause long term damage to the environment.
- 28Economic SustainabilityDevelopment that ensures everyone has the right to economic improvement in the long term.
- 29Social SustainabilityDevelopment that is inclusive and ensures an improvement in the standard of living for all.
- 30Brownfield SiteAn area for redevelopment that has previously been built on.
- 31Re-UrbanisationPeople moving from the countryside back to urban areas.
- 32Central Business District (CBD)The main shopping and service area in a city.
- 33UrbanisationThe growth of towns and cities.
- 34Newly Industrialised Countries (NICs)Middle-income countries where the pace of economic growth is faster than in other developing countries.
- 35Mega-CitiesCities with over ten million residents.
- 36High-Income Countries (HICs)Countries with a GNI of $11,456 or more.
- 37Low-Income Countries (LICs)Countries with a GNI of $1045 or less.
- 38Pull FactorsFactors that attract people to a place.
- 39Push FactorsFactors that make someone want to leave a place.
- 40Informal EconomyForms of employment that are not officially recognised, for example the money earned from irregular jobs or from working for yourself on the streets.
- 41GlobalisationFlows of people, ideas, money and goods making a global web that links people and places.
- 42InfrastructureThe basic structures and services needed by any society, for example roads, railways, water and electricity supply.
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- A set of flash cards with useful vocabulary from the Rural-Urban continuum topic of the Edexcel GCSE geography course.
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- Reece Wareham
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