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Geography Definitions
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- 1LANDFILL SITE hole in the ground where rubbish is dumped and buriedURBAN SPRAWL
the unplanned growth and spread of urban areas out into
the countryside. - 2RESOURCE something we use and rely onCARBON FOOTPRINT
a measurement of all the greenhouse gases that we produce. These are converted into equivalent CO2 - 3APPROPIATE TECHNOLOGY technology that is appropriate to the situation, that will use the skills and suit the needs of local peopleFAIR TRADE
a type of trade where producers in poor countries get a fair living wage product, and which promotes environmental protection - 4AID the giving of resources from 1 country or organisation to another country eg. money, expertise, goodsShort Term AID
emergency aid- given as a response to a particular immediate need - 5Long Term AID usually takes years before it is of full benefit to a countryWHY IS AID REQUIRED
to help LEDC's cope with;
Global inequalities(diff. in dev. levels)
introduce sustainable methods of dev
the imbalance of trade that causes deficit
dealing with environmental disasters
recovering from man made - 6BILATERAL AID directly from 1 country to another. Sometimes strings attachedTIED AID
what money is to be spent on is specified. eg. Building roads with UK companies - 7MULTILATERAL AID government donate to world organisations (UN) who distribute itVOLUNTARY AID
Funded by the public to organise aid programs - 8TRADE DEFICIT (LEDC) country earns less from exports than it spends on importsMEDC TRADE PATTERNS
Import- raw materials, foodstuffs
Export- manufactured goods and services - 9LEDC TRADE PATTERNS import-high value manufactured goods export- foodstuffs/raw materials..
- 10GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS technology available that will help you gain access to info. present data, explore patterns + predict future eventsINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
when people move from 1 country to another on a permanent basis - 11MIGRATION the movement of people from one place to anotherPOPULATION STRUCTURE
no. of males and females within different age groups in the population - 12ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE people in a population who are of working age 15-64YOUNG DEPENDANTS
people that are too young to work- dependant on the economically active
0-14 - 13ELDERLY DEPENDANTS to old to work, dependant on the economically active 65+POP. PYRAMIDS SHOW
total pop.in each 5 year group
% of people in each
%of males and females in each
trends in BR, DR, IM and LE
prop. of pop. dependant on ec. active - 14DEPENDANCY RATIO not economically active __________________ X100 economically activeDEVELOPMENT
improvements in a countries ec. and social conditions. Refers to improvments in ways of managing a countries natural + human resources in order to create wealth and improve peoples lives - 15INFANT MORTALITY no. of children who die before age of 1 per 1000 of populationLIFE EXPECTANCY
av. no of years a person born in a country can expect to live - 16ADULT LITERCY % of adult population that can read and writeHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
uses indicators other than wealth
ranks countries acc. to their HDI score
closer to 1=more developed
Combines health, wealth and ed.
Social- L.E, lit rate, ed. enrolment
Economic- GNP, exports, GDP - 17HUMAN 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 DEPRIVEDGLOBALISAION
the way in which countries from all over the world are becoming linked by trade, ideas and technology - 18TRADE the movement and sale of goods or services from 1 country to anotherTRADE SURPLUS
country earns more on exports than it spends on imports - 19DEFENSIVE SITE Meander, Hill Eg. Belfast-Divis Mt, Lough FoyleBURGESS CONCENTRIC RING MODEL
CBD
Zone of transition
low
med. high cost housing - 20CBD main shops and offices centre for commerce and entertainment most accessible part of city Sml area,demand high, so UP!TRANSITION
most recent immigrants
gentrification
degraded housing, light industry - 21L.C.H peeps slightly better off 2nd gen. immigrants walk/public transport- cost reducedM.C.H
Higher quality
in UK- inter war semi-detached and council estate - 22COUNTER URBANISATION people moving out of towns/citiesBIRTH RATE
no. of live births/1000 of population/year - 23H.C.H money req. to -afford houses here -commute to CBD dailySUBURBS
Res. areas at the edge of the settlement - 24RURAL URBAN FRINGE- blurry line! area just beyond suburbs building not as strictly controlled as green beltsINDUSTRIAL ZONE
Old-beyond i.cities with worker housing
NEW-outskirts, rely on motorway to bring raw material and to distribute finished product - 25DEATH RATE no. of deaths/year/1000 of the population in an areaNATURAL INCREASE
birth-death - 26THRESHOLD no. of customers needed to make profitable eg. cinema-15000 peopleGREEN BELTS
areas of the countryside that have strict regulations against building - 27SETTLEMENT a place where people liveSITE
actual place where people locate their settlement - 28URBAN SPRAWL when a city spreads out into surrounding countryside covering farm and woodland with roads and buildings.WET POINT SITE
river provides fresh water for washing, cooking or cleaning.
Londonderry/Belfast - 29POPULATION GROWTH-MEDC's 1650-Black Death 1800-Agriculture/Industrial RevolutionPOPULATION GROWTH-LEDC's
1900rev in hc, vaccination+sanitation
1950-green revolution, high yield var. - 30SITUATION where settlement is in relation to natural resources and other settlementsFUNCTION
what a settlement did, or still does - 31DRY POINT SITE above marshy land/land liable to flood BelfastBRIDGING POINT
river is narrower, firm banks
Banbridge - 32SETTLEMENT HIERARCHY when settlements are put in order based on size, services or distance apartHIGH ORDER
Rarely
flights, sofa, university - 33MIDDLE ORDER monthly/fortnightly cinema, clothsLOW ORDER
every/every other day
milk - 34S.O.I area served by a settlementRANGE
max. distance people will travel to buy/use goods or services - 35GREENBELT PURPOSE to -control spread of suburbs -protect against merge of settlements -protect cc from urban sprawl -encourage urban renewal in inner cityURBANISATION
process by which an increasing percentage of people are living in towns and cities
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