Settlement change- Keywords and definitions.

A site which has been previously developed on.

People moveing from urban to rural areas.

The decrease in population.

Where buildings are sparse,few and spead out.

A town with a sustainable ethos.

A group of houses which are seperated by a gate from the rest of the community.

Land that has not previously been built on before.

High Income Country

Work without regulated hours, pay or taxes.

Low income Country

Buildings build along a line, perhaps a road or river.

Houses which are grouped together.

The land on which a settlement is built.

Location in relative to its surroundings.

Villages becomming more urban.