Changing Urban Environments 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyUrban environmentsGCSEAQA Created by: Ruth KingstonCreated on: 11-04-17 17:29 What is Urbanisation? the rise in percentage of people living in urban areas 1 of 15 What is Rural-Urban Migration? movement of people from the countryside to the cities 2 of 15 What is a Megacities? a city with over 10 million people 3 of 15 What does CBD stand for? Central Business District 4 of 15 Who created a land use model based on concentric rings Burgess 5 of 15 What are the charactersitcs of the inner city? oldest part of the city, with terrace housing, redeveloped 6 of 15 what is the urban fringe? edge of the city, almost the countryside 7 of 15 what does revitalisation mean? putting new life back into an area 8 of 15 what is ethnic segregation? different ethnic groups and religions live separately 9 of 15 what is a greenfiled site? an area never been built on 10 of 15 what is a brownfield site? an area that has been abandoned and can be redeveloped 11 of 15 what is a Shanty Town a squatter settlement that appears in an area with no houses 12 of 15 what is called when residents improve their homes themselves? Self Help Scheme 13 of 15 what is an integrated transport policy? door to door service that rivals the use of a car. 14 of 15 what is a squatter? someone who settles on land without the legal right to stay 15 of 15
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