Definitions

?
  • Created by: izzy
  • Created on: 13-01-13 16:53
Birth Rate
number of babies born per year per 1000 people
1 of 15
Death Rate
number of babies born per year per 1000 people
2 of 15
Natural Increase
Birth Rate - Death Rate
3 of 15
Fertility Rate
Average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime
4 of 15
Migration
number of people entering the country exceeding the number of people leaving
5 of 15
Employment structure
% of people employed in each type of industry in a country
6 of 15
Industrialisation
Process that changes pre-industrial societies into industrial ones
7 of 15
De-industrialisation
Decline in manufacturing and the corresponding growth in tertiary and quaternary industries
8 of 15
Brownfield sites
an area of land that has been built on before and is suitable for redevelopment
9 of 15
Regional disparity
difference in wealth between core and periphery
10 of 15
Multiplier effect
knock on effects of some economic stimulus
11 of 15
growth pole
places of specific economic growth around industry or port
12 of 15
Top Down Development
Large scale technology; expensive; decision made by national government
13 of 15
Bottom Up Development
Uses smaller, more appropriate technology and maximises benefits for rural periphery
14 of 15
Sustainable Development
Meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
15 of 15

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

number of babies born per year per 1000 people

Back

Death Rate

Card 3

Front

Birth Rate - Death Rate

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

number of people entering the country exceeding the number of people leaving

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Geography resources:

See all Geography resources »