Definitions 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyGCSEEdexcel Created by: izzyCreated 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
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