Geography Theme 1

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Greenfield Site
A site that has never been built on before
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Brownfield Site
A site that has previously been built on eg. a derelict factory
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Greenbelt Land
Land around towns and cities that cannot be built on
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Urbanisation
The process by which the population of a country becomes more urban and less rural
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Counter-urbanisation
People moving away from urban areas into rural areas
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Re-urbanisation
The movement of people into the CBD or inner city from the suburbs or rural areas
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Gentrification
Wealthier residents moving to a poorer area and the regeneration that occurs as a result of the influx of wealth
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Urban Sprawl
The spread of an urban area into what used to be countryside
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A site that has previously been built on eg. a derelict factory

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Brownfield Site

Card 3

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Land around towns and cities that cannot be built on

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Card 4

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The process by which the population of a country becomes more urban and less rural

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Card 5

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People moving away from urban areas into rural areas

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