Urban environments 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyUrban environmentsGCSEAQA Created by: AliceHornerCreated on: 24-09-16 17:32 Urban Town or city 1 of 24 Rural Countryside area 2 of 24 Urbanisation A process where the proportion of people living in towns and cities increases 3 of 24 Millionaire city A city with a population of over 1 million people 4 of 24 Rural to urban migration When people move from the countryside to towns or cities 5 of 24 Distribution How something is spread out 6 of 24 Push factor A negative reason that pushes people from one area to another 7 of 24 Pull factor A positive reason that pulls people to one area from another 8 of 24 MEDC More economically developed country 9 of 24 LEDC Less economically developed country 10 of 24 CBD Central business district - the middle of a town or city 11 of 24 Inner city The area around the CBD 12 of 24 Suburbs Residential area on the edge of the town 13 of 24 Rural-urban fringe Border between edge of town or city and the countryside 14 of 24 Land use The type of features, including buildings, that are found in a certain area 15 of 24 Brownfield site An area of land that has previously been built on. Usually in the inner city 16 of 24 Greenfield site An area of land that hasn't previously been built on. Usually on the edge of a town 17 of 24 Gentrification When people buy and renovate houses in deteriorating neighbourhoods to increase property value 18 of 24 Industrialisation Development of a country's economy through more people working in industry 19 of 24 Mechanisation Machines taking the jobs of people 20 of 24 Segregation The separation of people from different cultural backgrounds 21 of 24 Squatter settlement Areas on the edge of cities with shacks made from scrap materials 22 of 24 Sustainability How resources can be used in a biologically and economically friendly way, now and in the future 23 of 24 Carbon neutral No carbon emissions 24 of 24
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