Rural-Urban Change Key Words 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPopulation changeGCSEOther Created by: emma.revise26Created on: 17-06-18 17:19 Define Urban The region surrounding the city 1 of 18 Define Rural The region surrounding the countryside 2 of 18 Define the rural-urban continuum urbans and rural areas are at different sends of a sliding scale known as the rural- urban continuum 3 of 18 define the process of counter-urbanisation the movement of people from urban to rural areas 4 of 18 define rural depopulation the decrease of population of rural areas as people move to urban areas 5 of 18 define migration the movement of people from one place to another 6 of 18 define immigration the movement over/across a border to live in another country 7 of 18 define NIMBYism Not in My BackYard. Where people are against certain ideas/investments 8 of 18 Define CBD Central Business District 9 of 18 Define NIC Newly Industrialised Country 10 of 18 Define Brownfield Sites A development site where older buildings are demolished or renovated before new development takes place 11 of 18 Define Greenfield Sites A plot of land that has not been used before for building 12 of 18 Define Garden Cities New, planned urban areas that have village-like communities and plenty of space for private gardens and public open space 13 of 18 Define Gentrification the process of improving a house or district for middle class tastes 14 of 18 Define Regeneration to bring back to life/use 15 of 18 Define the Sphere of Influence the area surrounding a settlement that is affected by the settlements's activities 16 of 18 Define Threshold population the minimum amount of people need for a service to be worthwhile 17 of 18 Define Breaking Point the point at which people will travel to a different or preferred location for a service 18 of 18
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