A business engaged with large-scale commercial farming and food supply
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Brownfield sites
An area of land that has been built upon before
(e.g. a disused or derelict factory)
which can be regenerated for new construction projects
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Congestion charge
A monetary
(relating to money or currency)
charge for drivers entering a specific section of an urban area, to try and deter congestion and reduce pollution
(e.g. the London congestion charge was introduced in 2003)
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Economic migrant
A person who moves from one area to another in order to find work or a better standard of living
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Emigrant
A person moving out of one country and moving to another country to live there
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Fossil fuels
Energy resources such as coal, oil and natural gas that were formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago
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Greenbelt land
A policy for controlling urban growth. It is a ring of countryside which prevents urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open by not allowing development there
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Greenfield sites
An area of land that has not been built on before
(e.g. a field)
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Immigrant
A person moving into a country in order to live there
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Migrant
A person who moves from one area to another to live
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Net migration
The number of people entering a country minus the number of people leaving a country
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Suburban sprawl
The growth of the edges of an urban area, normally onto greenfield sites
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Sustainable development
Development that meets the needs of the current generation without compromising
(limiting)
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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Two-speed economy
How the South-East of England is developing at a greater rate that other areas of the UK such as northern England, Wales and Scotland
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Water deficits
A situation where a place loses more water through evaporation and transpiration than it receives from rainfall
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
An area of land that has been built upon before
(e.g. a disused or derelict factory)
which can be regenerated for new construction projects
Back
Brownfield sites
Card 3
Front
A monetary
(relating to money or currency)
charge for drivers entering a specific section of an urban area, to try and deter congestion and reduce pollution
(e.g. the London congestion charge was introduced in 2003)
Back
Card 4
Front
A person who moves from one area to another in order to find work or a better standard of living
Back
Card 5
Front
A person moving out of one country and moving to another country to live there
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