Lagos key terms Flashcards

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1
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Define Urbanisation

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When a % of a population live in towns and cities rather than rural areas

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Define rural to urban migration

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When people migrate from the countryside to the city

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3
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Define land use

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How is land used e.g houses or roads or industrial estates

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4
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Define CBD

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Central business district - main shopping and financial district of a city

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5
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Define Regeneration

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improving an areas physical environment and reducing pollution

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Define Brownfield site

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land used previously and built on

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7
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Define segregation

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ethnic groups live together in clusters within the city

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8
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Define squatter settlement

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illegal settlements on the edge of cities built with scrap materials - also known as slums

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Define informal sector

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untaxed jobs not recognised by official employment statistics

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10
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What are transnational corporations

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companies that operate in several countries or more

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11
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Define Green belt

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area of edge of city you can’t build beyond to slow city expansion

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12
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Define urban sprawl

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uncontrolled expansion of town or city

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13
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Define sustainability

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everlasting, keeping area good for future

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14
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Define incineration

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Burning waste to get rid of it rather than send to landfill

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