Changing cities definitions

Question 1

Wealthy

Answer 1

having an abundance of valuable possessions or money.

Question 2

Poverty

Answer 2

the state of being extremely poor

Question 3

Disparity

Answer 3

a great difference

Question 4

Quality of life

Answer 4

the general well-being of individuals and societies.

Question 5

Inequality

Answer 5

lack of similarity or equality

Question 6

Internal

Answer 6

Within a boundary (e.g. a country)

Question 7

Urban Structure

Answer 7

how the land use in a city is set out

Question 8

Urban Function

Answer 8

the activities which take place in a city

Question 9

Site

Answer 9

The land upon which a settlement is built

Question 10

Situation

Answer 10

Where a settlement is in relation to other human & physical features

Question 11

Connectivity

Answer 11

The way the city is connected to other settlements

Question 12

CBD

Answer 12

Central Business District

Question 13

Push factor

Answer 13

Something forcing someone to leave a settlement

Question 14

Pull factor

Answer 14

Something attracting someone to a settlement

Question 15

Deindustrialisation

Answer 15

Decline/ shutting down of manufacturing industry

Question 16

Counter-urbanisation

Answer 16

Movement of people from cities to countryside

Question 17

Residential

Answer 17

Area of housing

Question 18

Globalisation

Answer 18

Increasing interconnectedness and spread of ideas and things around the world.

Question 19

urbanisation

Answer 19

the increasing percentage of people living in towns and cities

Question 20

Megacity

Answer 20

a city with over 10 million inhabitants

Question 21

population density

Answer 21

number of people per unit area

Question 22

sparsely populated

Answer 22

not many people

Question 23

densely populated

Answer 23

lots of people

Question 24

function

Answer 24

the purpose of an area e.g. residential

Question 25

residential

Answer 25

an area used for housing

Question 26

land use

Answer 26

types of buildings or features found in that area

Question 27

public buildings

Answer 27

buildings owned by the council that serve the residents if the city

Question 28

urban structure

Answer 28

the arrangement of land use in an urban area

Question 29

globalisation

Answer 29

the growth and spread of ideas around the world, can include the movement or spread of cultures, people , money, goods and information

Question 30

decentralisation

Answer 30

the movement of people and businesses away from urban centres and into suburbs or semi-rural areas

Question 31

urban structure

Answer 31

the arrangement of land use in an urban area

Question 32

suburbanisation

Answer 32

the growth of an edge of a town or city into the surrounding countryside

Question 33

counter-urbanisation

Answer 33

the movement of people from the cities to the countryside

Question 34

re-urbanisation

Answer 34

the movement of people back into urban areas, usually after a city has been modernised

Question 35

Industrialisation

Answer 35

the development of manufacturing (secondary) industries, usually involving large numbers of people employed in factories

Question 36

de-industrialisation

Answer 36

the decline of manufacturing industries and the closure of factories

Question 37

urban renewal

Answer 37

the process of improving the quality of urban areas (e.g. housing and shops)

Question 38

gentrification

Answer 38

the change in character of an area as a result of wealthier people renovation and restoring housing and shops (restaurants, bars + cafes by the canal in Birmingham)

Question 39

population pyramid

Answer 39

shows population structure - ages and genders

Question 40

elderly dependent

Answer 40

people aged 65+

Question 41

economically active

Answer 41

people ages 16-64

Question 42

young dependent

Answer 42

people aged up to 16