Changing Places Flashcards
(32 cards)
What is urbanisation?
Urbanisation is the increase in the proportion of people living in an urban place.
Terminology ~ Developing world
Developing countries collectively; third world.
Terminology ~ Developed world
The industrialised and economically advanced countries of the world collectively.
Terminology ~ Exurban exchange
An exurb is an area outside the typically denser inner suburban area of a metropolitan area, which has an economic and commuting connection to the metro area, low housing density and growth.
Terminology ~ Formal economy
Refers to all economic activities operating within the official legal framework that are paying taxes on all generated incomes.
Terminology ~ Informal economy
System of trade or economic exchange used outside state controlled or money based transactions.
Terminology ~ Global economy
The economies of the worlds individual countries considered together as a single economic system.
Terminology ~ Mega city
A very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million people.
Terminology ~ population density
A measurement of population per unit area, or exceptionally unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.
Terminology ~ Push factors
Is a flaw or distress that drives a person away from a certain place.
Terminology ~ pull factors
Is something concerning the country to which a person migrates. It is generally a benefit that attracts people to a certain place.
Terminology ~ quality of life
The standard of health and happiness experienced by an individual group.
Terminology ~ Regional centre
Are global gateways is and out of their regions, and are the highest concentrations of regional people and businesses.
Terminology ~ sea change
A profound or notable transformation. A change in lifestyle.
Terminology ~ squatter settlement
Any collection of buildings where the people have no legal rights to the land they are built upon.
Terminology ~ commute
Travel some distance between ones home and place of work on a regular basis.
Terminology ~ public transport
Buses, trains, and other forms of transport that are available to the public, charge set fares, and run on fixed routes.
Terminology ~ Standard of living
The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community.
Terminology ~ Tree change
A phrase used to describe the move from city living to a more rural/country setting.
Terminology ~ urban decay
The decay and deterioration of an urban area due to neglect or age.
Terminology ~ urbanised society
A society that is typical of modern industrial civilisation and heterogeneous in cultural tradition, that emphasises secular values, and that is individualised rather than integrated.
Terminology ~ Urban sprawl
The spreading or urban developments on undeveloped land near a city.
Terminology ~ World city
A city that is a major centre or finance, trade, business, politics, culture, science information gathering and mass media.
Terminology ~ external migration
Occurs when a person or group of people immigrate to a country from another country
