Diverse places (keywords)

Question 1

Birth rate

Answer 1

The number of live births per thousand of population per year

Question 2

Infrastructure

Answer 2

Structures, systems and facilities serving a the economy of a business, industry, country, city, town, or area

Question 3

Globalisation

Answer 3

Increasing connectivity between places and people across the globe through trade, politics and cultural exchanges, helped by technology and transport

Question 4

TNC

Answer 4

Trans national corporation. An organisation with facilities operating in countries different to its headquarters

Question 5

Representation

Answer 5

Place representation is how a place is portrayed or seen in society

Question 6

Place

Answer 6

An areas physical and human properties

Question 7

Space

Answer 7

a location which has no social connections for a human being

Question 8

Population pyramid

Answer 8

A way to visualize two variables: age and sex

Question 9

Age structure

Answer 9

The proportionate numbers of people in different age categories in a given population for a defined time

Question 10

Amenity value

Answer 10

The value of a resource to locals and businesses (beaches, timber, coal)

Question 11

Cultural enrichment

Answer 11

The addition of ideas, traditional and beliefs due to the arrival of new people.

Question 12

Cultural erosion

Answer 12

The loss of a culture, resulting in change in ideas or disregard for traditions.

Question 13

Diversification

Answer 13

Where a company may look to offer different services or sell a wider range of products to appeal to a new target audience

Question 14

Elite migrants

Answer 14

migration due to an individual’s wealth or status, often investing in the host country through investment visas, property or business

Question 15

Empty nester

Answer 15

A couple who’s children have moved out (post university age)

Question 16

Gentrification

Answer 16

Renovation of older/deteriorating buildings or areas with the aim or attracting high-income individuals or elite businesses to a place

Question 17

Life cycle stage

Answer 17

The change in opinions and values at different stages of an individual’s life

Question 18

Political engagement

Answer 18

the willingness and ability of an individual to vote or join political parties or pressure groups

Question 19

Rebranding

Answer 19

Creating a new look or reputation for an area

Question 20

Regional disparity

Answer 20

The economic (or cultural) gap between different parts of a country

Question 21

Sink estates

Answer 21

Council estates that score badly on the index of multiple deprivation

Question 22

Stakeholder

Answer 22

An individual with interest and influence within their community (residents, local businesses, farmers, NGO’s)

Question 23

Social clustering

Answer 23

Groups of people with similar background frequently living together

Question 24

Social exclusion

Answer 24

The inability of a group of people to become involved in the cultural activities of a place