Key words Flashcards
(13 cards)
Urbanisation
The increase in the number of people living in towns and cities compared to the number of people living in the countryside
Rural depopulation
The movement of people from rural to urban areas
Major city
A city with a population with at least 400k
Natural increase
When the number of births is bigger than the number of death, causing the population to rise
HDI
Measurement of life expectancy, years in education and GNI
Counter urbanisation
When people move back from the city to the countryside (only in developing)
Population distribution
The pattern of how people out spread out in an area
Population density
The number of people living per unit area
Industrialisation
The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale
Deindustrialisation
The decrease in industrial activity in a region or country
Suburbanisation
The outwards growth of urban development which may engulf surrounding towns and villages
National migration
Where people move within a country
Globalisation
Cheaper to manufacture goods abroad and import them rather than to make the item in the country
