Key Words

Question 1

population density

Answer 1

the amount of people in an area per squared kilometre

Question 2

core regions

Answer 2

an urban area with high economic activity

Question 3

conurbations

Answer 3

a merge of cities and towns

Question 4

northern powerhouse

Answer 4

a region with the potential to drive the economy of northern England

Question 5

central business district (CBD)

Answer 5

the heart of an urban area, often containing a high percentage of shops and offices

Question 6

environmental quality

Answer 6

the quality of the environment depending on the amount of litter and the look of an area etc.

Question 7

inner suburbs

Answer 7

housing found further from the city centre than inner city housing but not on the outskirts of the city

Question 8

rural-urban fringe

Answer 8

the area a town or city meets the countryside

Question 9

migrant

Answer 9

a person who has come from another place or country

Question 10

immigrant

Answer 10

migrants from other countries

Question 11

internal migrant

Answer 11

a person who has moved from another place within the same country

Question 12

inequality

Answer 12

a divide between the most economically developed and the least economically developed

Question 13

deprivation

Answer 13

a lack of wealth and services. It usually means low standards of living caused by low income, poor health and low educational qualifications

Question 14

index of multiple deprivation (IMD)

Answer 14

means of showing how deprived some areas are using the incomes, housing, health, education, employment, crime and living environment

Question 15

deindutrialisation

Answer 15

decreased activity in manufacturing and closure of industries, leading to unemployment

Question 16

depopulation

Answer 16

decline of total population of an area

Question 17

suburbanisation

Answer 17

the movement of people from the inner suburbs to the outer suburbs

Question 18

decentralisation

Answer 18

shift of shopping activity and employment away from the CBD

Question 19

gentrification

Answer 19

the process of renovating and improving an area to suit the taste of middle-class people

Question 20

studentification

Answer 20

areas of cities and towns where students live in large numbers

Question 21

rebranding

Answer 21

changing of image

Question 22

regeneration

Answer 22

re-developing former industrial areas or housing to improve them

Question 23

dormitory town

Answer 23

places where people sleep but are away during the day