paper 2 key words

Question 1

urban greening

Answer 1

process of encouraging more vegetation and green spaces in the city

Question 2

pushes for migration

Answer 2

rural jobs like farming arent paid well, climate change makes farming difficult (causes droughts and crop failures)

Question 3

pulls for migration

Answer 3

better education for children, public transport allows residents to be more mobile, higher paid jobs

Question 4

megacities

Answer 4

cities with a population of more than 10 million e.g. london, tokyo

Question 5

international migration

Answer 5

movement of people between countries, for work or long term residence

Question 6

urban sprawl

Answer 6

process of a city growing and spreading out

Question 7

human development index

Answer 7

a measure of several indicators including life expectancy

Question 8

GNI per capita

Answer 8

total amount of money earned by individuals or businesses divided by the population

Question 9

brandt line

Answer 9

divides developing and developed countries

Question 10

neocolonialism

Answer 10

countries arent ruled by another country as an empire, but they are still influenced and sometimes exploited

Question 11

biofuel

Answer 11

burning crops and vegetation for electricity and heat

Question 12

desalination

Answer 12

the process of turning saltwater into fresh clean drinking water

Question 13

fracking

Answer 13

the process of releasing trapped natural gas from shale rocks

Question 14

irrigation

Answer 14

the process of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops and landscapes

Question 15

permaculture

Answer 15

trying to adapt farming approaches to the natural environment and wildlife surrounding