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What does dense mean in terms of population?

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packed in a lot of people per km2

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What does sparse mean in terms of population?

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not a lot of people spread out per km2

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what is population density?

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how many people live per km2

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what is a choropleth map?

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a map that shows data using shades of colour

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What type of graph do you use for continuous data?

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a line graph

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What type of graph do you use for discreate data?

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a bar graph

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What is dichotomy?

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where urban areas and rural areas are two very different and distinct landscapes

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What is the urban-area continuum?

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a sliding scale between urban places and the most remote rural regions

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what are the types of rural places?

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coastal retirement
leisure and amenity
rapid change
deep green

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What is a deep green rural area?

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remote and isolated rural places with poor road network, lots of open spaces and very sparse populations

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what is an example of a deep green rural area?

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Pouewyns in central wales

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What is a rapid change rural areas?

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they are less densely populated and include some larger towns, many people who live their commute to work in urban areas.

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What is an example of a rapid change?

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in south oxfordshire

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What is a leisure and amenity rural areas?

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some of the UK’s beautiful scenery and national parks were contained in the rural areas. They are some of the most remote places in the UK.

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what is an example of leisure and amenity rural areas?

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north Wales

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what is a coastal retirement rural area?

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The population of these seaside towns include significant proportion of people who moved there when they retired

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What is an example of coastal retirement rural areas?

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east Devon

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what are the positives of the impact that counter-urbanisation have on rural settlements?

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increased spending in local economy - local economy will increase
services which may have closed down can stay open - more jobs for people

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what are the negatives of the impact of counter-urbanisation on rural settlements?

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pressure on local schools and healthcare - backlogged hospital appointments
increase in local house prices - local people will not be able to afford housing
impact on traffic congestion caused by commuter’s

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what is counter-urbanisation?

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the movement of people and businesses from large cities to smaller towns and rural areas

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what is a sphere of influence?

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that an area affected by a particular settlements can be good or bad impact

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what are the effects of rural areas services if people are travelling to urban areas?

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people in rural areas will shop online - smaller shops are no longer needed - the smaller shops shut down
villagers go to the larger post office in a city - the post office in the village gets fewer customers - the post office in the village gets shut down
there are bigger supermarkets in larger cities - more people go to the larger supermarkets - the smaller supermarkets get less clients/shuts down

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what is the ageing population definition?

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a country with a high population of people who are age 65+

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why is the UKs population ageing?

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life expectancy increasing
fertility rate remains level
proportion of people over 65 is increasing

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what are the positives of an ageing population?
commitments to support local community through voluntary work many older people have valuable work skills and experience that they can pass on
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what are the negatives of an ageing population?
the government receives less money but pays more in state pensions feelings of isolation and lack of value in older people
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how can you respond to an ageing population?
increase birth rate increase retirement age increase taxes
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what is international migration?
the movement of people across country borders
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what is internal migration?
the movement of people within a country boarders
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what are the reasons for international migration?
availability of jobs -E stable political system -P good health service -S better rates of pay, therefore a higher income -E good education system -S already established network of family or of people of similar ethnic or cultural origin -S
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what are the reasons for internal migration?
change of lifestyle people may retire to a new location -S in search of work people move for work in order to further their career -E the need to live close to your work is increasingly becoming less important -E locate near family for care needs -S cost of housing move to an area where they can afford to buy property -E
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what is a brownfield site?
a plot of land that has disused buildings and are often near the middle of towns and cities
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what is a greenfield site?
a site that has not been built on before, often rural/countryside areas this includes the rural-urban fringe
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what are the positives of greenfield sites?
sites are more attractive and appealing developments are on clean, uncontaminated land town and cities do not want their areas to decay- redevelopment results in more people coming to the are, which helps local businesses
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what are the negatives of greenfield sites?
more expensive usually more inadequate services in these more remote areas using these sites is not sustainable - there is too much pressure on the rural-urban fringe
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what are the positives of brownfield sites?
they are more sustainable less expensive infrastructure already exists in these areas - there will be no need to build new ones
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what are the negatives of brownfield sites?
possible contamination its more time consuming because you have to clear out the infrastructure house prices would increase in inner areas as people are encouraged back to the area - this might mean that local people cannot afford the houses and the council will have the problem of providing for them
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what are the areas of the egans wheel?
well run well connected well served environmentally sensitive fair for everyone thriving well designed and built active inclusive and safe
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how has retailing in the UK changed economically?
increase in the numbers of home delivery firms, making delivery goods cheaper congestion in city centres large areas of free parking in out of town retail parks
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how has retailing changed in the UK culturally?
car dependent society habit of bulk buying and weekly or monthly shops people have less time to do food shopping
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how has retailing in the UK changed technologically?
development of wide coverage of high speed broadband sophisticated websites which can show you your goods from any angle before you buy it rise of many retailers online
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what are the pros of out of town shopping?
large free parking areas for customers quick and easy access for customers out of town location usually means less congestion
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what are the cons of out of town shopping?
attracts shoppers away from city centres which could cause their decline can cause congestion on the surrounding access roads tends to be the same chain stores that populate shopping centres and retail parks therefore they do not support smaller independent shops
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what are the pros of internet shopping?
convenient and often cheaper method of browsing and buying goods customers can but products not available locally it is less time consuming
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what are the cons of internet shopping?
not everyone has internet access goods may not be as expected when delivered and it may be difficult to return them city centre shops lose trade which may lead to job loss and closure of shops
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how has the fleet highstreet changed?
more food, coffee and restaurant shops has less newsagents and clothes shops
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why has the UK high-street changed?
recession more people shopping online independent places are being replaced by supermarket chains shift in consumer spending habits out-of-town shopping centres offer cheaper parking and a wider choice than town centre shops less time
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how are they trying to improve Fleet highstreet?
free car parking after 6pm and on Sundays town centre leisure activities, particularly for teenagers improve access to fleet station improve local bus service
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what is urbanisation?
the physical and human growth of towns and cities
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what does NICs mean?
newly industrial countrys
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what are global cities?
cities that are well connected by the process of globalisation. For example, global cities are usually important transport hubs with major air ports or ports. They often have headquarters for multinational companies.
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what are global cities like on migration and culture?
global cities attract economic migrants from all over the world - leading to different culture diversity
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what are global cities like on governance and decision making?
business managers in one city can make decisions that affect people world wide
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what are global cities like on finance and trade?
the worlds most important global cities are financial centres
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what are global cities like on transport hubs?
the top global citied are well connected to the rest of the world by major airports or ports
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what are global cities like on ideas and information?
many of the worlds global cities are the home of major broadcasting services, newspapers and film makers
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what type of country is India?
NIC
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where is Mumbai?
in the south west of Asian and in west India. It boarders the Arabian sea - south west of new deli. It is on a peninsula.
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what is natural increase?
when the birth-rate is higher than the death rate
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what is a flow line map?
a map that indicates a line of movement with its thickness representing the volume of movement and direction
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what is a push factor?
a reasojn to leave a place
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what is a pull factor?
reasons to got to the place
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what are reasons why you would not want to move to Mumbai from an rural area
poor housing conditions - S higher rates of crime - S low wages - E high rates of unemployment - E polluted drinking water lack of sanitation
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what are pull factors that encourages people to leave rural areas?
cheap transportation for marriage better jobs better training opportunities to accompany a family member
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what does FDI stand for?
foreign direct investment
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what percentage of India's FDI does Mumbai have?
24 percent
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what is the formal sector?
when an occupation gives you a regular wage and you pay taxes - often found in the city
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what is the informal sector?
when a job is not regulated by the state, you do not need qualifications to do them and you do not pay taxes. You have no pension, paid holidays or rules to protect your health and safety at work.
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what percentage of people in Mumbai work in the informal sector?
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what are some chains of reason for why the informal sector is bad?
informal sector wages are low ----- people who work in the informal sector do not pay taxes ----- government does not raise much income and cannot afford to invest in schools or hospitals ----- children fail to get the education the need to get a job in the formal economy informal sector wages are low ----- children are kept out out of school to work and help support family ----- children fail to get the education they need to get a job in the formal economy
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what are the positives of second homes
contributing to the local economy - spending in shops employs locals e.g gardners cleaners
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what are some things that contribute to rural poverty
increase in second homes removal of bus services and lack of public transport lack of job opportunities in rural areas closure of village shops due to online shopping
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what are the consequences of urbanisation
poor energy and water quality insufficient water availability waster disposal problems high energy consumption urban inequality

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