Unit 2 - Topic 5 Flashcards
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Accessible
Easy to get to and from
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Ageing population
When the proportion of older people rises
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Reasons for rising population (2)
Longer life expectancy / falling fertility rates
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Business parks
Areas specially designed for businesses
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Connectivity
How easy it is to connect with other places (usually through travel)
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Conurbations
A continuous urban or built up area (surrounding a central urban district)
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Reasons for conurbations (1)
People commute to cities from towns because it’s too expensive to live in city
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Core regions
Urban areas that drive economy
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Deindustrialisation
- Closing industries
- Decreased economic activity in secondary and primary sectors
- Unemployment
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Decentralisation
Shift off retail from Central Business District (CBD)
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Depopulation
Decline of population
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Deprivation
A lack of wealth and services
(Low standards of living)
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Diversification
Growth of business and the products it sells
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Enterprise zones
Areas where the government gives:
start up funds to companies
Reduced taxes
Super fast broadband
To encourage business
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Environmental quality
Environmental conditions - that affect humans
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Ethnicity
National, racial, cultural origin
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EU grants
Funds from EU to poorest regions
Poorest = <75% of average GDP
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Footloose
Companies not tied to a location
(Usually high tech)
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FDI
Foreign direct investment
Investment one country to another r
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Free trade
Tariff free flow of goods and services
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Globalisation
Increased connections between countries
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Immigration
People moving to another country to live there permanently
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IMD
Index of multiple deprivation - measure of deprivation
Based on factors such as quality of services and income
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Infrastructure
Basic physical and organisational structures and facilities