Settlement flashcards

Pregunta	Respuesta
urbanisation	the growth in the proportion of a country's population living in urban areas
rural - urban migration	the movement of people from the countryside to the cities
rural - urban migration PUSH factors	in countryside: few jobs/low wages lack of services poor harvests
rural - urban migration PULL factors	in cities: more jobs/higher wages stable income better infrastructure better services
impacts of urbanisation	overcrowding - disease spreads quickly increased traffic/pollution/waste
government management of impacts of urbanisation in urban areas	build more houses more jobs improve infrastructure improve services improve squatter settlements
government management of impacts of urbanisation in rural areas	invest in services - encourage people to stay encourage businesses to move there improve infrastructure
management of urbanisation in China - urban	changed water system to cope with increased sewage and pollution improving water quality and supply
management of urbanisation in China - rural 2009	pension scheme giving retired farmers a monthly pension help raise income and reduce poverty
counter-urbanisation PUSH factors	pollution and traffic congestion higher crime rates houses cost more
counter-urbanisation PULL factors	better transport links growth of IT business parks mean more jobs
counter-urbanisation rural impacts	increased demand for houses = higher house prices lack of demand for out of town services decline in community spirit
counter-urbanisation urban impacts	high crime and pollution = unpopular commuters prefer to work outside city = centre shops lose customers
urban land use	Image: 092_bitesize_ks3_geography_settle_burgess_516 (image/png)
social needs	more housing social activities infrastructure/transport
economic needs	more jobs: business parks, shopping centres
environmental needs	waste disposal systems green spaces
brownfield sites	land that has been built on before
greenfield sites	land that has never been built on before
high order goods	goods that are only bought occasionally and are usually more expensive: TV, cars
low order goods	goods bought frequently and usually quite cheap: milk, bread
threshold population	minimum population needed to support a shop
sphere of influence	the area that people come from to visit a shop or area: high order goods
shopping hierarchy	Image: download__6_ (image/jpg)
changes to retail services	transport - car ownership = more out of town shops supply and demand social habits - less time to shop

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