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| Question | Answer |
| Birth rate | The number of births per 1000 people in one year |
| Fluctuate | To rise and to fall |
| Crop rotation | Growing a different crop in the same field each tear in order to reduce the risk of pests and to prevent soil exhaustion |
| The South | The developing world or the Third World |
| Colonisation | One country takes political control over another country |
| Organised migration | When a government undertook the settlement or colonization of territory abroad e.g. the Plantations by English and Scottish settlers in Ireland |
| Irrigation | Supplying dry agricultural land with water through canals or plastic piping, so that crops can grow |
| Death rates | The number of deaths per 1000 in one year |
| Desertification | The spread of desert due to drought, overgrazing and tree felling |
| The North | The developed world or the First World |
| Individual migration | When people either as individuals or families choose to move. They may leave the city for the suburbs or they may move from rural areas to towns because of economic opportunities |
| Decentralisation | Moving some economic activities from Dublin to other parts of the country in order to promote economic activity worldwide |
| Nodal point | A city or town where natural route ways meet |
| Urban redevelopment | The demolition of derelict buildings and homes in the inner city and their replacement with offices, hotels and apartments. The function of the area changes |
| Navigable river | A river that has been deepened and possibly straightened a little so that barges can use it |
| Land value | The cost of purchasing or renting land for a particular use |
| Concrete jungle | Buildings, pavements and roads that cover the natural world of fields and hedges |
| Urban renewal | The demolition of old sub-standard homes in the inner city and the construction of modern houses for residents in the same location. The area remains residential in function |
| Regeneration | Renewal projects in urban communities |
| C.B.D | Central Business District - core of the city centre |
| Urban sprawl | the rapid unplanned growth of housing from urban areas outwards into the countryside |
| Primate city | A city that has more than twice the population of the next largest city in the state |
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