LANDFILL SITE
hole in the ground where rubbish is dumped and buried
RESOURCE
something we use and rely on
APPROPIATE TECHNOLOGY
technology that is appropriate to the situation, that will use the skills and suit the needs of local people
AID
the giving of resources from 1 country or organisation to another country
eg. money, expertise, goods
Long Term AID
usually takes years before it is of full benefit to a country
BILATERAL AID
directly from 1 country to another. Sometimes strings attached
MULTILATERAL AID
government donate to world organisations (UN) who distribute it
TRADE DEFICIT (LEDC)
country earns less from exports than it spends on imports
LEDC TRADE PATTERNS
import-high value manufactured goods
export- foodstuffs/raw materials
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
technology available that will help you gain access to info. present data, explore patterns + predict future events
MIGRATION
the movement of people from one place to another
ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE
people in a population who are of working age
15-64
ELDERLY DEPENDANTS
to old to work, dependant on the economically active
65+
DEPENDANCY RATIO
not economically active
__________________ X100
economically active
INFANT MORTALITY
no. of children who die before age of 1 per 1000 of population
ADULT LITERCY
% of adult population that can read and write
HUMAN POVERTY INDEX
poverty is not just about income-uses nonfinancial aspects also deprivation
made up of early DR, adult lit, living stand. water, obesity
HIGHER SCORE=MORE DEPRIVED
TRADE
the movement and sale of goods or services from 1 country to another
DEFENSIVE SITE
Meander, Hill
Eg. Belfast-Divis Mt, Lough Foyle
CBD
main shops and offices
centre for commerce and entertainment
most accessible part of city
Sml area,demand high, so UP!
L.C.H
peeps slightly better off
2nd gen. immigrants
walk/public transport- cost reduced
COUNTER URBANISATION
people moving out of towns/cities
H.C.H
money req. to
-afford houses here
-commute to CBD daily
RURAL URBAN FRINGE- blurry line!
area just beyond suburbs
building not as strictly controlled as green belts
DEATH RATE
no. of deaths/year/1000 of the population in an area
THRESHOLD
no. of customers needed to make profitable
eg. cinema-15000 people
SETTLEMENT
a place where people live
URBAN SPRAWL
when a city spreads out into surrounding countryside covering farm and woodland with roads and buildings.
POPULATION GROWTH-MEDC's
1650-Black Death
1800-Agriculture/Industrial Revolution
SITUATION
where settlement is in relation to natural resources and other settlements
DRY POINT SITE
above marshy land/land liable to flood
Belfast
SETTLEMENT HIERARCHY
when settlements are put in order based on size, services or distance apart
MIDDLE ORDER
monthly/fortnightly
cinema, cloths
S.O.I
area served by a settlement
GREENBELT PURPOSE
to -control spread of suburbs
-protect against merge of settlements
-protect cc from urban sprawl
-encourage urban renewal in inner city