Challenges of living in an urban environment

Question 1

Quality of life

Answer 1

The people’s opinion on their standards of living.

Question 2

Urban area

Answer 2

A large built-up area. E.g. towns, cities…

Question 3

Urbanisation

Answer 3

The growth of urban areas by people moving from the countryside to cities.

Question 4

Conurbation

Answer 4

A large town or city created by the merging of smaller towns. E.g. Greater Manchester, Greater London, Bos-Wash…

Question 5

Rural area

Answer 5

An area of the countryside with small villages and settlements.

Question 6

Counter urbanisation

Answer 6

The movement of people away from urban areas to rural areas.

Question 7

Migration (voluntary/involuntary)

Answer 7

The movement of people between different areas out of choice/necessity.

Question 8

Commuting/commuter

Answer 8

The process of travelling to work. People who live in one place but works in another place far away.

Question 9

Suburb/suburban land use

Answer 9

The outskirts of a city. What the land on outskirts is used for. E.g. housing, industry…

Question 10

Green belt

Answer 10

An area of land around an urban area protected from development to limit urban growth.

Question 11

CBD

Answer 11

Central business district of a city or town with a large concentration of shops/offices.

Question 12

Inner city

Answer 12

Area surrounding the CBD. Usually and area of older, denser housing and warehouses.

Question 13

Redevelopment

Answer 13

Urban development involving demolition of existing structures and building of new ones.

Question 14

Rehabilitation/renovation

Answer 14

Urban improvement scheme that involves upgrading and reusing existing buildings.

Question 15

Squatter settlement/shanty town

Answer 15

Part of towns or cities (usually in LEDCs) with illegal and low cost self built housing.

Question 16

‘Site and Service’ scheme

Answer 16

Housing solution that involves providing land and infrastructure for people to build their own houses on.

Question 17

Amenities/facilities

Answer 17

Essential services provided for people in their homes or local area. E.g. police, fire department, hospitals, parks…

Question 18

Tenure

Answer 18

Type of ownership of a house. E.g. owner occupied, rented…

Question 19

Owner occupied

Answer 19

Type of tenure where the residents legally own the house through purchase or inheritance.

Question 20

Public/private rented

Answer 20

Type of tenure where residents are renting from the council/private landlord.

Question 21

Housing association

Answer 21

Organisations funded by government to buy/build housing for cheap rent to people with housing issues.

Question 22

Housing type

Answer 22

Classification of house. E.g. terraced, detached, semi-detached…

Question 23

Socioeconomic group

Answer 23

Classification of people according to their occupation. E.g. professional, skilled, manual…

Question 24

Services/service provision

Answer 24

Facilities for the public provided by the government. E.g. hospitals, parks, community centres…

Question 25

High/low order shopping centre

Answer 25

Different levels of shopping centres graded by the size of their catchment area and the types of shops it has.

Question 26

Shopping centre heirachy

Answer 26

The hypothetical classification of shopping centres in terms of their size and importance.

Question 27

Shopping goods

Answer 27

Items can be classified according to whether they are ‘everyday goods’, ‘comparison goods’ or ‘specialised goods’

Question 28

New town

Answer 28

`A new, self-sustained urban development.

Question 29

Threshold population

Answer 29

The minimum number of people required in the catchment area in order for a business to be profitable.