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What is migration

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Migration is the movement of people

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What is international migration

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International migration is the movement of people from country to country

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What is national migration

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National migration is the movement of people within a country for example rural to urban

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What are push factors

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Push factors are reasons people choose to leave a place

For example low wages, war and natural disaster

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What are pull factors

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Pull factors Are the reasons people choose to move to a place

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What a high order goods

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High order goods are only bought occasionally and are usually more expensive

For example TV, laptop, sofa and jewellery

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What are low order goods

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Low order goods are bought frequently and are usually quite cheap

For example milk, bread, eggs and newspapers

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What are the consequences of urbanisation

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Air pollution
Health issues
Lack of food security
Lack of employment in Rurel
Pressures on services such as education and health
Wider gap between rich and poor
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What is population density

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Population density is the number of people per unit of area

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What is population growth

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Population growth is the increase in the number of people that live in a country

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What is population distribution

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Population distribution is the spread of people across the world

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What are the emerging countries and how do we remember this

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BRICS

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

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What is an emerging/developing country

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An emerging/developing country It’s a poor country seeking to become more advanced economically and socially

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What is a developed country

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A developed country is more economically advanced

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What is a shantytown

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A shantytown is a deprived area on the outskirts of the town (slums)

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What is a mega city

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A mega city is a city with over 10 million people

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What is urbanisation

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Urbanisation is an increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas

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What is suburbanisation

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Suburbanisation is the outward spread of a built-up area

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What is counter urbanisation

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Counter urbanisation is when a large number of people move from urban areas into rural areas

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What is reUrbanisation

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Re-urbanisation is the movement of people back to a city

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What do we use to measure how deprived area is

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The multiple deprivation index (IMD)

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What does the multiple deprivation index measure

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Income
Employment
Crime
Environment
Housing and services
Education, skills and training
Health and disability
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Deprivation in Birmingham

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High unemployment
Poorer schools
Lack of medical centres

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Migration in Birmingham

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Escape from conflict
Studentification
Better jobs
Better standard of living

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Causes of industrialisation in Birmingham

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Transport developments

Globalisation

Technological advances

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Zone of assimilation

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Expansion of the CBD

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Zone of discard

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Older, abandon shops and office blocks

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Why did Birmingham introduced flagship projects and which did they introduce

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Flagship projects were used to improve the economy of an area

The mailbox
The bullring
The national arena

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What is a site

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A site is the actual location of the settlement, and the physical characteristics of the landscape

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Birmingham site

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Birmingham site is in the Midlands region, it’s began as a small village and is built on a drypoint site

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What is a situation

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A situation is the location of a place relative to its surroundings and other places

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Birmingham situation

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Birmingham is in central England, it has excellent road links to the north and south

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