Changing Cities Keywords Flashcards
What is the definition of the Central Business District? (CBD)
The commercial centre of an urban area
What is the definition of the Inner City?
The part of an urban area surrounding the CBD that has industrial and residential buildings
What is the definition of the Suburbs?
The area where people live, away from the centre of a town/city
What is the definition of the Rate of Urbanisation?
The rate of the increase of people living in urban areas
What is the definition of Site?
The location of a settlement
What is the definition of Situation?
The position of a settlement in relation to the surrounding area
What is the definition of Connectivity?
The degree to which one location is connected to all other locations
What is the definition of Urbanisation?
The increase in the number of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas
What is the definition of a Major City?
A city with a population of at least 400,000
What is the definition of the Human Development Index?
A summary measurement of key aspects of human development, using life expectancy, how many years of education are accessible and gross national income per capita.
What is the definition of Population Distribution?
The pattern of how people are spread out in an area/ country
What is the definition of Population Density?
The number of people living in an area, usually measured in km²
What is the definition of a Major Urban Area?
Densely populated cities characterised by economic activity, cultural diversity and significant infrastructural development
What is the definition of a Residential Area?
An area primarily used for houses instead of industrial and commercial areas.
What is the definition Suburbanisation?
Where the suburbs on the outskirt of the city grow outwards to accommodate for more people, sometimes engulfing nearby villages
What is the definition Counter-urbanisation?
When people move from the city back to the countryside
What is the definition of Re-urbanisation?
When people move from the countryside back to the city
What is the definition of a Developing Country?
A country with low human development
What is the definition of a Developed Country?
A country with very high human development
What is the definition of an Emerging Country?
A country with high and medium development
