Changing urban environments - quesitons

Question 1

what is urbanisation?

Answer 1

a process where an increasing proportion of the population lives in towns and cities (and there is a reduction living in rural areas)

Question 2

what is rural-urban migration?

Answer 2

a process in which people move from the countryside to the towns

Question 3

what does CBD stand for?

Answer 3

central business district

Question 4

what is the land used for in the CBD?

Answer 4

developed and modern buildings, shops and tourist attractions, places of worship, transport e.g. a train station

Question 5

what is the land used for in the suburbs?

Answer 5

quite large family homes, hospitals, secondary and primary schools, nursery’s, hairdressers, big supermarkets

Question 6

what is the land used for in the inner city?

Answer 6

terrace houses, factories, universities and colleges, canals and rivers, mot garages, corner shops, industrial buildings and big old Victorian factories

Question 7

what is the informal sector of the economy?

Answer 7

is that part of the economy that is not faxed, monitored by any form of government or included in gross national product

Question 8

what is the local authority scheme?

Answer 8

larger more expensive scheme that is funded by the government and they offer loans to people so they cam buy homes

Question 9

what is meant by a sustainable city?

Answer 9

a city that meets the needs of people now and in the future and limiting harm to the environment