contemporary urban environments

Question 1

urbanisation: define urbanisation

Answer 1

the expansion of urban areas

Question 2

urbanisation: define suburbanisation

Answer 2

the development of communities on the outskirts of urban areas

Question 3

urbanisation: define counter-urbanisation

Answer 3

when people move from cities and towns to rural areas

Question 4

urbanisation: define urban sprawl

Answer 4

when urban areas expand out into nearby countryside

Question 5

urbanisation: define demographics

Answer 5

characteristics of the population, including age, gender, ethnicity

Question 6

urbanisation: define deindustrialisation

Answer 6

when a sector shift occurs, resulting in the closing down of factories

Question 7

urbanisation: define decentralisation

Answer 7

when shops, businesses and services move from the city centre to industrial parks and suburb areas

Question 8

urbanisation: define primary sector

Answer 8

agriculture-based work

Question 9

urbanisation: define secondary sector

Answer 9

manufacturing work

Question 10

urbanisation: define tertiary sector

Answer 10

services

Question 11

urbanisation: define quaternary sector

Answer 11

research and development

Question 12

urbanisation: define quality of life

Answer 12

physical and mental well-being

Question 13

urbanisation: define standard of living

Answer 13

how well off someone is in relation to people around them

Question 14

urban forms: define megacity

Answer 14

a city with a population of more then 10 million