Diverse Places Key Terms Flashcards
Term
Definition
Agricultural Intensification
Increasing productivity of farmland by using more inputs like fertilisers, technology, and irrigation.
Assimilation
The process by which a minority group adopts the culture of the majority group.
Bangla Town’
A nickname for part of Brick Lane in East London, known for its Bangladeshi community and culture.
Brain Drain
The emigration of highly skilled or educated people from a region or country.
Chocolate Box village’
A picturesque and stereotypically pretty English village, often commodified for tourism.
Commuter Village
A small settlement where most residents travel elsewhere for work.
Counter-Urbanisation
Movement of people from urban areas to rural or semi-rural locations.
Day-tripper Village
A rural village popular with tourists who visit for the day but don’t stay overnight.
Diaspora
A population that has spread out from its original homeland but maintains cultural ties.
Empty-Nester
Older adults whose children have left home, often prompting downsizing or relocation.
Ethnic Enclave
An area where a high concentration of people from the same ethnic group live.
Ethnically Specific Services
Services that cater to particular ethnic communities (e.g., places of worship, specialist shops).
Extremism
Holding radical views that reject or challenge mainstream values, often politically or religiously.
Fertility Rate
The average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime.
First/Second/Third Generation Migrant
Terms describing migrant families by generation, with first being those born abroad and third being grandchildren of migrants.
Gentrification
The process where wealthier people move into poorer urban areas, often displacing original residents.
Greenbelt
Protected open land around cities where development is heavily restricted.
Hardy’s Wessex
A romanticised representation of rural southern England, based on the novels of Thomas Hardy.
Housing Association
Non-profit organisations that provide affordable homes for people in need.
Integration
The process by which people from different backgrounds mix and interact positively within a society.
Intercensal Period
The time between two national censuses, typically ten years in the UK.
Internal Migration
Movement of people within a country’s borders.
International Migration
Movement of people across national boundaries.
Land Use
How land is used by humans (e.g., for housing, farming, industry).
Life Cycle
Stages of a person’s life that influence housing needs and location choices.
Local Authority
Elected local government responsible for services like housing, planning, and education.
Maastricht Treaty
1992 treaty that created the European Union and established the free movement of people.
Management’ of Issues
Strategies or policies to deal with challenges such as inequality, housing, or diversity.
Market-driven changes
Changes caused by supply and demand forces rather than government planning.
Mortality Rate
The number of deaths per 1,000 people per year.
Multiculturalism
A society that recognises and respects cultural diversity and encourages coexistence.
Natural Change
The difference between the birth rate and death rate in a population.
Net Migration
The difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants.
North-South Divide
Economic and social inequalities between southern and northern parts of the UK.
North-South Drift
The movement of people from northern regions to southern parts of the UK, especially for work.
Owner-occupiers
People who own the home they live in.
Perception
How people see or interpret a place, often shaped by media, experience, or stereotypes.
Policy-driven changes
Changes resulting from government decisions and legislation.
Population Characteristics
Features of a population such as income, health or education levels.
Population Density
The number of people living per unit of area (usually per km²).
Population Dynamics
How and why populations change over time due to births, deaths, and migration.
Population Structure
The composition of a population, usually shown by age and sex in a population pyramid.
Property Developers
Individuals or companies who invest in building or renovating housing or commercial property.
Radicalisation
The process by which people adopt extreme political, social, or religious ideologies.
Regeneration
Redevelopment of a run-down area to improve its economic, social, or environmental status.
Re-imaging
Changing how a place is perceived, often to attract investment or tourism.
Representation
The way a place is portrayed in media, art, or literature.
Rural Idyl
An idealised view of the countryside as peaceful, unspoilt, and traditional.
Rural-Urban Continuum
The gradual transition from rural to urban areas without a sharp boundary.
Segregation
The separation of different groups (e.g., ethnic or income groups) in housing, education, or social life.
Sense of Place
The emotional and cultural meaning people attach to a location.
Social Clustering
The tendency of people with similar characteristics to live near each other.
Social Exclusion
Being shut out from full participation in society due to poverty, discrimination, or geography.
Social Housing
Housing provided by the government or non-profit groups for people in need.
Stakeholder
An individual or group with an interest or role in a place or project.
Suburbanisation
The growth of areas on the outskirts of cities as people move outward.
Urban Sprawl
Unplanned and uncontrolled spreading of urban development into surrounding countryside.
White Flight
The movement of white residents away from areas becoming more ethnically diverse.
Windrush Generation
Caribbean migrants who arrived in the UK between 1948 and 1971 to help rebuild after WWII.
YUPPIES
Young Urban Professionals, typically wealthy, upwardly mobile people living in gentrified areas.
