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Humanities > Geography Quiz 21st September 2018 > Flashcards

Geography Quiz 21st September 2018 Flashcards

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Urbanisation

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The increase of the percentage of people living in urban areas vs rural areas

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Rural areas

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Areas located outside cities and towns

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Urban sprawl

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The growth of a city onto productive farming land on the city fringes

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Urban area

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An area that is a city or town

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Sustainable cities

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Cities that provide the highest quality of life with the lowest environmental footprint

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Megacity

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A city with a population of 10 million + people

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Infrastructure

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The facilities and services necessary for any community, city or country to function

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Utilities

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Useful features

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Slums

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Overcrowded streets or districts inhabited by very poor people

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Sanitation

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Conditions relating to public health

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Central business district (CBD)

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The main business and commercial area of a town or city

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Urban renewal

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The process of taking areas of land in a city that are no longer being used and redeveloping them

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Per capita income

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A measurement of the average income earned per person in a given area in a specified year

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Green wedge

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A non-urban area of Melbourne sitting outside the Urban Growth Boundary

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Parklands and natural areas

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Geographical areas developed through natural growth

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Economic factors

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Fundamental data about the market and economy of a business

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Social factors

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Things that affect someone’s lifestyle

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Push factors

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Factors that influence a person to leave their country of origin

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Pull factors

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Factors that attract people to a new place

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Population density

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A measurement of population per unit area or unit volume

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Population distribution

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The pattern of where people live

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