HICs Flashcards
Hics
High income country
Lics
Low income country
Nees
Newly emerging economy
Urbanisation
Where people move from rural areas to urban areas
Birth rate
How many babies are born per 1000
Death rate
How many people die per 1000
Literacy rate
How many adults can read and write per 1000
Squatter settlement
Houses that are built by people and don’t have access to water and electricity
Standard of living
The level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain group of people in a geographic area
Mega city
Cities with over 10 million e.g. Shanghai
Major city
Has population of over 5 million but under 10million e.g. London
Vision Mumbai project
Aim to replace squatter settlement housing with blocks of flats
Natural increase
Where birth rate is greater than death rate
Natural decrease
Where death rate is greater the birth rate
Push factors
Something that push people away from an area
