Human - Definitions

Question 1

Birth rate (def)

Answer 1

Births per 1000 people in the population per year

Question 2

Brownfield site (def)

Answer 2

Land that has been previously built on

Question 3

Congestion (def)

Answer 3

Acute overcrowding caused by high densities of traffic, buildings and people

Question 4

Death rate (def)

Answer 4

Number of deaths per 1000 people in a year

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De-industrialisation (def)

Answer 5

the ;process by which the importance of manufacturing in the economy declines

Question 6

Demographic transition model (def)

Answer 6

A generalisation of how populations change over time, based not eh experience of developed countries

Question 7

Deprivation (def)

Answer 7

When the standard of living and quality of life fall below a minimum level

Question 8

Development (def)

Answer 8

Economic and social progress that leads to an improvement in the standard of living and quality of life for an increasing proportion of the population

Question 9

Development gap (def)

Answer 9

The difference in levels of development and standards of living between countries or reigons

Question 10

Disposable income (def)

Answer 10

Income that is left after taxes and social security charges, can be spent or saved

Question 11

Economic sector (def)

Answer 11

A major division of the economy based on the type of economic activity

Question 12

Emergency aid (def)

Answer 12

Help int he form of food, medical care and temporary housing provided immediately after a disaster

Question 13

Energy gap (def)

Answer 13

A gap in the energy supplies and requirements of a country

Question 14

Environmental quality (def)

Answer 14

The degree to which an area is free from air, water, noise and visual pollution

Question 15

Globalisation (def)

Answer 15

Increasing integration of the national markets fro goods, services into a single global economy and market

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Greenfield site (def)

Answer 16

Land not used for urban development

Question 17

GDP (def)

Answer 17

Measure of the total value of goods and services produced by an economy in a year

Question 18

GNI (def)

Answer 18

Gap plus income earned from investments abroad

Question 19

Human welfare (def)

Answer 19

The health and happiness of a person or group of people

Question 20

Industrialisation (def)

Answer 20

The process by which an economy is changed from a primarily agricultural on to one based on manifacturing

Question 21

Infant mortality (def)

Answer 21

Children dying before reaching their first birthday

Question 22

Informal sector (def)

Answer 22

Types of work that are not officially recognised

Question 23

Intermediate technology (def)

Answer 23

A technology that local people can use relatively easily without much cost

Question 24

Literacy (def)

Answer 24

The ability of a person to read and write

Question 25

Megacity def

Answer 25

pop > 10 mil

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Overpopulation (def)

Answer 26

When the population of an area can not be adequately supported be available recources

Question 27

Paratransit (def)

Answer 27

Transport services provided in developing countries by people in small vehicles such as rickshaws

Question 28

Physical infrastructure (def)

Answer 28

The services such as transport, telecom, water, sewage that are vital for people and buisnesses

Question 29

Pollution (def)

Answer 29

Chemicals, diet or other substances which are harmful to the area

Question 30

Population pressure (def)

Answer 30

when the population exceeds the carrying capacity

Question 31

Poverty (def)

Answer 31

Where people are seriously lacking in terms of income, food, housing, basic services and access to education and healthcare

Question 32

Sevice provision (def)

Answer 32

making available commercial and social services such as shops and schools

Question 33

Shanty Town (def)

Answer 33

An area of slums built from salvaged materials on derelict area

Question 34

Sphere of influence (def)

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An area over which a town or city distributes services or recruits labour

Question 35

Stakeholders (def)

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Indivisuals, groups or organisations that have an interest in a particular area or issue

Question 36

Suburbanisation (def)

Answer 36

the outward spread of an urban area

Question 37

Sustainable (def)

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Sustaining the need of the present without compromising not he need of the future

Question 38

Urban regeneration (def)

Answer 38

investment in the revival of older urban areas by improving or rebuilding

Question 39

Well-being (def)

Answer 39

A condition experienced by people and greatly influenced by their standard of living and quality of life