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how to show height on a 2D map?

A

contour lines
spot heights
colour

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2 reasons for urbanisation ?

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rural to urban migration
natural increase

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What is rural to urban migration?

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people moving form rural areas to live in urban areas.

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What is natural increase?

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When the birth rate is higher than the death rate.

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Where are the majority of megacities?

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Asia

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pull factors for migration?

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.more entertainment
.employment
.education
.access to services
.better facilities
.shops
.higher wages

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What is counter Urbanisation?

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large numbers of people move from urban areas to rural areas
e.g retiring to the countryside

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push factors for migration?

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.civil war
.loss of employment
.lack of facilities
.failure of crops
.cost of living

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What is a TNC?

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Transnational corporation-
company that operates in more than 1 country.

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What does GDP per capita mean

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Gross domestic product per person
amount of money country earns a year divided by the population

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What is a HIC?

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high income country
GDP $12500+

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What is a NEE?

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A newly emerging economy
GDP $1000-12500

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What is an LIC?

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Low income country
earning less than $1000

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What does as the crow flies mean?

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in a straight line

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What is permafrost?

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soil under the earth is permanently frozen

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What are push factors?

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a factor that pushes you away from an area/ place

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What are pull factors?

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a factor that pulls you in to an area or place

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What is intensive farming?

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automatic farming that uses machinery.
Not needing many workers but uses machinery and pesticides.

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What is traditional farming?

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Farming that is manual uses horses and people not machinery and pesticides.

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What is bioaccumulation?

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animals take in oil through environment (breath) after years of oil building up inside of them the animal dies.

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What is biomagnification?

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animal eating another animal that has had oil, leading it to die.
e.g a bear eating a fish which has got oil in its system from eating plankton which are contaminated by the water

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What is urbanisation?

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the increase in % of population living in urban areas.

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What is a megacity?

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A city with a population higher than 10 million

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What is SMOG?

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smoke + fog

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What is profit = to?

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revenue - cost = profit

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