Keywords Flashcards
Birth rate
the number of births per 1000 of the population
Brownfield site
land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits re-use. often found in urban areas
death rate
the number of deaths a year per 1000 of the population
de-industrialisation
the decline of a country’s traditional manufacturing industry due to exhaustion of raw materials, loss of markets and overseas competition
formal economy
the type of employment where people work to receive a regular rage, they pay tax and have certain rights e.g. sick and maternity leave
Greenfield site
A plot of land, often in a rural or on the edge of an urban area that has never been built on before
Industrial structure
relative proportion of the workforce employed in different sectors of the economy
Inequalities
Differences between poverty and wealth, as wellbeing and access to jobs, housing, education
Informal economy
employment outside the official knowledge of the government
Integrated transport systems
Different forms of transport are linked together to make it easy to transport from one place to another
Land use conflict
Disagreements between interest groups who do not agree on how the land should be used
Megacity
A city with over 10million people
Migration
when people move from one area to another
Natural increase
when birth rate is higher than death rate
Post-industrial economy
The shift of some HIC economies from producing goods to providing services
