regen eq1 Flashcards
economic activity can be classified by sector and also by type of employment
primary-extracting raw materials
secondary-manufacturing
tertiary- providing a service
quaternary-research
full time, part time, unemployed self, employed
the differences in economic activity are reflected through variation in social factors how are they measured
IMD, HDI,quality of life
the inequalities in economic activity are reflected through variation in social sectors
primary-least payed
tertiary and quaternary- highest paid so highest quality of life
over time places have changed there function such as
functions-commercial, retail, administrative and industrial
over time places have changed there demographic characteristics such as
age structure change, studentification ,ethnic composition
what is high order and low order
high order=less common
low order =more common
changes in a place might be explained by accessibility and connectedness
accessibility- transport infrastructure
connectedness- rural or urban, travel links (trains, roads or busses)
what is a function
a function refers to the main purpose or role of a settlement
(land use or physical features or example)
what is gentrification and why is this important to developers
it’s a change in the social structure of a place when affluent people move into a location and developers may upgrade residential or retail to deliberately attract people of a higher income
