Regenreation - sect 1+2

Question 1

Abandoned land

Answer 1

spaces in urban areas that were previously used for industry but now derelict and awaiting regeneration, could also apply to rural areas where farming is. no longer taking place

Question 2

Accessibility

Answer 2

How easy it is to travel to or communicate with a place, distance and transport routes are usually the most important factors

Question 3

administrative centre

Answer 3

Places, usually larger county towns or cities, that make decisions about how to organise infrastructure and economic activity in the surrounding area

Question 4

built environment

Answer 4

An urban area with buildings and infrastructure, such as a road or rail station

Question 5

Commercial

Answer 5

places, usually towns or cities where the major economic activity is trade, shopping or financial services

Question 6

Commuter village

Answer 6

a rural settlement close to a large city that has become a home for many people working in the urban area. they journey to and from the city on a daily basis usually by road or train

Question 7

Composite indicator

Answer 7

a development indicator, which measures more than one variable - the well - being index

Question 8

Connectedness

Answer 8

a measure of how connected different people are through different communication links - broadband, road and rail

Question 9

crime rate

Answer 9

the amount or level of crime in an area

Question 10

cultural diffusion

Answer 10

the spread of cultural ideas and way of life

Question 11

cultural diversity

Answer 11

the number or range. of different population groups with different lifestyles in a place, usually linked to ethnicity but also to socio-economic groups or age groups

Question 12

cultural enrichment

Answer 12

the addition of ideas, actions and meanings that are the results of the arrival of new people to an area

Question 13

cultural erosion

Answer 13

the loss or dilution of a specific culture due to culture diffusion

Question 14

culture

Answer 14

The way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs of a particular group of people at a particular time

Question 15

deindustrialisation

Answer 15

the mass closure of industries in regions traditionally associated with secondary industrial production, also features high unemployment levels. Partly due to the global shift in production

Question 16

demographic change

Answer 16

changes in population characteristics of a place. this child be numbers of people or types of people

Question 17

demographics characteristics

Answer 17

data about a group of people, such as their. age, gender or income

Question 18

demographics

Answer 18

the study of population and population change

Question 19

depopulation

Answer 19

a significant and sustained decline in the population size of a region or country

Question 20

deprivation

Answer 20

when people lack the things they would expect to have in the 21st century such as jobs, a certain level of income, affordable housing, access to services such as schools and healthcare

Question 21

deregulation

Answer 21

The process of reducing or removing rules governing economic activity in a country with the aim of encouraging investment.

Question 22

Derelict land

Answer 22

Previously used land in cities that has fallen into disrepair because buildings have closed and noon is there to maintain them

Question 23

Development

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Usually considered as economic growth leading to an improvement in the standard of living. Development can be measured in other ways, such as freedom, equality or the well-being of the natural environment

Question 24

Disapora

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The movement of a population away from their homeland

Question 25

Diversification

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In times of low far income farmers seek alternate incomes such as B&B, wind turbines, off roading trails and conversion of farm buildings to offices or workshops. It may also link to the political decision by the EU to encourage farmers to find alternative business uses for their land other than growing surplus food.

Question 26

Diversity

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The degree of variation within a population eg age, ethnicity, culture.

Question 27

Economic sector

Answer 27

A way to group jobs that have a similar purpose.

Question 28

Economies

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The amount of money being transferred between different players leading to wealth creation

Question 29

Engagement

Answer 29

The decision my individual members of the public to get involved in tacking political issues eg through volunteering, running for election

Question 30

Environmental impact assessment

Answer 30

Its part of the planning stage all large projects must carry out a study of what the likely impacts will be of the project. A focus is often on the natural environment to ensure that it remains sustainable but can also include the impacts on people. (social and economic environments)

Question 31

Environmental Quality

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The condition and attractiveness of the surroundings within which people live. This incudes birth the natural and the built environment – open space and levels of air, water and land pollution

Question 32

Ethnicity

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The cultural background of a group of people, often based on religion or country of origin

Question 33

Ethnic composition

Answer 33

Information about the ethic characteristics of a group of people.

Question 34

Fertility Rate

Answer 34

The number of children born to a women during her life time.

Question 35

Gated communities

Answer 35

Neighbourhoods of towns or cities where houses are designed with gates and fences to improve privacy or safety.

Question 36

Gentrification

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Renewal, renovation or rebuilding of older and deteriorating buildings in order to create more upmarket places for middle class resident to live, often displacing poorer residents

Question 37

Governance

Answer 37

How a place or area is managed by different levels of government.

Question 38

Idyll

Answer 38

Used to describe a place that maximises the positives of a living space. It is often used in relation to rural areas with low pollution levels and plenty of green open space, unspoilt natural area, traditional (old fashioned) way of life and jobs

Question 39

Industrialisation

Answer 39

The rapid growth of secondary industries such as factories, including the creation of secondary sector jobs. In the UK, this was mostly in the 19th centaury as is known as the Industrial Revolution, but there was also industrial growth in the 1960s

Question 40

Inequality

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Differences in income and wealth, and well-being, between individuals, groups within a community or communities within a society

Question 41

Infrastructure investment

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When money is spent by the government on projects to connect major towns and cities eg HS2

Question 42

Innovation

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A new idea, more effective invention or process within an industry, service or community

Question 43

Internal migration

Answer 43

The movement of people within a country, where the move is a change of permanent residence for at least one year.