theme 1 changing economies Flashcards
Define urbanisation
this is the process of turing a rural area in to a urban one
Define development
this is the process of improving an area for the betterment of society
define NIC
NIC:this is a new;y indrtials county and this is where people are moving to city to work in factories
define HIC
HIC:highly income country is a country where there is a high standard of development
define LIC
LIC:this is a low income country this is where most of the population is poor and work on farm to feed them self and there families
what are the type of tenure
social hosing
private renting
owner occupied
what is the Primary effect of a natural disaster
primary effect is the initial damage from the disature eg death from it or buildings destroyed
what is the secondary effect of a natural disaster
this is the effect that take place afterward because of the disaster not from it like sewer leaking causing diseases
What is a global city
a global city is a city which is the social,financial political center of the area with over 10 million people
explain why some country are more developed
water access
temperature
mountains
natural resources
what is HDI
human development index is a way of measuring human devel using litracy rate life expectancy income per capita
what is a brown filed site and greenfield site
greenfield is a place which has never been built on before.
Brownfield is where an old building is replaced in to a new one
benefits and disadvantages of greenfield
pro:chear land, bigger houses more space and
Con: negative impact on local environment . new infrastructure has to be built not near city so more cars have to be used
benefits and disadvantages if brown filed
pros: better infratsructer so no new once have to be build better location to the area so less cars have to be used so less co2 emissions
cons: hard to build on and create a bigger disturbance to the people around it
what is international emigration
moving between country
