Theme 1 Keywords and questions Flashcards
Define quality of life
health
happiness and
satisfaction of a person
What is housing tenure?
The way you legally live in a house
What factors effect quality of life
Family health access to services diet where you live holidays
Define standard of living
The wealth
and possessions of a person or family
Factors that effect standard of living
Income
type of possessions
type of job
country lived in
What is access to housing?
How much choice you have
over where you live and
what you live in (type and tenure)
Locate Birmingham
Birmingham is located
in the West Midlands
North East of the river Severn
in the uk
What are low order | convenience goods
Cheaper
needed everyday
available close to your home
small catchment area
What are high order | comparison goods
Expensive
bought less often
often need to travel to buy them
larger catchment area
Define greenfield sites
Sites that gave not been built on before –> often rural or countryside areas
Define brownfield sites
Sites that have been used but may be currently derelict or are waiting for renovation
Push factors from Maracus
Constant problems No jobs Drought Bad transport Crops failing Bad wages Bad QOL & SOL Bad infrastructure Bad education Unemployment
Pull factors to Rio
Good transport Electricity Better services Leisure Better infrastructure (all the services and connections required eg transport, electricity, water etc..) Better education Entertainment Good wages and jobs Better QOL and SOL
Catchment area
The area in which a service draws its customers
Access to services
How easy or difficult it is to access services and how much choice you have over services
Factors effecting access to services
Catchment area Religion Interests Money Government choice Demand Health