UKs HUMAN evolving landscape Flashcards
Describe
Tell me about
Explain
Give reasons why
Multiplier effect
When people or businesses move to an area and invest money on housing and
services, which in turn creates more jobs and attracts more people,
Urban core
The most densely populated areas of the UK. These are the economic core regions
of a country e.g. London in the South East. People migrate to live and work in
these areas for the higher potential incomes found here.
Rural periphery
Areas away from the urban core, These areas have a low population density, older
populations, lower incomes, high transport costs and an out-migration of younger
people. Allerdale in the Lake District in Cumbria,
Affluent
Higher income people
Lower population density
This means that an area is rural with few people living per sq km.
Enterprise zones
These are places where the UK government offers companies help with start-up
costs, reduced taxes on profits and access to superfast broadband.
Globalisation
The ways in which countries become increasingly connected to each other through
economic inter-dependence, trade, technology, international flows of investment,
outsourcing and culture.
Multicultural
Different ethnic groups live there
Ageing population
This means that there is a high proportion living in a place of an elderly age.
Depopulation
The decline of the total population of an area.
Suburbanisation
Shift of shopping activity and employment away from the BD to new areas
Decentralisation
The movement of people from the inner suburbs to the outer suburbs.
Retail parks
These are out of town shopping parks e.g. The Meadows. They are built out of
town and are near major roads.
E-commerce
When you buy goods online
Business parks
Areas for employment built outside of towns and cities and close to major roads
Counter-urbanisation
When people leave towns and cities to live in the countryside
Re-urbanisation
When people who used to live in the city and then moved out to the country or to
a suburb, move back to live in the citv.
Regeneration
Redeveloping former industrial areas or housing to improve them
Brownfield site
An area of disused and derelict land, normally located in an urban area that is
available for redevelopment.
Gentrification
High income earners move into run-down areas to be closer to their workplace,
often resulting in the rehabilitation and regeneration of the area to conform with
middle class lifestyles.
Studentification
Communities benefit from local universities which provide employment
opportunities and a large student population which can regenerate pubs, shop and
buy-to-let properties.
Rebranded
Give a place a new brand and replace the old on e
