Urban Issues And Challenges Keywords

Question 1

Birth rate

Answer 1

The number of births in a year per 1000 of the population

Question 2

Brownfield site

Answer 2

Land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits re-use. Often found in urban areas.

Question 3

Death Rate

Answer 3

The number of deaths a year per 1000 of the population

Question 4

Formal economy

Answer 4

The type of employment where people work to receive a regular wage, they pay tax and have certain rights e.g maternity leave

Question 5

Inequalities

Answer 5

Differences between pverty and wealth , as well as wellbeing and access to jobs, housing, education

Question 6

megacity

Answer 6

a city with over 10million people

Question 7

migration

Answer 7

when people move from one area to another

Question 8

natural increase

Answer 8

birth rate is higher than the death rate

Question 9

squatter settlement

Answer 9

an area of illegal , poor-quality housing, lacks services like water supply, sewerage and electricity

Question 10

urbanisation

Answer 10

An increasing percentage of a country’s population living in urban rather than rural

Question 11

urban sprawl

Answer 11

GROWTH OF URBAN AREAS INTO THE SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS