Urban Key Words

Question 1

LIC and HIC

Answer 1

This subdivision of countries based on the world bank income classifications, which in 2013 were Low income $1045 or below, high income $12,746 or above

Question 2

NEE

Answer 2

Countries that began to experience high rates of economic development, examples, Brazil, Russia and China

Question 3

Brownfield Site

Answer 3

land that is has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use. Commonly found across urban areas particularly inner city.

Question 4

Dereliction

Answer 4

abandoned buildings and wasteland

Question 5

Economic Opportunities

Answer 5

Chances for people to improve their standard of living through employment

Question 6

Greenfield site

Answer 6

a plot of land, often in a rural or on the edge of an urban area that has not yet been subject to any building development

Question 7

inequalities

Answer 7

differences between poverty and wealth, as well as in peoples’ wellbeing and access to things like jobs, housing and education. inequalities may occur in housing provision, access to services, access to open land, safety and security

Question 8

Integrated transport systems

Answer 8

when different transport methods connect together, making journeys smoother so that more people will want to use the transport

Question 9

mega city

Answer 9

city with over 10 million people

Question 10

migration

Answer 10

when people move from one place to another

Question 11

natural increase

Answer 11

the birth rate minus the death rate of a population.

Question 12

Pollution

Answer 12

The presence of chemicals, noise, dirt or other substances that are harmful to the environment

Question 13

Rural Urban fringe

Answer 13

a zone of transition between the built up area and the countryside

Question 14

sanitation

Answer 14

measures designed to protect public health, including provision of clean water and the disposal of sewage an waste

Question 15

social deprivation

Answer 15

area deprived of its needs

Question 16

social opportunities

Answer 16

chances to improve their quality of life

Question 17

squatter settlement

Answer 17

an area of poor housing, water supply, sewage and electricity, which often develops spontaneously and illegally in a city in a LIC

Question 18

sustainable urban living

Answer 18

using renewable sources and living in a efficient area

Question 19

traffic congestion

Answer 19

occurs when there is too great volume of traffic roads to cope with, so traffic jams form and traffic slows to a crawl

Question 20

urban greening

Answer 20

the process of increasing and preserving open space such as public parks and gardens in public areas

Question 21

urbanisation

Answer 21

the process of increasing percentage of a country’s population comes to live in towns and cities

Question 22

urban regeneration

Answer 22

the revival of old buildings by installing new facilites or redevelopment

Question 23

urban sprawl

Answer 23

the unplanned growth of urban areas into the surrounding countryside

Question 24

waste recycling

Answer 24

extracting and refusing useful substances found in waste