Urban Key Words Flashcards
The number of babies born per thousand woman per year.
Birth rates
The payment due if a private vehicle drives in a defined area during certain times of the week.
Congestion charge
The movement of people away from cities to the urban fringe or dormitory towns.
Counter-urbanisation
A street that has a half-moon shape.
Crescent
A street that is closed at one end (also known as a dead end).
Cul-de-sac
The number of people who die per thousand per year.
Death rate
A building that has been abandoned and is lying empty.
Derelict building
The area of land surrounding an urban area which has strict controls on what can be built and where.
Green belt
The basic structures needed for an area to function, for example roads and communications.
Infrastructure
To move from one area, country or region to another.
Migrate
Trains, buses and taxis that are available for the public to use for a charge.
Public transport
The amount of wealth or personal comfort that a person or group of people have.
Standards of living
When a road is overused and vehicles using it are unable to move freely.
Traffic congestion
The growth of towns and cities; the movement of people from rural areas to towns and cities
Urbanisation
