Urbanisation Flashcards
Urbanisation:
The increase in the % of the population living in urban areas.
Urban area:
A built up area
Mega city:
A population of over 10 million
Rural place:
A place which is sparsley populated.
Communism:
Mutual aid
The green great wall:
Increase of the amount of Arab land in the Sahel.
Industrialisation:
The process of developing an industry to make it better.
Desertfication:
A type of land in a dry land.
Mega polis:
A very large city.
Sub urbanisation:
A process shift from historic core cities into rural into suburbs.
Brown field:
A tract of land that has been developed for industrial purposes, polluted, and then abandoned.
Urban sprawl:
The spreading of urban structures into areas surrounding a city.
Capitalism:
A economic system of capital goods.
De industrialisation:
When social and economic activities get disturbed by the industry activities change.
Why do people move to the city?
Better education
Better jobs
Better healthcare
