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28 Cards in this Set
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URBAN CORE |
a central built up area, densely populated and with a wide range of job opportunities |
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CITY |
a large urban area with a wide range of jobs and services |
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VILLIAGE |
a small urban/rural area surrounded by countryside with a low population and a limited range of services |
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RURAL PERIPHERY |
the rural area away from the urban core |
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WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS OF THE RURAL PERIPHERY? |
high traffic costs area of low population density lower incomes older population out-migration of younger people |
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WHAT ARE ENTERPRISE ZONES? |
an area in which the government helps with start up costs etc (e.g. Leeds city region, Tees valley, Nottingham) |
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WHAT ARE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS? |
similar to enterprise zones but are more for Scotland, Wales and northern Ireland |
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WHAT ARE EU GRANTS |
for poorer countries in the EU, this money will continue until 2020 |
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ENTERPRISE ZONES... |
a)businesses don't have to worry about their economic situation d)the uk gov. may be short on money if they fund start up costs for too many enterprise zones |
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MIGRATION |
the movement of people from one place to another |
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NATIONAL MIGRATION |
the movement of people within a country |
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INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION |
the movement of people from one country to another |
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ECONOMIC MIGRANT |
someone who leaves their home to look for a better job or better opportunities |
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REFUGEE |
someone who is forced to leave their homes as their life would be threatened if they stayed |
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ILLEGAL MIGRANT |
someone who migrates without official permission or documents |
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IMMIGRANT |
someone who arrives in a new country |
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EMIGRANT |
someone who moves to another country |
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WHAT IS A CENCUS? |
a count of a country's population |
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WHAT IS A BIRTH RATE? |
the number of births each year per 1000 of the population |
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WHAT IS A DEATH RATE? |
the number of deaths each year per 1000 of the population |
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WHAT ARE TNC'S? |
trans national company -large international companies -ie BP, shell |
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WHAT IS DIVERSIFICATION? |
when a business decides to sell other products or services in order to survive or grow |
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WHAT IS GLOBALISATION? |
increased connection and trade between countries |
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WHAT IS FDI? |
foreign direct investment is investment made by an overseas company/ organisation |
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WHAT IS PRIVATISATION? |
ownership change from the government to individuals/ share owners |
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WHAT IS FREE TRADE? |
free flow of goods and services without restrictions of importance/ taxes (tariffs) |
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WHAT IS DEINDUSTRIALISATION? |
decreased activity in manufacturing and closure of industries, leading to unemployment or change in unemployment |
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WHAT IS DECENTRALISATION? |
shift of shopping activity and employment away from the CBD |
