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31 Cards in this Set
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settlement
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a place were people live
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urban
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relating to a town or city
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rural
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country side
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suburb
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place on the edge of a city
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site
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exact location of a settelment
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nucleateed settlement
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clustered togeather
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disersed settlement
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spread out
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linear settlement
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in a line
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hamlet
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small amount of houses together in one space
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function
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the activities of a town
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market town
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a town were goods are sold
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industrial town
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a town with factories
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retail
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selling products to the public
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central business district (CBD)
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city center with shops and offices
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inner city
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city center, CBD and zone around it
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terraced houses
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row of houses
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more economically developed country (MEDC)
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rich countries
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less economically developed countries (LEDC)
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poor countries
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lowest bridging point
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last bridge before sea
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conurbation
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large urban area
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urban development corporation (UDC)
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company that builds in a city
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enterprise zone
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tax free area for businesses
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urbanisation
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increase population of people living in cities
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rural urban migration
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people moving from the countryside to the city
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push factor
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bad points of a town or city
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pull factor
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good things about a town or city
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shanty town
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area of self built houses very low quality
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favela
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a Brizillian shanty town
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green belt
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area around city with controlled building
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greenfield site
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land that hasn't been built on
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brownfield site
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land that has been built on before
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