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14 Cards in this Set
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Developing Country |
A less wealthy country with limited access to technology and education, with generally low life expectancy. |
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Infrastructure |
The basic equipment and services that a city or country needs to function well. Such as roads, bridges and schools |
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Landfill Site |
A place where solid waste is buried under the soil |
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Light Pollution |
The brightening of the sky with human-made lights |
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Megacities |
An urban area with more than 10 million people |
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More Developed Country |
A wealthier country with access to technology and education, with generally high life expectancy |
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Pollutant |
Something that contaminates, making air, land and water unsafe or unusable |
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Pull Factor |
A social, political, economic or environmental attraction that draws migrants to an area |
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Push Factor |
A social, political, economic or environmental force that drives migrants away from an area |
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Slums |
A high-density informal urban settlement with inadequate housing and services |
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Stakeholder |
A person, group or organization that has an interest or concern about something |
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Suburb |
A low density settlement , by a larger urban area, mostly made up of single- family houses |
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Urban Sprawl |
The expansion of a city into previously undeveloped areas |
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Urbanization |
The process by which the percentage of people living in urban areas increases |
