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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 |
A less wealthy country |
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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 |
The basic equipment |
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Landfill site |
A place where solid waste is buried under the soil |
A place where solid waste |
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Light pollution |
The brightening of the sky with human made lights |
The brightening of the sky |
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Mega cities |
An urban area with more than 10 million people |
An urban area |
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More developed country |
A wealthier country with access to technology and education, with generally high life expectancy |
A wealthier country with access to |
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Pollutant |
Something that contaminates, making air, land and water unsafe or unusable |
Something that contaminates, making air |
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Pull factor |
A social, political, economic or environmental attraction that draws migrants to an area |
A social, political |
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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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Skateholder |
A person, group or organization that has a interest or concern about something |
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Suburb |
A low density settlement, near a larger urban area, mostly made up of single family houses |
A low density settlement |
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Urban sprawl |
The expansion of a city into previously undeveloped areas |
The expansion of a city |
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Urbanization |
The process by which the percentage of people living in urban areas increases. |
The process by which |
