Edexcel Geography A-level

Diverse Places
Definition Flashcards

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Accessibility

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Accessibility

How easy it is to travel to a place or interact with

an individual.

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Administration Centre

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Administration Centre

Places that make decisions about how to

organise infrastructure and economic activity for
the surrounding areas.

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Amenity Value

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Amenity Value

The value of a resource to locals and businesses

(beaches, timber, coal).

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Built Environment

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Built Environment

The buildings and infrastructure within an urban

area.

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 Capital

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Capital

Productive assets, goods or financial stakes.

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Central Business District (CBD)

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Central Business District (CBD)

The centre of a city, containing a high density of

businesses and TNC headquarters.

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 Commuter

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Commuter

An individual who regularly travels a distance

between their residence and their employment.

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Cultural Enrichment

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Cultural Enrichment

The addition of ideas, traditions and beliefs due

to the arrival of new people.

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Cultural Erosion

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Cultural Erosion

The loss of a culture, resulting in a change in

ideas or disregard for traditions.

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 Culture

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Culture

The way of life of a particular group of people at

a particular time, generally customs and beliefs.

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Demographic

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Demographic

The characteristics of a population.

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Deprivation

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Deprivation

Individuals lack basic services or objects they

would expect to have in the 21st Century.

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 Dereliction

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Dereliction

The loss of industry or productivity of a land,

leaving it abandoned.

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Diversification

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Diversification

Where a company may look to offer different

services or sell a wider range of products to
appeal to a new target audience.

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 Diversity

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Diversity

Variation within a population, in their

characteristics, background and behaviour.

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Elite Migrants

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Elite Migrants

Migration due to an individual’s wealth or status,

often investing in the host country through
investment visas, property or business.

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Empty Nester

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Empty Nester

A couple whose children have moved out

(post-university age).

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Environmental Impact Assessment

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Environmental Impact Assessment

The study of environmental impacts caused by

large business projects.

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 Ethnicity

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Ethnicity

The cultural background of a group of people,

often based on religion or country of origin.

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Exponential Growth

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Exponential Growth

An ever more rapid increase in something. For

example, the world’s population is growing
exponentially.

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Fertility Rate

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Fertility Rate

The number of children born per 1000 women

each year.

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Gated Community

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Gated Community

Urban neighbourhoods surrounded by gates

often to improve privacy and safety. They can
add to segregation within a community.

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Gentrification

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Gentrification

Renovation of older/deteriorating buildings or

areas with the aim of attracting high-income
individuals or elite businesses to a place.

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Governance

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Governance

The management of a place or group of people.

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 Idyll

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Idyll

A location with ideal living conditions and good

qualities. Often based on a perception.

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 Inequality

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Inequality

Differences in income, well-being and wealth

between individuals, communities and society.

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Internal Migration

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Internal Migration

The movement of people within a country.

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International Migration

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International Migration

The movement of people from one country to

another.

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Life-cycle Stage

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Life-cycle Stage

The change in opinions and values at different

stages of an individual’s life.

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Life Expectancy

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Life Expectancy

The average number of years an individual is

likely to live, determined at birth.

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Lived Experience

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Lived Experience

The contribution of experiences and opportunities

to an individual’s views and values.

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 Media

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Media

The publishing of information and production of

entertainment (e.g. BBC, local newspapers, radio
stations).

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Mortality Rate

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Mortality Rate

The number of deaths per thousand people.

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Multicultural

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Multicultural

The existence, acceptance or promotion of

multiple cultural traditions within a single
geographic area.

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 Perception

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Perception

A person’s view of a place or issue based on

feelings, experience and outside forces such as
the media.

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Political Engagement

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Political Engagement

The willingness and ability of an individual to vote

or join political parties or pressure groups.

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Population Density

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Population Density

The number of people per square kilometre.

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Rebranding

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Rebranding

Creating a new look or reputation for an area.

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Regional Disparity

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Regional Disparity

The economic (or cultural) gap between different

parts of a country.

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Rural-Urban Continuum

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Rural-Urban Continuum

A range of living spaces running from remotest

peripheral rural villages to the CBD of the city.

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Segregation

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Segregation

The separation of a group from other groups this

can be through force or voluntarily. Segregation
can often occur due to housing strategies or
regeneration projects.

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Sink Estates

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Sink Estates

Council estates that score badly on the Index of

Multiple Deprivation

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Stakeholder

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Stakeholder

An individual with interest and influence within

their community (residents, local businesses,
farmers, NGOs)

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Social Clustering

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Social Clustering

Groups of people with similar background

frequently living together.

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Social Exclusion

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Social Exclusion

The inability of a group of people to become

involved in the cultural activities of a place.

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Urbanisation

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Urbanisation

An increase in the proportion of a population

living within urban areas.

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