Urban Challenges in LEDC cities: Changing Urban Areas: Geography: GCSE (9:1)

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City location

Site and situation

<p>Site and situation</p>
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City importance

The regional, national and international influence of the urban centre.

<p>The regional, national and international influence of the urban centre.</p>
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Natural increase

The growth rate of a population; the difference between birthrate and death rate

<p>The growth rate of a population; the difference between birthrate and death rate</p>
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Migration

Movement of people from one place to another.

<p>Movement of people from one place to another.</p>
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Social opportunities

Chances for people to improve their quality of life, for instance access to education and health care.

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Access to health care

Access to hospitals, doctors, essential medicine and preventative health care

<p>Access to hospitals, doctors, essential medicine and preventative health care</p>
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Access to education

Percentage of people who have a reasonable opportunity to go to school

<p>Percentage of people who have a reasonable opportunity to go to school</p>
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Access to resources

The indicator of availability of material supplies to a population including water and energy.

<p>The indicator of availability of material supplies to a population including water and energy.</p>
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Economic opportunities

Chances for people to improve their standard of living through employment.

<p>Chances for people to improve their standard of living through employment.</p>
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Industrial areas

Areas reserved for manufacturing of goods

<p>Areas reserved for manufacturing of goods</p>
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Slums

Poor, run-down urban areas.

<p>Poor, run-down urban areas.</p>
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Squatter settlement

An area within a city in an LIC in which people illegally establish residences on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures.

<p>An area within a city in an LIC in which people illegally establish residences on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures.</p>
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Informal economy

Economic activity that is neither taxed nor monitored by a government; and is not included in that government's Gross National Product; as opposed to a formal economy.

<p>Economic activity that is neither taxed nor monitored by a government; and is not included in that government's Gross National Product; as opposed to a formal economy.</p>
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Crime

An act against the law.

<p>An act against the law.</p>
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Inadequate waste disposal

In squatter settlements there will be no means of getting rid of rubbish which will then pollute the environment.

<p>In squatter settlements there will be no means of getting rid of rubbish which will then pollute the environment.</p>
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Improper sanitation

Slum settlements have no access to toilets or running water.

<p>Slum settlements have no access to toilets or running water.</p>
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Open sewers

Human waste is often left in gutters on the street attracting infestation by vermin and disease carrying insects.

<p>Human waste is often left in gutters on the street attracting infestation by vermin and disease carrying insects.</p>
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Traffic congestion

Heavy traffic making it difficult to move around a town or city.

<p>Heavy traffic making it difficult to move around a town or city.</p>
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