Globalisation EQ2

Deindustrialisation

The decline of regionally important manufacturing industries

Global shift

the movement of manufacturing and the outsourcing of services from the West to the East

Dereliction

when land or buildings are abandoned and left unused

Internal migrant

Somone who moves from place to place inside the borders of a country

Urbanisation

An increase in the population of people living in urban areas

Economic migrant

A migrant whose motivation is to seek employment

Refugee

People who are forced to flee their homes due to persecution

Intervening obstacles

Barriers to a migrant such as a political border or physical feature

Natural increase

The difference between birth rate and death rate

Megacity

Home to 10 million people or more

Centripetal migration

Movement of the people directed towards the centre of urban areas

Brownfield site

Abandoned or derelict urban land previously used by commercial or industrial companies

Elite international migrants

Highly skilled and/or socially influential individuals.

Low-wages international migrants

less skilled workers moving to new regions to find work

Global hub

A settlement or region that has become a local point for activities with a global influence

Cultural imperialism

The practice of promoting the culture/ language of one nation in another

Soft power

The global influence a country derives from its culture, its political values and its diplomacy