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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
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