Dharavi Slums: Word Definitions -Geography Year 8

word definitions > liveability topic

urbanisation

(increase) in the percentage of people living in cities compared to the countryside

megacity

city with over ten million residents

rural

speaking of the countryside

urban

speaking of cities and large towns

push factor

negative conditions that encourage people to leave a place

pull factors

positive conditions that attract people to move to a place

sewage system

system to manage toilet waste

malaria

disease transmitted by mosquitoes

dysentery

very serious form of diarrhoea

slum

unplanned and self-built settlement with high population density -usually in areas with poor living conditions

redevelopment

construction of new buildings in an urban area -usually through the demolition of existing infrastructure

population density

number of people per square km

economy

the production and sales of output + the money and jobs it creates.

informal sector jobs

jobs which do not pay tax because they are not officially recognised by the government

fringes

edge of a place

literacy rate

the percentage of adults (15+) who can read and write