Study the word list: GCSE Geography: Urban Issues and Challenges 1

Key words for GCSE Geography.

Word list: GCSE Geography: Urban Issues and Challenges 1

	brownfield	Brownfield sites are old industrial or inner city sites that have been abandoned and await new use.
	congestion	Traffic congestion happens when there is too much traffic for roads to cope with.
	deprivation	Social deprivation is the extent to which a person or community is deprived of services, housing, income or employment.
	dereliction	Dereliction refers to derelict buildings such as disused factories in inner city areas.
	economic	Development is the progress of a country, in terms of economic growth, technology and human welfare.
	fringe	A rural urban fringe is the transitional zone between a built up area and the countryside.
	Greenfield	Greenfield sites are plots of land that have not yet been developed on.
	greening	Urban greening is the process of preserving and increasing green space in urban areas.
	increase	Natural increase is the difference between the birth rate and the death rate of a population.
	inequalities	Inequalities can be found in almost every area such as wealth, health and jobs.
	integrated	Integrated transport systems combine different transport methods to make public transport easier and more appealing.