paper 2

Cards (16)

  • Brownfield site
    land that has been built on before
  • Gentrification
    the upgrading of older buildings and roads in urban areas which can lead to an increase in house prices
  • Greenfield site
    land that hasn't been built on or used before
  • Urban sprawl
    the unplanned growth of urban areas into the surrounding countryside
  • Bilateral aid
    aid provided to LICs through a deal between them and a HIC country
  • Globalisation
    the process that has created a more connected world with an increase in the transportation of goods and people worldwide
  • GNI (gross national income)

    a measurement of economic activity that is calculated by dividing the total national income by the population
  • HDI (human development index)

    a method of measuring development in which GDP per capita, life expectancy and adult literacy are combined
  • Multilateral aid
    aid given to LICs by the United Nations
  • Transnational cooperation
    a company that has operations in multiple countries
  • Food insecurity
    having unreliable access to a sufficient amount of affordable and nutritious food
  • Food security
    when they have access to affordable, safe and nutritious food at all times
  • over abstraction
    when water is being used up quicker then it can be replaced
  • water deficit
    where water demand is greater then supply
  • water stress
    when the demand for water exceeds the available amount in a certain time period
  • water surplus
    where water supply is greater then demand