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Define urbanisation? 
the increase in people living in towns and cities
what is urban growth?
increase in land covered by cities
what is urban growth caused by?
natural increase and rural to urban migration
what is a megacity? 
an urban area with over 10M people living in it
what is natural increase?
when the birth rate is higher than the death rate
what is rural to urban migration?
Movement of people from countryside to cities.
what is industrialisation? 
Growth of secondary manufacturing
what is de-industrialisation? 
decline of secondary manufacturing
what is post- industrial economy? 
economy mainly consisting of tertiary and quaternary sectors
what is a brownfield site? 
land previously been built on
what is a greenfield site?
land that has never previously been built on
what is international migration?
movement of people across countries
what is urban growth?
the increase in land covered by urban areas
what is urban sprawl?
unplanned growth of urban areas into rural areas
define rural-urban fringe? 
area on the edge of a city where it meets the countryside
what is a green belt?
protected land at the rural-urban fringe where building is restricted
what is urban regeneration? 
the reversal of urban decline through redevelopment
define migration? 
people leave voluntarily
define GDP? 
total income of a country excluding money earned overseas
define GNI? 
total income of a country including money earned overseas