HUMAN LANDSCAPE

• Commonwealth


  A group of countries that were colonised by Britain as part of the British Empire.
• Enterprise Zone


  Regions that are set up by the government to encourage businesses to move in. They tend to have lower tax rates or newly constructed offices.
• Ethnic minority


  A group of people who have a different race, traditions or beliefs from the main population.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)


  When a business or person in one country invests in a business located in a different country
• Globalisation


  The process through which countries are becoming more interconnected. This is due to factors such as trade, migration, technology and culture.
• Grants


  When a business or organisation is given money by the government
• Hate crime


  crime and abuse which us motivated by prejudice against someone due to their race, religion or sexuality
• Immigration


  the permanent movement of people to live in a country which is different to their country
• Migration


  the permanent movement of people to live somewhere else within a country
• Multicultural event


  An event which celebrates a culture or religion originally from another country (for example, Chinese New Year or Brazilian Carnival).
• Net migration


  The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.
• primary industry


  industry associated with producing raw materials and crops for example farmers or miners
• privatisation


  essential services that are taken over by a private company from the government
• population characteristics


  factors used to describe people living an area or community e.g age, ethnicity, gender, employment
• Population density


  A measurement of the number of people per given unit of land
• quaternary industry


  An industry provide information services like research and computer technology
• rural-urban continuum


  an imaginary line that can be drawn from the centre of an urban city to the centre of a rural area, to show the difference in living conditions and population characteristics.
• secondary industry


  manufacturing industry which turns raw materials into produce and goods for example factory workers or bakers
• Segregation


  Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
• Shrinking world


  The feeling of the world becoming smaller and more easily accessible.
• Tertiary industry


  jobs relating to services and working with people for example teachers
• Trade Bloc


  a group of countries that work together to promote trade with one another
• TNC


  a company which operates in different countries to where their headquarters are based