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Algunos ejemplos de esta serie de preguntas de práctica
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Brownfield site
Respuesta: Land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use. Commonly found in urban areas, particularly in the inner city.
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Business park
Respuesta: A purpose built area of offices and warehouses, often at the edge of a city and on a main road.
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Congestion
Respuesta: When there is too great a volume of traffic for roads to cope with, so traffic jams form and traffic slows to a crawl.
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Deprivation
Respuesta: When people lack what the rest of society considers ‘normal’ such as good housing, reasonable incomes or access to healthcare.
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Ethnic group
Respuesta: A group of people sharing the same characteristics of race, nationality, language or religion.
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Greenfield site
Respuesta: A plot of land, often in a rural or on the edge of an urban area that has not yet been subject to any building development.
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Inner city
Respuesta: That part of the built‐up area and close to the CBD, often characterised by old housing, poor services and brownfield sites.
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Land use
Respuesta: What types of buildings / economic activities exist in an area such as residential, retail or industrial.
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Land value
Respuesta: The market value of a piece of land; what businesses or individuals are prepared to pay for it (or rent it).
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Mega‐city
Respuesta: A city with a population exceeding 10 million.
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Asylum seeker
Respuesta: a forced migrant (refugee) who has asked for permission to permanently remain in the county they have migrated too.
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Ecotourism
Respuesta: a form of tourism which aims to conserve fragile ecosystems and ensure that its benefits (jobs, income) are retained within the local area.
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forced migration
Respuesta: A movement of people caused by a push factor such as religious persecution or famine
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Globalisation
Respuesta: The process which has created a more connected world, with increases in the movements of goods (trade) and people (migration & tourism) worldwide
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Global shift
Respuesta: The movement of manufacturing industry and services from high cost locations (HICs) to lower costs locations, especially MICs in Asia
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Interdependence
Respuesta: The drawing together of the countries of the world by the processes of globalisation
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Package holiday / mass tourism
Respuesta: A holiday where travel and accommodation are put together by a tour operator; these are often relatively cheap holidays to popular places.
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