| A | B |
|---|
| site | the actual land on which something is built |
| physical | natural features |
| economic | factors related to money and industry |
| location | where something is |
| landuse zone | a part of a city with a particular function |
| functional zone | an area of a city with a particular use |
| urban | in a settlement |
| rural | in the countryside |
| urbanisation | the proces of people moving into cities |
| counterurbanisation | the process of people moving out of cities into the countryside |
| shanty town | illegal and unplanned area in a city |
| urban sprawl | low density growth of cities into surrounding countryside |
| commuter | someone who travels to work |
| segregation | living apart |
| green belt | countryside surrounding a city where building is restricted |
| hierarchy | a way of showing how settlements are organised |
| residential zone | area of a settlement set aside for housing |
| central business district | area of shops and offices in the middle of a city |
| socio-economic | factors related to social or financial conditions |
| sphere of influence | the area around a settlement over which it exerts an influence |
| settlement | built up area like a town or city |
| range | distance that customers are prepared to travel |
| threshold | minimum number of people in an area for a service to be profitable |
| ethnic group | a culturally distinct group |
| sustainable development | improving conditions today without endangering conditions for future generations |
| regeneration | restoring/ rebuilding a rundown part of the city |
| conservation | protecting historic parts of a city |
| gentrification | the invasion of a rundown area by wealthier inhabitants |
| urban fringe | the edge of the city where it becomes countryside again |
