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Geography & Countries: Advanced Level
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urbanization
[ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃn]
urban sprawl
[ˈɜːbən sprɔːl]
metropolitan area
[ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən ˈeəriə]
megacity
[ˈmegəsɪti]
demography
[dɪˈmɒgrəfi]
population growth
[ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn grəʊθ]
migration
[maɪˈgreɪʃn]
urban migration
[ˈɜːbən maɪˈgreɪʃn]
refugee
[ˌrefjʊˈʤiː]
diaspora
[daɪˈæspərə]
age structure
[eɪʤ ˈstrʌkʧə]
life expectancy
[laɪf ɪkˈspektənsi]
economic geography
[ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ʤiˈɒgrəfi]
regional development
[ˈriːʤnəl dɪˈveləpmənt]
resource distribution
[rɪˈzɔːs ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃn]
natural resources
[ˈnæʧrəl rɪˈzɔːsɪz]
water resources
[ˈwɔːtə rɪˈzɔːsɪz]
energy resources
[ˈenəʤi rɪˈzɔːsɪz]
resource depletion
[rɪˈzɔːs dɪˈpliːʃn]
land use
[lænd juːs]
land-use planning
[lænd juːs ˈplænɪŋ]
agricultural zone
[ˌægrɪˈkʌlʧərəl zəʊn]
industrial zone
[ɪnˈdʌstriəl zəʊn]
economic corridor
[ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ˈkɒrɪdɔː]
trade corridor
[treɪd ˈkɒrɪdɔː]
logistics hub
[ləˈʤɪstɪks hʌb]
transport network
[ˈtrænspɔːt ˈnetwɜːk]
infrastructure investment
[ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌkʧə ɪnˈvestmənt]
geopolitics
[ˌʤiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks]
strategic location
[strəˈtiːʤɪk ləʊˈkeɪʃn]
border dispute
[ˈbɔːdə dɪsˈpjuːt]
territorial waters
[ˌterɪˈtɔːrɪəl ˈwɔːtəz]
exclusive economic zone
[ɪkˈskluːsɪv ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk zəʊn]
maritime route
[ˈmærɪtaɪm ruːt]
shipping lane
[ˈʃɪpɪŋ leɪn]
resource security
[rɪˈzɔːs sɪˈkjʊərəti]
food security
[fuːd sɪˈkjʊərəti]
water security
[ˈwɔːtə sɪˈkjʊərəti]
climate zone
[ˈklaɪmət zəʊn]
climate risk
[ˈklaɪmət rɪsk]
coastal erosion
[ˈkəʊstl ɪˈrəʊʒn]
floodplain
[ˈflʌdpleɪn]
water management
[ˈwɔːtə ˈmænɪʤmənt]
ecosystem
[ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm]
biodiversity
[ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ]
environmental impact
[ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentl ˈɪmpækt]
regional inequality
[ˈriːʤnəl ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪti]
economic disparity
[ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk dɪsˈpærɪti]
connectivity
[ˌkɒnekˈtɪvɪti]
accessibility
[əkˌsesəˈbɪlɪti]
commuting
[kəˈmjuːtɪŋ]
urban planning
[ˈɜːbən ˈplænɪŋ]
spatial planning
[ˈspeɪʃl ˈplænɪŋ]
land tenure
[lænd ˈtenjʊə]
agglomeration
[əˌglɒməˈreɪʃn]
economic cluster
[ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk ˈklʌstə]
border region
[ˈbɔːdə ˈriːʤn]
cross-border
[ˈkrɒs ˈbɔːdə]
regional integration
[ˈriːʤnəl ˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃn]
trade bloc
[treɪd blɒk]
infrastructure gap
[ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌkʧə gæp]
smart city
[smɑːt ˈsɪti]
urban resilience
[ˈɜːbən rɪˈzɪliəns]
public transport
[ˈpʌblɪk ˈtrænspɔːt]
energy transition
[ˈenəʤi trænˈzɪʃn]
resource extraction
[rɪˈzɔːs ɪkˈstrækʃn]
mining
[ˈmaɪnɪŋ]
renewable potential
[rɪˈnjuːəbl pəˈtenʃl]
geospatial data
[ˌʤiːəʊˈspeɪʃl ˈdeɪtə]
remote sensing
[rɪˈməʊt ˈsensɪŋ]
spatial analysis
[ˈspeɪʃl əˈnæləsɪs]
topographic map
[ˌtɒpəˈgræfɪk mæp]
regional policy
[ˈriːʤnəl ˈpɒlɪsɪ]
infrastructure corridor
[ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌkʧə ˈkɒrɪdɔː]
shipping route
[ˈʃɪpɪŋ ruːt]
economic zone
[ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk zəʊn]
logistics corridor
[ləˈʤɪstɪks ˈkɒrɪdɔː]
regional hub
[ˈriːʤnəl hʌb]
migration flow
[maɪˈgreɪʃn fləʊ]
urban density
[ˈɜːbən ˈdensɪti]
land value
[lænd ˈvæljuː]
zoning
[ˈzəʊnɪŋ]
coastal management
[ˈkəʊstl ˈmænɪʤmənt]
water governance
[ˈwɔːtə ˈgʌvənəns]
resource policy
[rɪˈzɔːs ˈpɒlɪsɪ]
demographic transition
[ˌdeməˈgræfɪk trænˈzɪʃn]
urban renewal
[ˈɜːbən rɪˈnjuːəl]
settlement pattern
[ˈsetlmənt ˈpætn]
regional disparity
[ˈriːʤnəl dɪsˈpærɪti]
connectivity index
[ˌkɒnekˈtɪvɪti ˈɪndeks]
trade dependency
[treɪd dɪˈpendənsi]
supply chain risk
[səˈplaɪ ʧeɪn rɪsk]
resource governance
[rɪˈzɔːs ˈgʌvənəns]
land degradation
[lænd ˌdegrəˈdeɪʃn]
desertification
[dɪˌzɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
urban heat island
[ˈɜːbən hiːt ˈaɪlənd]
risk exposure
[rɪsk ɪkˈspəʊʒə]
mobility
[məʊˈbɪlɪti]
regional competitiveness
[ˈriːʤnəl kəmˈpetətɪvnəs]
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