Download KS3 Year 7 Geography Key Terms # Glossary Definition 1 HIC High

KS3 Year 7 Geography Key Terms
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Glossary
Definition
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HIC
High Income Country (e.g. USA, UK)
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MIC
Middle Income Country (e.g. Brazil, Iraq)
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LIC
Low Income Country (e.g. The Gambia, Ethiopia)
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Anemometer
An instrument used to measure wind speed
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Annual
Yearly
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Annotate
An explained label.
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Biodiversity
The variety of living things in the world or in a particular habitat
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The area of a town or city that contains shops, services and offices
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Central Business
District
Characteristic
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Climate
The average weather conditions of a place over a period of at least 30 years
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Coast
Land which is next to the sea
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Community
A group of people living together in one place
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Conservation
The protection and preservation of the natural and human environment
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Continent
A large, continuous expanse of land
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Contour lines
Join places of equal height on a map
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Deforestation
Large scale destruction of an area of forest
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Deposition
The dropping of material which has been transported by wind, water or ice
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Development
The use of resources and technology to increase wealth and improve living standards
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Statistics used to measure the level of development of a country
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Development
Indicators
Earthquake
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Economic
Shockwaves caused as energy is released by the sudden movements of rock beneath the
Earth’s surface
Anything that relates to money (e.g. income, cost)
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Ecosystem
A community of organisms living in a particular environment
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Effect
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Environment
A positive or negative change as a result of something happening (e.g. an effect of an
earthquake would be injury)
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.
A feature which is typical of a person, place or thing
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Emigrant
Person who leaves a country to live in another
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Equator
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Erosion
An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, equal distance from the north and
south poles
The wearing away of the land by wind, water or ice
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Ethnic
Relates to a group of people who have a common national or cultural tradition.
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Export
A good or service which is sold to another country.
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Fauna
The animals of a region.
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Flora
The plants of a region.
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Locate a square on a map and are used for large features (e.g. a settlement)
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Four figure grid
reference
Geography
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Geology
Study of the natural features of the Earth and its atmosphere, and of how people live and
relate to the environment
Study of rocks
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Glacier
A slow-moving river of ice
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Globalisation
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Global warming
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Gradient
The way that companies, ideas and lifestyles are increasingly being spread around the
world.
Gradual increase in the Earth’s temperature, which may be caused by an increase of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Measure of the steepness of a slope
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Greenhouse effect
Describes how solar energy is trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere by greenhouse gases
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Greenwich Meridian
Zero line of longitude
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Habitat
The natural environment in which animals, plants and other organisms live
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Hemisphere
The globe is divided into northern and southern hemispheres by the equator
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Human
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Human development
index
Humidity
The man-made features of the landscape and Earth (e.g. settlements, transport,
infrastructure)
Measures a country’s level of development based on income per person, education,
literacy and life expectancy
The amount of water vapour in the Earth’s atmosphere
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Hypothesis
A statement which forms the basis for an investigation
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Immigrant
Person who moves into a country to live
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Impermeable
A rock which does not allow water to pass through
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Import
A good or service that is bought by a country.
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International
Involves two or more countries
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Key
A list of the meanings of symbols used on maps
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Label
A simple descriptive point.
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Latitude
The position of a place north or south of the equator, measured in degrees
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Longitude
The position of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, measure in degrees
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Microclimate
The climate of a small area, which differs from the surrounding area
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Migration
The movement of people or animals.
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Natural disaster
An event in nature which causes great damage or loss of life
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NIMBY
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Pattern
Not In My Back Yard – A person who objects to the building of something near to where
they live
The trend in something
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Physical / Natural
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Political
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Population
The natural processes and landforms of the landscape and Earth (e.g. coasts, rivers and
weather)
Anything that relates to a countries government or the running of a country (e.g.
currency, rules)
The number of people living in a particular area
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Precipitation
All forms of moisture reaching the ground (e.g. rain, drizzle, sleet and snow)
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Primary data
Facts and numbers which are collected first hand (e.g. on a fieldtrip)
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Regional
Something which relates to a region
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Relief
The shape of the land (e.g. steep, gentle, undulating)
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Resource
Something which is useful to people
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River
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Rural
A natural flow of water moving from an area of high land to the sea, a lake or another
river
Countryside.
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Scale
The ratio of the drawn distance on a map to its true value
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Secondary data
Facts and numbers which are collected second hand (e.g. from the internet or books)
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Settlement
A place where people live
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Site
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Situation
This refers to the physical characteristics of the land it is built on (e.g. slope, height above
sea level, aspect)
The location of a place in relation to other things (e.g. nearby settlements,
communications (roads, rivers))
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Locate a particular point on a map (e.g. a church)
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Six figure grid
reference
Slum
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Social
Anything that relates to people or society (e.g. transport, living conditions)
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Spot height
The height of a specific place or point shown on a map
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Sustainable
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Thermometer
Meeting the needs of the current generation without compromising the needs of future
generations.
An instrument used to measure temperature
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Tropic of Cancer
Line of latitude 23.5° north of the equator
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Tropic of Capricorn
Line of latitude 23.5° south of the equator
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Urban
Built-up areas (e.g. town, city)
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Velocity
The speed of something
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Volcano
An opening in the Earth’s crust from which lava, gas, ash and steam are erupted
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Water cycle
Continuous circulation of water between the land, the sea and the atmosphere
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Weather
The state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time
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Weathering
The natural breakdown of rocks on the Earth’s surface
An area of overcrowded, poor quality housing