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geography unit 3 Flashcards

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1
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Population density

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This is a measurement of the number of people in an area.

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2
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Disposable income

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This is the income people have to spend after taxes and bills.

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3
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Natural resource

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These are materials or substances that are produced by the environment

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4
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Poverty

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This is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial
resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living.

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5
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Drought

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This is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall for an extended period of
time

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6
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Conflict

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This is a state of disagreement caused by the perceived or actual opposition
of needs, values and interests between people.

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7
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Ethnicities

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This is belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural
tradition.

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8
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Subsistence farming

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A type of agriculture producing only enough food and materials for the benefit
of a farmer and their family.

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9
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Informal employment

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This is work that is neither taxed nor monitored by the government

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10
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Vegetation

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This is any type of plant matter

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This is the physical characteristics of land.

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Terrain

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12
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These are places within deserts where water is found.

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Oases

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13
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These are people who move from place to place, travelling with their animals
to find grazing.

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Nomads

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14
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These are people who move from place to place, but may also stay in one
area for a while to grow crops.

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Semi-nomadic

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15
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The process by which land becomes drier and degraded as a result of climate
change, human activities or both.

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Desertification

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16
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This is when animals eat too many plants so the vegetation cannot recover
properly

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Overgrazing

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17
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This is electricity made by water flowing through turbines in a dam

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Hydroelectric power

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18
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This describes communications using technology such as radio.

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Telecommunications

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19
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This stands for Gross Domestic Product which is the total value of goods and
services produced by a country in one year.

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GDP

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20
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This is dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power.

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Corruption

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21
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Social

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The section of Geography that is linked to people

22
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Economic

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The section of Geography that is linked to money and jobs.

23
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Environmental

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The section of Geography that is linked to nature and the natural world around
us

24
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Political

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The section of Geography that is linked to boundaries, divisions, and
possessions of states.

25
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Deforestation

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The cutting down and removal of forest.

26
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DME

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This stands for decision making exercise

27
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Issue Evaluation

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This is a structured route to enquiry, which shows an understanding of the
complexity of decision making in relation to a specific issue

28
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Resource Booklet

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This is a booklet containing a variety of information such as maps, graphs and
extracts.

29
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Evaluate

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This means to judge from evidence and weigh up both sides of an argument.

30
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Assess

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This means make an informed judgement.

31
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This means to provide an in-depth account on a topic or issue, and convey an
understanding of it

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Analyse

32
Q

This means to judge the importance or success of a strategy, scheme or
project.

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To what extent

33
Q

This means to support a case with evidence and give detailed reasons for an
idea

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Justify

34
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This means to identify similarities and differences

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Compare

35
Q

This means to set out the causes of a phenomenon and/or the factors which
influence its form/nature

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Explain

36
Q

This is a general direction in which something is changing or developing

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Trend

37
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This is the way in which something is spread out.

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Distribution

38
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This is something that deviates from what is standard, normal or expected.

A

Anomaly

39
Q

This is a map with coloured or shaded areas in proportion to the variable
being displayed.

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Choropleth map

40
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This represents data as vertical blocks or columns.

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Bar chart

41
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Pie chart

A

This is a graphical technique for presenting a quantity that can be divided into
parts.

42
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Line graph

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This is a graphical technique to show changes over time.

43
Q

OS Map

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A detailed map that shows different locations and the human and physical
features found at each location.

44
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Grid reference

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A method of locating a point on a map or plan using a number that refers to
the lines on the grid and the subsections between them.

45
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Distance

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The amount of separation between two points or objects

46
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Scale

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The ratio of a distance on a map to the corresponding distance on the ground.

47
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Ratio

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This is the relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how
much bigger one is than the other

48
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Spot height

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The altitude of a specific point shown on a map.

49
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Contour Line

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A line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level.

50
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Relief

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This refers to the way in which a landscape changes in height.

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