KEY TERMS Flashcards

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What are some examples of AC’s

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UK, USA, UAE

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What is an AC

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an Advanced Country

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What is an EDC

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an Emerging and Developing Country

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What are some examples of EDC’s

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Brail, India, China

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What is an LIDC

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a Low Income Developing Country

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What are some examples of LIDC’s

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Peru, Nepal, Nigeria

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What does interdependence mean

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at global scale, the mutual dependence of two or more countries in which there is a reciprocal relationship

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What does adaptation mean

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responses to environmental change which aim to modify human behaviour and economic systems permanently.

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What does mitigation mean

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action which is taken to lessen the impact of natural hazards on people, economy and society. It does not aim to prevent hazards

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What does feedback mean

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an automatic internal response to change in systems. Negative feedback restores a system to balance; positive feedback amplifies change, which causes further disequilibrium.

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What does risk mean

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the probability of a range of possible outcomes resulting from specific events such as economic shock or hazard.

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What does equilibrium mean

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the state of stability in a system achieved when a balance exists between inputs and outputs.

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What does causality mean

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the relationship between cause and effect.

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What does representation mean

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the ways by which meanings are given to the world.

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What does resilience mean

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the ability of countries, communities, households and environmental systems to resist, absorb and recover from the effects of shocks or stresses such as earthquakes, drought or violent conflict.

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What does globalisation mean

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the multiple interconnections and linkages between nations, groups of people, businesses and individuals which make up the modern world system.

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What does sustainability mean

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the use of resources that is environmentally and economically viable in the long term.

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What does inequality mean

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the unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, wellbeing etc. within society

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What does identity mean

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how something is recognised. For geographers the concept of identity is closely associated with place.

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What does system mean

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groups of related objects, whether physical or human

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What does threshold mean

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critical ‘tipping points’ in a system, which if exceeded result in massive and irreversible change