KEY TERMS - ELSS Flashcards
What are some examples of AC’s
UK, USA, UAE
What is an AC
an Advanced Country
What is an EDC
an Emerging and Developing Country
What are some examples of EDC’s
Brail, India, China
What is an LIDC
a Low Income Developing Country
What are some examples of LIDC’s
Peru, Nepal, Nigeria
What does interdependence mean
at global scale, the mutual dependence of two or more countries in which there is a reciprocal relationship
What does adaptation mean
responses to environmental change which aim to modify human behaviour and economic systems permanently.
What does mitigation mean
action which is taken to lessen the impact of natural hazards on people, economy and society. It does not aim to prevent hazards
What does feedback mean
an automatic internal response to change in systems. Negative feedback restores a system to balance; positive feedback amplifies change, which causes further disequilibrium.
What does risk mean
the probability of a range of possible outcomes resulting from specific events such as economic shock or hazard.
What does equilibrium mean
the state of stability in a system achieved when a balance exists between inputs and outputs.
What does causality mean
the relationship between cause and effect.
What does representation mean
the ways by which meanings are given to the world.
What does resilience mean
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.
What does globalisation mean
the multiple interconnections and linkages between nations, groups of people, businesses and individuals which make up the modern world system.
What does sustainability mean
the use of resources that is environmentally and economically viable in the long term.
What does inequality mean
the unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, wellbeing etc. within society
What does identity mean
how something is recognised. For geographers the concept of identity is closely associated with place.
What does system mean
groups of related objects, whether physical or human
What does threshold mean
critical ‘tipping points’ in a system, which if exceeded result in massive and irreversible change
