Key words

Question 1

Atmosphere

Answer 1

A thin layer of air that supports life on earth

Question 2

Weather

Answer 2

Day to day changes in the earth’s atmosphere

Question 3

Climate

Answer 3

Normal pattern of weather we should see over years

Question 4

Barometer

Answer 4

Instrument for measuring air pressure

Question 5

Anemometer

Answer 5

Instrument for measuring windspeed

Question 6

Microclimate

Answer 6

Localized climate that differs from the normal climate in that area

Question 7

Prevailing wind

Answer 7

The main direction from which the wind blows

Question 8

North Atlantic Drift

Answer 8

Warm current that brings warm water to the UK from the Carribean

Question 9

Carbon emissions

Answer 9

The waste products from fossil fuels (Carbon dioxide)

Question 10

Megacity

Answer 10

An enormous city with over 10 million people eg Tokyo, Mexico City.

Question 11

Natural Increase

Answer 11

A rise in population caused by more births than deaths

Question 12

Subsistence farmer

Answer 12

A farmer who grows food for own family

Question 13

Transport network

Answer 13

Many routes that interact with each other

Question 14

Slum

Answer 14

An area of run-down, poor quality housing

Question 15

Push factor

Answer 15

A reason people leave the country they live in

Question 16

Economic development

Answer 16

Improvements in standards of living

Question 17

Globalisation

Answer 17

The way people, jobs and ideas move across the world

Question 18

Infant mortality

Answer 18

The death of young children

Question 19

Eco-tourism

Answer 19

Holidays that attempt to protect environments and cultures

Question 20

Pull factor

Answer 20

Something that attracts people to a country

Question 21

Immigrants

Answer 21

People who move in to a country

Question 22

Emigrants

Answer 22

People who leave a country

Question 23

Migration

Answer 23

The movement of people

Question 24

Net migration

Answer 24

The balance between immigrants and emigrants