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United Kingdom | The United Kingdom, made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland |
Great Britain | Great Britain refers to the whole of England, Scotland and Wales in combination, but not Northern Ireland |
Physical | Relating to naturally occurcing geographical phenomenon. For example rivers, volcanoes and mountains. |
Human | Relating to human phenomenon in geography. For example; cities, migration, sea defences. |
Geographical Scale | Relating to the different scales that geographical phenomenon can be understood; local, regional, national and global |
Settlement | A settlement is a place where people live. Settlements can be as small as a single house in a remote area or as a large as a mega city (a city with over 10 million residents). |
Place | Human characteristics of place include land use, density of population, language patterns, religion, architecture, and political systems. |
Relief | Relating to the elevation, altitude and gradient of land; Mountains are steep relief |
Industry | a group of manufacturers or businesses that produce a particular kind of goods or services; historic industry in Bristol revolved around the success of the harbourside |
Weather | The day to day conditions of the atmosphere: temperature, precipitation, humidity, cloud cover |
Climate | The average conditions found in a location over a period of 10 years |
Climate zone | An area within the world which shares the same climatic conditions; e.g the Mediterranean |
Climate Change | The phenomenon of a changing climate. Polar regions are experiencing warming, some equatorial regions are facing increasing drought. |
Relief rainfall | Rainfall which is formed as a result of warm air rising and condensing over mountains |
Biodiversity | The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat. |
BRIC Economy | Powerful developing economies such as Brazil, Russia, India and China |
Natural Resources | are materials from the Earth that are used to support life and meet people's needs. Any natural substance that humans use can be considered a natural resource. Oil, coal, natural gas, metals, stone and sand are natural resources. |
Development | the standard of living and quality of life of human inhabitants. |
Population | the distribution, concentration and density of people over the terrestrial surface, as well as differences in population size, changes and characteristics, like structures and migration. |
Global interdependence | Interdependence between countries means that they are dependent on one another in some way. For example, many developing countries are dependent on developed countries for manufactured goods or resources.. |
Primary Data | Data which is collected first hand. For example, conducting an interview or questionnaire, collecting data on river depth and width |
Secondary data | Data which has not been collected by the individual. For example, using climate data on temperature from the BBC weather website. |
Inquiry Question | A geographical question that functions as the aim of your investigation |
Geographical method | A set of instructions and intentions for the order of an investigation. The method should allow an individual to replicate and recreate their investigation to get the same results. |
Data presentation | Taking data and presenting it visually. For example, making a graph or developing a colour map |