Definitions for edexcel geography as 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographydefinitionsASEdexcel Created by: P GREENWOODCreated on: 29-12-13 15:04 EEZ Exclusive economic zone 1 of 48 Neap tide lowest high tide and the highest low tide 2 of 48 Spring Tide HIghest high tide and lowest low tide 3 of 48 Zone 1 subtidal backs shore/upper beach only effected by spring tide 4 of 48 zone 2 inter-tidal foreshore/lower beach 5 of 48 Zone 3 Nearshore 6 of 48 Zone 4 offshore water/EEZ 7 of 48 zone 5 beyond national jurisdiction 8 of 48 Coastalisation movement of people into coastal areas 9 of 48 OPEC organisation of petrol exporting countries 10 of 48 EU European union with 28 members 11 of 48 Glolicailasation modifying a product to suit a local area 12 of 48 NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement (mexico , USA , Canada) 13 of 48 LDC's least developed countries (50 poorest countries) 14 of 48 OECD Organisation of economic corperation and development 15 of 48 EPZ export processing zone 16 of 48 FDI Foreign Direct Investment 17 of 48 Anthropogenic caused by human activity 18 of 48 Avalanche a fall/slide of a large mass of snow/rock down a mountainside 19 of 48 Capacity to cope ability to deal effectively with something dificult 20 of 48 Chronic Hazard A hazard that is long term and persistent such as EL NINO or global warming 21 of 48 context hazard a widespread threat due to environmental factors such as climate change 22 of 48 convection current transfer of heat through fluid by the circular motion of the liquid 23 of 48 crust the outer layer of the earth 24 of 48 cyclone a system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low atmospheric pressure either counterclockwise (northern) or clockwise (southern) 25 of 48 degradation having had a reduction in quality or value 26 of 48 disaster a sudden event such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life 27 of 48 drought a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall 28 of 48 earthquake a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction 29 of 48 flood an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines 30 of 48 geomorphological hazard that impacts /caused by the change of the land 31 of 48 geophysical hazard those caused the the earths process 32 of 48 global warming the gradual increase in the temperature of the earth atmosphere, believed to be due to the greenhouse effect, caused by increased greenhouse gas. 33 of 48 hazard an event which had the potential to threaten life and property 34 of 48 hazard hot spots a geographical area that experiences an unusual number of hazards 35 of 48 hydro-meteorological hazard a hazard form by hydrological (flood) and atmospheric (storm) processes 36 of 48 landslide the sliding own a mass of earth or rock from a mountain/cliff 37 of 48 lava hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this 38 of 48 lithosphere the outer part of earth consisting of the crust and the upper mantle 39 of 48 low pressure system a low pressure area, is where the atmospheric pressure at sea level is below that of surrounding locations 40 of 48 magma hot fluid or semi fluid rock below/within the earths crust 41 of 48 mantle the region of the earths interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot,dense silicate rock 42 of 48 natural hazards a natural event, process 43 of 48 Quasi-Natural Hazard hazard which have been exacerbated by human action 44 of 48 super hazard infrequent but cause catastrophic earth changes for example super volcanoes 45 of 48 techno hazard hazards that derive from system failure sych as chernobyl nuclear disaster 46 of 48 volcanoes an opening in the earths crust through which molten lava, ash and gases are ejected. 47 of 48 vulnerability degree to which people, property, economic, the environment and social activity is susceptible to harm ,degradation or destruction. 48 of 48
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