Geography Keywords 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyDevelopmentGCSENone Created by: cara_mel_cookiesCreated on: 03-06-16 19:41 Geography Key Words Cara Kennedy 1 of 31 Evaporation The change from liquid to gas 2 of 31 Condensation The change from gas to liquid 3 of 31 Surface Water Water that travels over the surafce of the ground 4 of 31 Ground Water Rainwater that has soaked into and flows through the ground 5 of 31 Ox-Bow Lake A lake formed when a river loop is cut off 6 of 31 Source The starting point of a river 7 of 31 Meander A bend in a river 8 of 31 Watershed An imaginary line between two river basins 9 of 31 Tributaries Smaller rivers flowing into a larger river 10 of 31 Precipitation Water falling from the sky (rain, sleet, snow, hail) 11 of 31 Development Indicator Data that helps us work out how developed a country is 12 of 31 Standard of Living A measure of how well off financially a person is 13 of 31 Quality of Life A measure of how happy people are with their lives and environment 14 of 31 Literacy Rates The percentage of people over the age of 15 who can read and write 15 of 31 Infant Mortality Rates The number of babies per 1000 who die before their first birthday 16 of 31 Gross National Product (GNP) How much a country is worth 17 of 31 Primary Activities Jobs involving the collecting and using of natural resources 18 of 31 Secondary Activities When natural resources are turned into something useful (otherwise known as manufacturing) 19 of 31 Trade The movement and sale of goods between countries 20 of 31 Sustainable Aid Helping countries so that they can then provide for themselves 21 of 31 Caves Formed from a crack, eroded further by hydraulic action 22 of 31 Arches Formed by erosion after a cave breaks through a headland 23 of 31 Stacks After an arch has collapsed, a column of rock will be left behind 24 of 31 Longshore Drift The transport of sand along a beach 25 of 31 Groynes A wooden fence on a beach which slows down Longshore Drift 26 of 31 Hard Engineering Often large, concrete constructions designed to protect the coastline from erosion 27 of 31 Soft Engineering Forms of coastal protection that have a much more natural construction and less impact on the environment 28 of 31 Glaciers Large compacted areas of snow and ice that shape many mountainous areas 29 of 31 Corries A hollow on a mountainside that is the birthplace of glaciers 30 of 31 Pyramidal Peak The tip of a mountain that is formed between three or more corries 31 of 31
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