Geography Specialised Concepts 0.0 / 5 ? GeographySpecialised ConceptsA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: JoHastingsCreated on: 18-04-19 15:29 The connection between cause and effect. Causality. 1 of 16 A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced. Equilibrium. 2 of 16 The outputs of a system becoming an input. Feedback. 3 of 16 The key characteristics associated with an area. An individual or group's sense of attatchment to an area. Identity. 4 of 16 A social or economic disparity. Inequality. 5 of 16 Disparity. A great difference. 6 of 16 The dependece of two or more things on eachother. Interdependence. 7 of 16 The growing interdependence of countries resulting from the increasing integration of trade, finance, people and ideas into one global marketplace. Globalisation. 8 of 16 Reducing, preventing or delaying something. Mitigation. 9 of 16 Reducing the existing impact of something. Adaptation. 10 of 16 The description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way. Representation. 11 of 16 The threats involved in concentrating resources in certain areas .eg. investing in hurricane-prone areas. Risk. 12 of 16 The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. Resilience. 13 of 16 Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainability. 14 of 16 A regularly interacting or interdependent group of units forming an integrated whole. eg. a tree/ a snake. System. 15 of 16 A point in a system's process where sudden or rapid change occurs. Threshold. 16 of 16
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