AQA GCSE Geography key terms

How susceptible people and property are to harm from a hazard.

An illness spread through contaminated water, such as cholera.

Reducing water use and waste so that available supplies last longer.

A situation in which demand for water exceeds the available supply.

The amount of water required by households, agriculture, industry and other users.

Changing the route of a water supply so that it reaches another place or a storage area.

A sudden, steep drop in a river’s bed over which water falls.

A lack of reliable access to sufficient clean water to meet people's needs.

The addition of harmful substances or waste to water, reducing its quality and potentially damaging human health or ecosystems.

A measure of how suitable water is for uses such as drinking and supporting river ecosystems.

Treating used water so that it can be used again.

Reliable access to sufficient clean water to meet people's needs.

A situation in which demand for water puts pressure on the available supply.

A situation in which the available water supply is greater than demand.

Moving water between areas, usually from an area of surplus to an area of deficit, through infrastructure such as canals and pipelines.

An indentation eroded into the base of a cliff by wave action.

A gently sloping rock surface at the foot of a cliff, left exposed as the cliff retreats.

Atmospheric conditions at a particular place and time, including temperature, rainfall and wind.

An atmospheric event that can harm people, property, economic activity or the environment.

The breakdown of rock in place, without its removal.

A largely natural area with little disturbance from human development. Wilderness does not necessarily mean uninhabited.

A change in wind speed or direction with height. Low vertical wind shear allows a tropical storm's rising clouds to remain organised.

A city whose economic, political or cultural influence extends internationally, beyond its own country.

The amount of agricultural produce obtained from a given area of land.