Eduqas GCSE Geography A key terms

Bringing together different findings to form an overall judgement, rather than treating each result separately.

Collecting observations at regular intervals in distance or time.

A tax on traded goods, commonly applied to imports.

A natural event caused by movement within the Earth, such as an earthquake, tsunami or volcanic eruption, that threatens people or property.

A large, rigid section of Earth’s outer shell, made of crust and the uppermost mantle, which moves slowly over the mantle beneath.

A relationship or change through time.

The part of the economy providing services, such as hotel accommodation, guiding, transport and retail.

An increase in the volume of a substance as its temperature rises; warming seawater expands and contributes to sea-level rise.

The sideways movement of water through soil towards a river channel or another surface water body.

An area of coastal water enclosed by a seawall, with turbines that can generate electricity from a difference in water levels inside and outside the enclosure.

Development planned and directed by governments or large organisations, with decisions made centrally.

A map that emphasises connections between places rather than their exact distances, directions or shapes.

Travel away from home for leisure, involving at least one overnight stay.

The ability to follow a product or ingredient through its supply chain back to where it was produced.

Transportation in which large particles are rolled along the riverbed.

The buying and selling of goods and services.

A group of countries that agree to reduce barriers to trade between members.

The reduction or removal of government barriers to trade.

More favourable trading terms granted to selected countries, such as lower import tariffs on their products.

A line along which observations or measurements are collected at different positions.

A process that moves water from one store or part of a drainage basin to another.

The movement of sediment and dissolved material by a river.

A place where transport routes meet, allowing people or goods to transfer between routes or forms of transport.

An overall direction of change in data, such as an increase or decrease over time or distance.

A large, rotating low-pressure weather system that develops over warm tropical oceans and produces powerful winds and heavy rain.

A series of waves produced by sudden displacement of water, often following movement of the seabed during an earthquake.

The number of children dying before their fifth birthday per 1,000 live births.