Eduqas GCSE Geography A key terms

A persistent high-pressure system in which descending air warms and cooler air is prevented from moving into an area, allowing extreme heat to build.

A period of unusually hot weather compared with the normal conditions for that place and time of year.

A country with a high average income per person.

An area where atmospheric pressure is higher than in surrounding areas, usually associated with descending air and relatively settled weather.

A town or city’s main shopping street or central shopping area.

The surrounding area linked to a town or city through activities such as commuting, shopping and using services.

A graph of grouped continuous data using touching bars. With equal class intervals, bar height represents frequency.

Human immunodeficiency virus: a virus that attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS.

A coastal management policy that maintains the position of the existing defence line.

A place that attracts a particularly large concentration of visitors.

A location that attracts concentrated numbers of visitors, potentially creating pressure on its environment and facilities.

A country in which an overseas company establishes operations, such as a factory or office.

A combined measure of health, education and income, scored between 0 and 1. A higher score indicates higher human development.

Erosion caused by the force of water and by air being compressed and released within cracks as waves strike and retreat.

A graph showing how river discharge changes over time; a storm hydrograph also displays rainfall.

A testable prediction about what an investigation is expected to find.

A cylinder of ice drilled from an ice sheet or glacier, containing evidence of past temperature and atmospheric composition.

Rock or another material that does not allow water to pass through it readily.

A product or service bought from another country.

The factor that is changed or varies naturally between the places, groups or times being compared.

Unequal opportunities or resources between people or places, such as differences in income, education, health or access to services.

The number of deaths of children aged under one year per 1,000 live births in a year.

The movement of water from the ground surface into the soil.

The amount of water entering soil per unit of time, commonly expressed as a depth of water per minute.

Work and businesses operating outside formal registration and regulation, often without secure contracts or employment protection.

Economic activity outside formal registration and regulation, often involving low-paid work and limited employment protection.

An area of housing built outside formal planning arrangements, often with insecure land rights and inadequate basic services.