Eduqas GCSE Geography B key terms

How easily a place can be reached, influenced by factors such as transport connections and distance.

How close a measurement is to the true value.

Adjustment to actual or expected climate change to reduce harm from its effects.

A high level of wealth and access to material resources.

The planting of trees to establish woodland.

The distribution of people across age groups within a population.

Growing trees or shrubs alongside crops or livestock.

A statement of what an investigation is intended to find out.

Sediment deposited by a river.

The height of a place above sea level.

Examining evidence to identify patterns, trends, relationships and irregularities, and to understand what the findings mean.

The pattern of variation in a river's discharge over a year, commonly shown using mean monthly discharge.

The difference between the highest and lowest mean monthly temperatures.

A value or observation that does not fit the general pattern of a dataset.

An area with higher atmospheric pressure at its centre than in its surroundings.

A body of rock that stores groundwater.

The amount of surface covered by a shape, measured in square units such as m² or km².

A large circulation loop in which air rises, moves at altitude, sinks and returns near the surface.

The force exerted by the atmosphere per unit area of a surface, measured in hectopascals (hPa) or millibars.

The wearing down of transported rock fragments as they collide, making them smaller and more rounded.

The movement of water back down a beach under gravity.

A graph that uses the heights or lengths of separate bars to compare values for categories or distinct time periods.

The contribution to river discharge supplied mainly by slow groundwater flow, which helps maintain flow between storms.

The background map beneath GIS data layers, providing reference features such as streets, place names or satellite imagery.

A map showing the depth and shape of the seabed.

Adding sand or shingle to a beach to replace material lost through erosion.

A cross-section showing how the height and slope of a beach change across its width.