Eduqas GCSE Geography B key terms

A scale on which equal numerical steps represent equal multiplying factors rather than equal amounts added.

The movement of sediment along a coast as waves approach at an angle, producing angled swash and backwash down the beach.

The value about a quarter of the way through an ordered dataset; also written as $Q_1$.

A country with a low average income per person, classified using gross national income per person.

An everyday item bought frequently, such as bread or milk, for which customers are usually unwilling to travel far.

An area where atmospheric pressure is lower than in surrounding areas. Air moves inwards and rises, encouraging cloud formation and rainfall.

Lines of stones laid across a slope to slow runoff, trap soil and organic matter, and encourage water to soak into the ground.

The size of an event, such as an earthquake, rather than how often it occurs.

Deliberately allowing selected areas to flood so that they store water and help protect more vulnerable places.

A coastal management approach that changes the shoreline's position in a controlled way, potentially allowing selected land to flood and creating habitat.

The relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.

A climate strongly influenced by the sea, which moderates temperatures and supplies moisture.

The downhill movement of rock or soil under gravity.

Public transport designed to move large numbers of passengers, such as metro trains, suburban railways or high-capacity bus services.

The sum of all values divided by the number of values.

A bend in a river channel.

The middle value in an ordered dataset, or the mean of the two middle values when there is an even number of values.

An urban area with a population of at least 10 million people.

The atmospheric conditions in a small area, which may differ from those of its surroundings.

The movement of people from one place to another to live, either temporarily or permanently.

Action that reduces greenhouse gas emissions or increases their removal from the atmosphere, limiting climate change.

Planning that places homes, workplaces, shops and services close together rather than separating them into distant areas.

An area combining functions such as housing, employment, shopping, leisure and cultural activities.

The class interval containing the greatest number of observations.

The value or category that occurs most frequently in a dataset.

An agricultural system in which a single crop is grown over an area.

A seasonal change in large-scale wind patterns that produces contrasting wet and dry seasons in affected regions.