Eduqas GCSE Geography B key terms

An approach in which residents improve their own homes and neighbourhoods with support such as loans, materials, training or services.

A long-term plan setting out how flood and coastal erosion risks should be managed along different sections of a coastline.

A six-digit coordinate locating a position within a grid square by dividing its width and height into tenths. On a kilometre grid, this gives a location to approximately 100 m.

A simplified overhead representation showing the relative positions of selected geographical features.

An asymmetrical distribution with a longer tail towards one end of the range.

The demolition of poor-quality informal housing to make way for redevelopment, sometimes including replacement homes for residents.

A consequence affecting people’s lives, health, wellbeing or access to homes and services.

Flood management that works with natural processes and land use to slow or store water, or reduce the damage caused by flooding.

The dissolving of soluble rock by water; also the transportation of dissolved substances within river water.

A country's authority to govern itself and make its own decisions.

A change in where something occurs or in the area it affects.

An arrangement of geographical features or values, such as a cluster, a line or a change from one part of an area to another.

An area where businesses receive incentives, such as tax advantages and improved infrastructure, to encourage investment and economic activity.

The area served or influenced by a settlement, shop or service.

A reinforcing process in which population loss reduces demand for jobs and services, whose decline encourages more people to leave.

A narrow ridge of sand or shingle extending out from the coast, attached to land at one end.

The height above sea level of one particular point, usually labelled in metres.

The extent to which the values in a dataset vary.

A person, group or organisation affected by, or interested in, an issue or decision.

A graph with axes radiating from a common centre, used to display several characteristics of a place or dataset. Plotted values are joined to form a shape.

A line of stones built along a slope’s contour to slow surface run-off, encourage infiltration and trap sediment.

A graph showing how a river’s discharge changes over time in response to rainfall.

A temporary rise in sea level caused by a storm, mainly as strong winds push seawater towards the coast.

Dividing a population into relevant groups and sampling within each group so that its characteristics are represented.

A result or judgement influenced by personal opinions rather than solely by objective measurements.

The sinking of the ground surface, which can occur when groundwater removal causes underground material to compact.

A mainly residential district towards the outer part of a town or city.