Eduqas GCSE Geography B key terms

Meeting present needs while maintaining environmental quality and resources so that future generations can meet their needs.

A community that meets residents’ present needs while protecting the environment and resources needed by future generations, with access to housing, services and livelihoods.

Using and protecting an environment in ways that meet present needs without reducing future generations’ ability to meet theirs.

Tourism managed to support the economy and visitor enjoyment while protecting the environment and local communities for the future.

A city environment that meets people's needs while limiting environmental damage and resource use, without undermining future generations' ability to meet their needs.

The movement of water up a beach after a wave breaks.

A weather map showing atmospheric conditions over an area at a particular time, including pressure systems and fronts.

A map summarising atmospheric conditions across an area at a particular time, using features such as isobars, pressure centres and fronts.

Bringing together different findings to form an overall judgement.

Taking samples at fixed intervals, such as every tenth building or every 100 metres.

A tax charged on imported goods.

Working away from the usual workplace, often at home, using digital technology to communicate and complete work.

A climate influenced by the sea, with generally mild temperatures, rainfall throughout the year and seasonal changes.

A change over time, such as a seasonal shift or a trend lasting several decades.

A recognisable arrangement or change in values over time.

A general direction of change in results over time.

An organism that feeds on secondary consumers.

Removing selected trees to give the remaining trees more space to develop.

The minimum number of customers needed to support a shop or service.

The sideways movement of water through soil towards a river.

Aid provided on condition that the recipient buys goods or services from the donor country.

A map showing connections and the order of places within a network, while simplifying or distorting their distances, directions and positions.

Travel to a place for leisure, recreation or learning.

The rolling or sliding of large particles along a river bed.

The exchange of goods and services between people or countries.

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

A situation in which the value of a country’s imports exceeds the value of its exports over a given period.