Eduqas GCSE Geography B key terms

An area of flood plain deliberately allowed to flood and temporarily store floodwater.

The removal of water from a river, lake or underground store for human use.

Reducing water use and waste so that existing supplies last longer.

A situation in which demand for water is greater than the available supply.

The amount of water required by households, agriculture, industry and other users.

The total freshwater used directly by a person or population and indirectly to produce the goods and services they consume.

A lack of reliable access to enough safe water to meet people’s needs.

Having access to a clean, reliable water supply.

A place where water is held temporarily, such as vegetation, soil, rock or a river channel.

A situation in which available water resources are insufficient to meet demand.

The amount of usable water available to people in a particular place and period.

A situation in which the available water supply is greater than demand.

The upper surface of the saturated ground, below which spaces in soil and rock are filled with water.

Infrastructure that moves water from an area of surplus to an area where demand exceeds supply.

A gently sloping rocky surface left at the foot of a retreating cliff.

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, including temperature, precipitation and wind.

A boundary between air masses with different characteristics, such as temperature and moisture content.

The breakdown or chemical alteration of rock in place, without its removal by a transporting agent.

A managed landscape of grassland interspersed with trees and scrub, often maintained by grazing animals.

A population with a large proportion of children and young people.