Eduqas GCSE Geography B key terms

The removal of sediment from a river channel to increase its capacity and help water flow through it.

Supplying small amounts of water through pipes or tubes directly to the soil around plant roots.

A prolonged period of unusually low rainfall that causes water shortages.

A crop able to grow with limited water and withstand dry conditions better than less drought-tolerant varieties.

A numbered vertical grid line on a map; easting numbers increase towards the east.

An increase in the value of goods and services produced by an economy over time.

A consequence affecting income, employment, business activity or financial costs.

The reduction of government restrictions on economic activity, such as barriers to foreign investment and international trade.

A community of living organisms interacting with each other and with their non-living environment.

A benefit people obtain from the natural functioning of ecosystems, such as water recycling, climate regulation or maintaining soil fertility.

Tourism designed to minimise environmental damage and support conservation and local communities.

An artificial raised bank beside a river that helps keep high flows within the channel.

Water used in producing and transporting a product, rather than water used directly by its final consumer.

Aid provided in response to a disaster or conflict to meet urgent needs and reduce deaths.

A system in which participating organisations need allowances for their emissions, giving them a financial incentive to reduce those emissions.

A map recording how people feel about particular locations, using symbols, colours or annotations.

Using less energy to provide the same service, such as keeping a home warm.

The additional warming caused when human activities increase greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.

The question or purpose that a geographical investigation sets out to address.

A focused question about geography that an investigation seeks to answer using evidence.

A fieldwork method that assesses a place using selected indicators, such as litter, noise and building condition.

A pattern of distinct areas with different environmental conditions or communities of organisms.

The wearing away and removal of material by moving water, ice or wind.

The tidal mouth of a river, where freshwater meets seawater.

The enrichment of water with nutrients, often from fertilisers, which can encourage excessive algal growth and lead to oxygen depletion.

A judgement about the strengths, limitations and usefulness of an enquiry, including its evidence, methods and conclusions.

The combined transfer of water into the atmosphere through evaporation from surfaces and transpiration from plants.