Geography key terms

Growing trees alongside crops or livestock on the same land.

Money, goods, technology or expertise provided to help people meet immediate needs or support longer-term development.

A statement of what an investigation intends to find out.

A large body of air with broadly similar temperature and moisture characteristics, acquired over the region where it forms.

Sediment deposited by a river, including sand, silt and clay.

A possible course of action that can be compared with other ways of addressing an issue.

A way of earning a living that offers an alternative to activities which damage or clear forests.

The height of a place above sea level.

To examine evidence in detail and explain relationships between its parts.

Examining information to identify patterns, trends, differences, anomalies and relationships.

Writing that examines patterns or relationships and develops explanations of how or why they occur.

A note attached to a particular feature that describes it or explains its geographical significance.

The difference between the highest and lowest mean monthly temperatures in a year.

A result that differs from the general pattern in a set of data.

The removal or alteration of identifying details to protect privacy. Published police crime locations are moved to nearby anonymous map points rather than showing exact addresses.

An international agreement governing Antarctica that promotes peaceful use, scientific research and cooperation between countries.

Conditions in a drainage basin before a rainfall event, especially how wet the soil already is.

Caused by human activities.

Aid designed to match local needs, skills and resources so that people can use and maintain it.

Technology suited to local needs, resources and skills, which people can afford, use and maintain.

A layer of permeable rock that stores and allows the movement of groundwater.

Farming that grows crops.

An opening through a headland with a roof of rock above it.

The amount of surface covered by a shape or place, measured in square units such as m² or km².

A connected line of reasoning that uses evidence to support an answer or judgement about a question.

Very dry conditions with little precipitation, typically less than 250 mm per year.

An environment with a normally dry climate, usually receiving less than 250 mm of rainfall each year.