Geography

Question 1

A large fast-growing type of grass that forms stiff, strong stems

Answer 1

Bamboo

Question 2

A long lasting, renewable resource that when used does not damage the environment

Answer 2

Sustainable resource

Question 3

A part of the natural environment E.g. trees or the ocean that absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

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Carbon sink

Question 4

The removal of material by natural processes E.g. wind and rain

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Soil erosion

Question 5

The cultivation of a single crop in a given area

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Monoculture

Question 6

This is the number of miles that food has travelled from producer to consumer

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Food miles

Question 7

A biome dominated by trees which lose their leaves seasonally

Answer 7

Deciduous forest

Question 8

A community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their physical landscape

Answer 8

Ecosystem

Question 9

A diagram that shows the connections between different organisms (plants and animals) that rely upon each other as their source of food

Answer 9

Food chain

Question 10

A diagram that shows a complex hierarchy of organisms (plants and animals) that rely on each other for food

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Food web

Question 11

An organism or plant that is able to absorb energy from the sun through photosynthesis

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Producer

Question 12

Is an organism that eats other animals and/or plant matter

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Consumer

Question 13

Is an organism such as bacteria or fungi that breaks down plant and animal matter

Answer 13

Decomposer

Question 14

An animal that is adapted to feed on plant material, for example foliage or the marine algae, for the main component of its diet

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Herbivore

Question 15

An animal that can feed on both plant and animals

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Omnivore

Question 16

A large-scale ecosystem eg. tropical rainforest

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Biome

Question 17

A large-scale ecosystem that has long hot summers, with little rainfall

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Mediterranean Biome

Question 18

A sudden flood that usually occurs due to heavy rain

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Flash flood

Question 19

This is an underwater ecosystem made up of a ridge or mound of coral

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Coral reef

Question 20

This is a tiny plant-like organism that provides food for coral

Answer 20

Algae

Question 21

This forms in shallow water close and parallel to the coast

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Fringing reef

Question 22

This was originally a fringing reef but is now surrounded by deeper water to sea level rise

Answer 22

Barrier reef

Question 23

This is a ring-shaped reef surrounded by deep water in the middle of the ocean

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Coral atoll

Question 24

This is the amount of SALt contained in something

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SALinity

Question 25

This is when CORAL forces out the algae living in it as a result of higher water temperatures leaving the coral white

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CORAL bleaching

Question 26

A built up area such as a town or city

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Urban

Question 27

An area of countryside

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Rural

Question 28

The development of INDUSTRy such as manufacturing in a country or region on a large scale

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INDUSTRialisation

Question 29

When an increasing percentage of a country's population comes to live in towns and cities

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Urbanisation

Question 30

The spreading of a built up area onto Greenfield sites

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Urban growth

Question 31

This is the number of this is the number of miles that food has travelled from producer to consumer

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Food miles

Question 32

The general direction or pattern of something

Answer 32

Trend

Question 33

This is the standard of health comfort and happiness experienced by an individual or group

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Quality of life

Question 34

Is the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year

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GDP

Question 35

A city with a population of over 10 million people

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Megacity

Question 36

A reason why people want to move to a place e.g. job opportunities

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Pull factor

Question 37

A reason that people want to move away from a place E.g. poor healthcare

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Push factors

Question 38

A squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people

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Slum

Question 39

An area of quality houses with no or limited services water supply, electricity and sewerage

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Squatter settlement

Question 40

The movement of people from an area of countryside to a built-up area

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Rural to urban migration

Question 41

A country with GNI per capita lower than $1045

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LIC

Question 42

Countries that have begun to experience high rates of economic development usually along with rapid industrialisation

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NEE

Question 43

A country with a GNI per capita higher than £12,746

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HIC

Question 44

a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something with the potential to improve quality of life

Answer 44

Opportunities

Question 45

A set of circumstances that makes it difficult to do something with the potential to decrease quality of life

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Challenge

Question 46

Differences between poverty and health as well as well-being and access to jobs, housing, education etc

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Inequality

Question 47

The provision of drainage and sewers

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Sewage

Question 48

Conditions caused by microorganisms transmitted within water eg. cholera

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Waterborne disease

Question 49

Conditions relating to public health especially the provision of cleaning drinking water and adequate sewage disposal

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Sanitation