Geography

Question 1

A stock or supply of something that is essential to life

Answer 1

Resource

Question 2

The amount of a resource available

Answer 2

Supply

Question 3

The amount of a resource that is needed

Answer 3

Demand

Question 4

When supply of a resource exceeds demand

Answer 4

Surplus

Question 5

When demand for a resource exceeds supply

Answer 5

Deficit

Question 6

This is farming

Answer 6

Agticulture

Question 7

The turning of raw materials into products, usually within a factory

Answer 7

Manufacturing

Question 8

This describes extremely dry areas

Answer 8

Arid

Question 9

A large scale ecosystem

Answer 9

Biome

Question 10

The average weather over 30 years

Answer 10

Climate

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Urbanisation

Question 12

Travelling for the purpose of leisure

Answer 12

Tourism

Question 13

The generation of electricity using flowing water typically from a reservoir held behind a dam

Answer 13

Hydro-electric power

Question 14

A deep gorge, typically with a river running through it

Answer 14

Canyon

Question 15

A long term change in the earth’s climate

Answer 15

Climate change

Question 16

When demand for water exceeds supply, there is not enough to go around

Answer 16

Water deficit

Question 17

A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

Answer 17

Drought

Question 18

There is an increase in global population therefore it is making providing things such as resources and services increasingly difficult

Answer 18

Population pressure

Question 19

This is water that is held underground

Answer 19

Groundwater

Question 20

A fuel formed from the remains of dead animals e.g. coal, oil and gas

Answer 20

Fossil fuels

Question 21

The movement of people from one place to another

Answer 21

Migration

Question 22

The process by which land becomes drier and degraded

Answer 22

Desertification

Question 23

A harmful lack of water within the body

Answer 23

Dehydration

Question 24

The amount of a crop that is grown

Answer 24

Crop yields

Question 25

The process of removing salt from water

Answer 25

Desalination

Question 26

The movement of water from an area of water surplus to an area of water deficit

Answer 26

Water transfer

Question 27

The artificial watering of land

Answer 27

Irrigation

Question 28

The process of landscaping and gardening in a way that limits the need for irrigation

Answer 28

Xeriscaping

Question 29

The practice of reducing the amount of water used by using it more efficiently

Answer 29

Water conservation

Question 30

A person who has invested interest in the area

Answer 30

Stakeholder

Question 31

A war within a country

Answer 31

Civil war

Question 32

Where a country’s economy is mainly built upon one resource

Answer 32

Monoculture

Question 33

The state of being extremely poor

Answer 33

Poverty

Question 34

The buying and selling of goods and services between countries

Answer 34

Trade

Question 35

To sell resources to other countries

Answer 35

Export

Question 36

To change or increase the variety

Answer 36

Diversify

Question 37

This is energy from a source that will not run out e.g. solar energy

Answer 37

Renewable energy

Question 38

An amount of money that is given but needs to be repaid

Answer 38

Loans

Question 39

A process by which national economies, societies and cultures have become increasingly integrated

Answer 39

Globalisation

Question 40

This is a system of standardised transport that uses standard-sized steel containers to transport goods

Answer 40

Containerisation

Question 41

This occurs when a positive change happens, which then has a knock on effect on other businesses

Answer 41

Multiplier effect