word of the week geography key stage 3. climate the average weather conditions of an area over a...
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WORD OF THE WEEK
GEOGRAPHY
KEY STAGE 3
CLIMATE
The average weather conditions of an area
over a long period of time.Northern Ireland’s climate
varies from place to place and season to season.
PRECIPITATION
Water in any form which falls to the earth.
It includes rain, hail, sleet or snow.
Precipitation is recorded using a rain gauge.
WATERFALLS
A sudden fall of water over a steep slope.
The tallest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls.
Angel Falls
Venezuela
WORD OF THE WEEK
GEOGRAPHY
KEY STAGE 4
COASTAL EROSION
The wearing away and removal of land by the sea.
Newcastle, Co Down is experiencing intense coastal erosion.
Transnational corporations -large companies with offices
and factories across the world.
Nike is an example of a TNC
Transnational Corporations - TNC
Factories where people have to work long hours for very little
money.
Poor LEDC countries tend to operate sweatshops.
Volcanic Plug
Slemish Mountain
A land form made from the hardened vent material from inside a volcano
exposed after erosion.Slemish Mountain is an example of
a volcanic plug.A flat, wide surface that is
formed when lava comes out of the ground and spreads quickly.
Lava Plateau
Outside Belfast, from Cave Hill to Divis Mountain, is the visible
edge of a lava plateau.
Aged dependency
Aged dependency
The proportion of people aged 65 or over in a population.
Northern Ireland has anincreasing proportion of aged dependants in our
community.
‘Green tourism’ – a sustainable form of tourism
Ecotourism protects the environment and local way of life
Ecotourism
Trekking in the Andes
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Hurricanes
Severe storm events that are intense low pressure systems that
have their origins in the tropics.Hurricanes will only develop where
sea temperatures exceed 26°c to a depth of 60m.
Urban Development Corporations (UDC)
Corporations that improve basic infrastructure of inner cities to enable
them to attract private investment.During the 1980’s and 1990’s
Merseyside Development Corporation improved Liverpool’s dockland area.
Titanic Quarter Belfast
Liverpool Docks
Oxisol
The term for the zonal soil found under tropical conditions.
Oxisols in the Rainforest have a distinct red colour.
Integrated Transport Network
A co-ordinated approach to managing several forms of transport.
Dublin’s integrated transport policies have increased flexibility and efficiency
of public transport in the city.