Geography WACE revison

environment

the living and non living elements of the earths surface and atmosphere

natural biome

large geographical areas of distinct plant and animal groups which has adapted to that particular environment

anthropogenic biomes

changes to an environment due to sustained human activity

land cover change

changes to the physical surface of the earth due to natural or human induced causes

biodiversity loss

the extinction or reduction of species within a given environment

sustainability

meeting the needs of current and future generations through simultaneous social, environmental and economic adaptations and improvements

ecosystem services

the benefits that people obtain from ecosystems including food and water, flood and disease control, and cultural services

climate change

long term changes in the distribution of weather patterns, ranging from decades to millions of years
may be a change in average weather conditions or a change in the distribution of weather events on average

may be limited to a specific location or across earth

urbanisation

the increasing proportion or percentage of people living in urban areas of a country

includes the shift of people from rural to urban areas and a large influx of migrants to urban areas at a greater rate than rural areas 

liveability

the quality of space and the built environment
factors include health, sense of safety, quality of life, mobility, and air quality 

urban sprawl

the outward spread of typically low density residential and urban development on the periphery of urban areas

invasian and succession

the gradual invasion of one land use type into an area dominated by another land use
succession has occured when the invading land use has almost completely changed the land use in that area

renewal

the rehabilitation of urban areas through regeneration, replacement or renovations
typically involve larger scale redevelopment projects initiated by the government

land use planning

plays an important role in shaping the land use and characteristics of urban and rural places

involves zoning, grouping of compatible land uses, creating buffer zones for incompatible land uses, and transport planning

land use competition

occurs when more than one land use can benefit from the location

this increases land values and usually results in the use which can deliver the highest return locating in that area

inertia

the resistance to movement

agglomeration

a group of similar but not necessarily the same land uses that locate the same area in order to benefit from common infrastructure and each others operations