Year 10 Geography

Space

Refers to how features of the Earth are located/spread out and the ways in which they are organized and managed

Place

Parts of the Earth's surface that are identified and given meaning by people. Economic, spiritual, cultural and aesthetic meaning.

Interconnection

The ways in which humans interact and organizations interact with places and the ways in which they are related

Change

Refers to how geological process and phenomena develops or has developed over time

Environment

The significance of the environment in human life and how humans are related to it. Also refers to the surrounding physical and cultural features in a particular area.

Scale

Refers to how we can view issues at different scales.
Local, regional, national, international and global.

Sustainability

The capacity of the environment to sustain the lives of humans and other organisms in the future.

environmental sustainability

Conserving natural resources and global ecosystems to support health and wellbeing into the future.

economic sustainability

Promoting long-term economic growth without negatively impacting the social and cultural aspect of communities

social sustainability

How well a community develops structures and processes that meet the needs of it current members and supports the ability to meet the needs of the future generations to maintain a healthy liveable community

Degradation

In Geography, degradation refers to any natural or human activity which causes parts of the environment to gradually continue to deteriorate over time.

Green economy

Low carbon growth, resource efficiency and social inclusivity

Regulating services-sinks

Processes in the environment that break down our wastes and filtrates them

Supporting services-services

Services the environment provides but doesn't give us anything to consume Eg. protection from floods

Provisioning services-sources

Produces natural products that can be converted for human use Eg. wood, water, oil, coal.

Cultural services

Personal relationships humans have with the environment.

Coast

Where the land meets the sea

Soft engineering

Coastal management techniques that do not involve the construction of cultural features along the coastline but aims to prevent flooding and erosion. Manages the coast naturally and sustainably.

Hard engineering

Coastal management techniques that involve constructing cultural features to manage the coastline.

Ocean acidification

When the oceans begin to absorb more carbon dioxide producing carbonic acid. Reduces the amount of carbonate available to create reefs, shells and anima skeletons

Rising sea temperatures

When the sea starts to get hotter due to global warming and results in the polyps dying causing the coral to bleach.

Rising sea levels

Sea levels get higher due to global warming. Outpaces coral and prevents coral from getting sunlight. Imbalance occurs in environment.

Wellbeing

The overall measure of the ability of people to access goods and services to live a healthy and happy life.

Health

An indicative measure of wellbeing which is affected by nutrition, food, and adequate healthcare.

Wealth

An indicative measure of wellbeing which measures the ability to access the necessities of life. We look at the gap between the rich and the poor.

Education

An indicative measure of wellbeing which measures the ability to have access to higher education ie. literacy. Affected by gender discrimination, wealth of country or family.

Social factor

Society's views, attitudes, beliefs and religion of a particular society.

Historical factor

Events that have happened in the past that somewhat affect the current situation of a country. Eg. colonialism, civil wars

Environmental factor

Features of the environment including landforms and vegetation.

Economic factor

The creating and spending of money by industry and households.

Political factor

All government and non-government factors including laws, regulations and policies. Issues that can affect wellbeing are corruption and excessive control by the leading party.

Ecological footprint

Amount of land required to sustain natural resources and the affect of communities or a person on the environment.