GCSE Geography Paper 3 Review

Vocabulary and key term flashcards based on the GCSE Geography Paper 3 (June 2024) examination transcript, covering housing, settlement, and fieldwork enquiry concepts.

HIC

Higher income country.

LIC

Lower income country.

NEE

Newly emerging economy.

NHF

National Housing Federation.

Brownfield development

The reuse of previously developed land for new building projects, which can help to regenerate urban areas.

Urban sprawl

The expansion of a city's area into the surrounding countryside, which can damage the environment.

Relief

A term in physical geography describing the height and shape of the land.

Drainage

A term in physical geography describing how water flows through or is removed from an area.

Sustainable settlement

A community or residential development designed to have a minimal impact on the environment and to continue functioning long into the future.

Hypothesis

A statement or theory being tested as part of a geographical enquiry, such as 'The velocity (speed) of a river increases downstream.'

Environmental quality survey

A method used to assess a site's condition by scoring factors like attractiveness of buildings, litter, and landscaping on a scale (e.g., from $0$ to $5$).

Average velocity (speed) formula

$$\text{Average velocity (speed) (metres per second)} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Average time taken}}$$

Risk assessment

An essential part of geographical enquiry planning used to identify potential hazards and safety measures before completing fieldwork.

Land use map

An appropriate map style used to present information about the main functions found within a specific area, like an industrial estate or business park.

Dispersion graph

A graph used in geographical investigations to show how a set of data (such as river velocity times) is spread out from the average.