Geographical Concepts SPICESS

__________ can be natural (that is, shaped by the environment and largely untouched by humans) or built (that is, constructed by humans).

• Change
• Interconnection
• Place
• Sustainability

The concept of __________ refers to different spatial levels, from small areas (such as a local park) to very large areas (such as use of oil and coal all over the world). From smallest to largest, this concept investigates areas which are local, regional, national, international and global.

• Change
• Scale
• Interconnection
• Sustainability

Some ________________ are natural such as deserts, grasslands, mountains, coral reefs, forests, oceans and ice caps. Others are known as built (or human) and include large cities, towns, suburbs and vast areas of farmland.

• Change
• Sustainability
• Interconnection
• Environment

Geographers use the concept of __________________ to better understand the complex links between natural and human processes that shape our earth. Natural processes include the water cycle. Human activities include the movement of people, the production and trade of goods, and the flow of money between countries.

• Interconnection
• Space
• Environment
• Change

The concept of __________________ refers to the ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life.

• Place
• Change
• Sustainability
• Scale

The concept of ____________ helps us to understand that the world is a dynamic place which doesn't stay the same. ___________ can occur in a small, local and quick way such as a tree falling over or a creek flooding. Regional and national _________ includes earthquakes and tsunamis. Whereas global ___________ may take much longer such as global warming.

• Sustainability
• Interconnection
• Space
• Change

____________ refers to location (where things are located on the Earth's surface), spatial distribution (the shapes and patterns in which things are arranged), and organisation (how and why things are arranged and managed by people).

• Change
• Place
• Space
• Sustainability