HCC Geography Key stage 3 glossary

Altitude...….

• The junction between the land and sea

• The height of land above sea level measured in metres.

• A nation with its own government, occupying a particular area.

• The height and shape of the land.

Settlement....

• The East/West distance from the Greenwich meridian measured in degrees.

• Where industries get other countries to produce goods that are needed often because it’s cheaper.

• The organization that produces detailed maps.

• A group of dwellings where people live eg City, Town, Village

Temperature......

• A term for all types of farming.

• How hot or cold something is measured in degrees.

• Large area of land made up of many countries.

• These show direction.

Coastline.....

• The general name for cities and towns

• The junction between the land and sea

• The measure for earthquake magnitude.

• A nation with its own government, occupying a particular area.

Compass......

• The most common wind direction

• The height and shape of the land.

• These show direction.

• The name we give to the countryside.

Economic Impact...

• How hot or cold something is measured in degrees.

• An area of the world that has less than 250mm of rainfall a year. These can be hot and cold.

• The name given to an area where all the living and non-living things are all linked together.

• To do with jobs and money

Ordnance survey.....

• The junction between the land and sea

• An expert on earthquakes

• The measure of hurricanes from a rating of 1-5.

• The organization that produces detailed maps.

Outsourcing......

• A United Nations agreed set of 17 targets to tackle world issues by 2030.

• Where industries get other countries to produce goods that are needed often because it’s cheaper.

• The North/South distance from the equator measured in degrees

• An area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill eg normally above 300m above sea level.

Country…...

• A nation with its own government, occupying a particular area.

• Large area of land made up of many countries.

• The measure for earthquake magnitude.

• An area that is made up of natural and human features

Environment.....

• An area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill eg normally above 300m above sea level.

• An expert on volcanoes

• An area that is made up of natural and human features

• A situation in which people remain poor.