GCSE Geography Resource Management Keywords

Diversify

• Increase the range of goods or services provided.

• Reduce the number of products offered.

• Focus on a single market segment.

• Eliminate underperforming products.

Development

• The process where people, a place or a country change, or make economic or social progress.

• A method of teaching that focuses on rote memorization.

• A strategy for reducing environmental impact.

• A type of government policy aimed at increasing military strength.

Urbanisation

• The increase in the percentage of people living in rural areas, causing them to decline.

• The increase in the percentage of people living in towns and cities, causing them to grow.

• The process of people moving from cities to suburbs.

• The decline in the population of urban areas due to migration.

Crop yield

• The total amount of crops harvested from a field.

• The number of crops produced from an area.

• The quality of crops grown in a season.

• The variety of crops planted in a farm.

Water surplus

• A situation in which the usable water supply exceeds the demand.

• A condition where water demand exceeds supply.

• A scenario where water is wasted due to overuse.

• A state of drought affecting water availability.

Water stress

• A situation where there is an abundance of water available for all needs.

• A situation where there is not enough water to meet people’s needs, below 1700 cubic metres per person per year.

• A condition where water is available but not accessible due to infrastructure issues.

• A scenario where water quality is poor but quantity is sufficient.

Carbon sink

• An environmental reservoir that absorbs more carbon than it releases.

• A source of carbon emissions that contributes to climate change.

• A type of fossil fuel that releases carbon when burned.

• A process of carbon capture and storage in geological formations.

Food security

• When all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.

• When food is available only during certain seasons of the year.

• When people have access to food but it is not safe or nutritious.

• When food is abundant but not affordable for everyone.

Deforestation

• Permanently removing forests so the land can be used for something else.

• Planting new trees to restore the forest.

• Conserving existing forests to maintain biodiversity.

• Using forest land for recreational activities.

Fossil fuels

• Energy resources such as coal, oil and natural gas that were formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.

• Renewable energy sources like solar and wind power.

• Energy derived from nuclear reactions.

• Energy produced from the combustion of biomass.