1 Exam (elaborations) AQA GCSE Geography - The Living World 2 Exam (elaborations) AQA Geography: Living World 3 Exam (elaborations) Geography AQA GCSE; Hot deserts 4 Exam (elaborations) Geography GCSE AQA; Cold environments 5 OTHER AQA GCSE Geography:

Urbanisation - answer-Increase in the proportion of the countries population living in towns and cities Megacity - answer-Population over 10 m Rio de Janeiro (NEE City) - answer-Brazil Grown because became major industry and tourism lead to economic development Social challenges- Health car...

What is urbanisation? - answer-The growth of a country's population living In an urban area What percentage of the world are urbanised? - answer-More than 50% (3.9 billion) of the world live in urban areas Why does urbanisation vary around the world? - answer-It varies between HIC which are m...

Agribusiness - answer-Application of business skills to agriculture. Carbon footprint - answer-A measurement of all the greenhouse gases we individually produce, through burning fossil fuels for electricity, transport etc, expressed as tonnes (or kg) of carbon-dioxide equivalent. Energy mix - ...

3.2.1 ~urban issues~ *BROWNFIELD SITE* - answer-Land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use. Commonly found across urban areas, particularly in the inner city. 3.2.1 ~urban issues~ *DERELICTION* - answer-Abandoned buildings and wasteland. 3.2.1 ~urban issues~ *ECONOMIC OP...

biotic - answer-living parts of an ecosystem abiotic - answer-non-living parts of an ecosystem biome - answer-global-scale ecosystem producer - answer-plant that creates food via photosynthesis consumer - answer-creatures that consume plants or other creatures herbivore - answer-plant...

Atmospheric hazards - answer-natural hazards associated with Earth's atmosphere, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, wind, snow, drought, lightning and rain Drought - answer-a long, continuous period of dry weather Earthquake - answer-a sudden or violent movement within the Earth's crust followed...

Hazard risk - answer-The probability or chance that a natural hazard may take place Natural hazard - answer-A natural event that threatens people or has the potential to cause damage, destruction and death. Examples of natural hazards - answer-- volcanic eruptions - earthquakes - stormsi -...

Where are tropical rainforests found? - answer-Central and South America Central Africa South east Asia Northern Australia What conditions do tropical rainforests thrive in? - answer-Warm and wet conditions What are the climate conditions in a tropical rainforest? - answer-Over 2000mm ra...

What is an ecosystem? - answer-A natural system made up of plants, animals and the environment What does the term 'biotic' mean? - answer-Living features of an ecosystem such as plants and fish. What does the term 'abiotic' mean? - answer-Non-living environmental factors such as climate, t...

Examples of megacities - answer-New York City, Lagos Location of Lagos - answer-Southwest Nigeria, largest city Importance of Lagos - answer-Major port and airport, Centre of trade Causes of growth in Lagos - answer-Natural increase, Migration Social opportunities created by urban growth...

Brownfield site - answer-Land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use. Commonly found across urban areas, particularly in the inner city Dereliction - answer-Abandoned buildings and wasteland Economic opportunities - answer-Chances for people to improve their standard of li...

Deposition - answer-The laying down of material at the coast. Erosion - answer-The wearing away of material at the coast. Hard engineering - answer-Man-made structures to protect the coast from erosion. Managed retreat - answer-Allowing cliff erosion to occur as nature taking its course. ...

what are cold environments? - answer-areas with temperatures at or below 0*C for long periods of time polar characteristics - answer-Climate winter temperatures often below -50°C low precipitation Animals polar bears and penguins Plants plants such as mosses and lichens found on ice fr...

Thar Desert opportunities - Tourism - answer-The Thar desert National Park and attracts thousand of tourists each year due to it's impressive landscape. Tourism creates a multiplier effect as it means the local community can get jobs as tour guides as well as allow services such as accommodation t...