WORD OF THE WEEK
GEOGRAPHY
KEY STAGE 3
CLIMATE
The average weather
conditions of an area
over a long period of time.
Northern Ireland’s climate
varies from place to
place and season to season.
PRECIPITATION
Water in any form which
falls to the earth.
It includes rain, hail,
sleet or snow.
Precipitation is recorded
using a rain gauge.
WATERFALLS
A sudden fall of water
over a steep slope.
The tallest waterfall in the
world is Angel Falls.
Angel
Falls
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WORD OF THE WEEK
GEOGRAPHY
KEY STAGE 4
COASTAL EROSION
The wearing away and removal
of land by the sea.
Newcastle, Co Down is
experiencing intense coastal
erosion.
Transnational corporations
-large companies with offices
and factories across the world.
Nike is an example of a TNC
Transnational
Corporations
- TNC
Factories where people have
to work long hours for very little
money.
Poor LEDC countries tend to
operate sweatshops.
Volcanic Plug
Slemish Mountain
A land form made from the hardened
vent material from inside a volcano
exposed after erosion.
Slemish Mountain is an example of
a volcanic plug.
A flat, wide surface that is
formed when lava comes out of the
ground and spreads quickly.
Lava Plateau
Outside Belfast, from Cave Hill
to Divis Mountain, is the visible
edge of a lava plateau.
Aged dependency
Aged dependency
The proportion of people aged
65 or over in a population.
Northern Ireland has an
increasing proportion of
aged dependants in our
community.
Ecotourism
‘Green tourism’ –
a sustainable form of tourism
Ecotourism protects the
environment and local way of life
Trekking in the Andes
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Hurricanes
Severe storm events that are
intense low pressure systems that
have their origins in the tropics.
Hurricanes will only develop where
sea temperatures exceed
26°c to a depth of 60m.
Urban Development Corporations (UDC)
Corporations that improve basic
infrastructure of inner cities to enable
them to attract private investment.
During the 1980’s and 1990’s
Merseyside Development Corporation
improved Liverpool’s dockland area.
Titanic Quarter Belfast
Liverpool Docks
Oxisol
The term for the zonal soil found
under tropical conditions.
Oxisols in the Rainforest have a
distinct red colour.
Integrated Transport Network
A co-ordinated approach to
managing several forms of transport.
Dublin’s integrated transport policies
have increased flexibility and efficiency
of public transport in the city.