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Geography Topic 1 Definitions 2011
Question | Answer |
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Spatial perspective | Where things are and why they are there |
Ecological perspective | How people interact with their environment |
Contemporary geographical issues | Subject of widespread community discussion and debate |
Land degradation | Decline in the quality of land causing it to be less able to supports crops and livestock |
Issues of land management | Includes erosion, salinity, decreased water quality |
Run-off stage | Water runs across the surface into storage areas for human consumption |
Water management | Geographical issue in which the run-off stage is of most concern |
Issues of water management | Water borne disease, run-off pollution, drought and flooding |
Air quality | Changes due to air pollution |
Issues of Air quality | Burning fossil fuels, power generation and industry production, cigarettes and photochemical smog |
Spatial inequality | Distinct geographical division between poor and affluent population |
Issues of spatial inequality | Disadvantaged live in outer suburbs, isolated from many services on which they depend |
Urban growth and decline | The deterioration in the general condition of an urban area due to an increase in population and space used by urban settlers. |
Issues of Urban growth and decline | Loss of rich agricultural land, pollution of the environment, traffic congestion, deteriorating air quality, lack of funding for infrastructure |
Waste management | The disposal of waste throughout the world |
Issues of waste management | Increase in the waste produced as the world grows and the management associated with this waste |