GCSE Geography Paper 3 Geographical Applications

Vocabulary and key concepts extracted from the GCSE Geography Paper 3 Geographical Applications June 2024 exam materials, covering housing, fieldwork techniques, and physical geography descriptions.

HIC

A higher income country.

LIC

A lower income country.

NEE

A newly emerging economy.

National Housing Federation (NHF)

An organization that identified a housing demand of $340\,000$ homes in England compared to actual supply in $2018$.

Brownfield development

The reuse of previously developed land that can help to regenerate urban areas.

Urban sprawl

The expansion of poorly planned, low-density, auto-dependent development, which can damage the environment in at least two ways.

Relief

A term used in physical geography to describe the height and shape of the land surface.

Drainage

A term used in physical geography to describe the systems and patterns of water flow or removal from an area.

Hypothesis

A proposed statement to be tested in an investigation, such as: 'The cost of fares is the most important factor in encouraging the use of local bus services.'

Dispersion graph

A type of data presentation used to show the spread and distribution of a set of values, such as river velocity records.

Environmental quality survey

A structured assessment used to score an area from $0$ (Very poor quality) to $5$ (Good quality) based on factors like attractiveness, maintenance, litter, vandalism, and landscaping.

Average velocity (speed)

A measure of the rate of river flow, calculated using the formula $\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Average time taken}}$.

Risk assessment

A requirement in the planning stage of geographical fieldwork used to identify potential hazards and ensure safety.

Sustainability

The concept of creating settlements, like the proposed Tudeley Village, that can meet current needs without compromising future generations.