Study the word list: GCSE Geography: Key Words 06

Key words for GCSE Geography.

Word list: GCSE Geography: Key Words 06

	imports	Imports are goods bought and shipped in from other countries.
	increase	Natural increase is the difference between the birth rate and the death rate of a population.
	infiltration	Infiltration is the process of water entering the soil.
	informal	The informal sector consists of workers who are self-employed.
	infrastructure	Infrastructure refers to the basic equipment a place needs to function (e.g. roads, sewage, water) .
	interception	Interception refers to the collection of water by vegetation such as the leaves of trees or plants.
	international	International aid is the offering of money, goods and services by one country or organisation to a less developed country.
	irrigation	Irrigation is the supplying of water to land to provide plants and crops with the necessary water.
	lahar	Lahar is a violent type of mudflow composed of pyroclastic material and water that flows down from a volcano.
	land	Land use conflicts are disagreements on land use policies.
	lateral	Lateral erosion is the sideways erosion of the channel by a river.
	less	Less Economically Developed Countries or LEDCs are countries with a low economic output per person and a low GDP.
	life	The life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live.
	literacy	Literacy Rate is the proportion of the total population able to read and write.
	longshore	Longshore drift is the movement of sediment along a beach caused by the zigzag movement of the waves.
	low	A low carbon economy is a country where measures have been taken to minimize carbon dioxide emissions.
	managed	Managed retreat is allowing natural cliff erosion to occur.
	management	Resource management is the sustainable management of natural resources.
	mangroves	Mangroves are tropical trees and shrubs which grow in coastal areas.