Urbanisation Terminology
When sewage and runoff pollute waterways, it causes this environmental issue.
Water Pollution
The type of graph of a population pyramid
Bar chart or Frequency histogram
The line graph on a climate graph represents...
Average Monthly Temperature
A term that describes the amount of biomass or living plant material produced through photosynthesis
An academic phrase meaning 'Slums'
Informal Settlement
The two sides (along x-axis) of a population pyramid most commonly represent...
Male/female population
The bars/columns on a climate graph represent...
Average Monthly Precipitation/Rainfall
a vast, treeless biome characterized by extremely cold temperatures, low precipitation, and short growing seasons, located in Arctic regions or high altitude
Tundra
A term that describes why cities are often hotter than surrounding areas
Urban Heat Island Effect
High mortality rates = __________ average life expectancy
low
A climate graph of a place close to the equator will have average temperatures that...
crops grown in multiple layers, in space-limited areas.
Vertical Farming
This economic issue refers to the growing gap between rich and poor in cities.
Wealth Inequality
These three variables control the shape of population pyramids.
Births, Deaths (Mortality), Migration
A climate graph of a place in the northern hemisphere above the Tropic of Cancer will have high temperatures in these months.
June, July, August, September
a term describing the non‑living components of the environment, such as sunlight, temperature, water, air and soil which affect productivity of a biome.
abiotic factors
The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural land.
Urban Sprawl
Expansive population pyramids have ________ mortality rates.
High
Locations near the _________ are the most likely locations to have strong wet/dry seasons.
tropics
the practise of combining the local environment and trees with farming.
Agroforestry