Terminology
Define perspective
Define Spiritually Value
Water is valued spiritually when it forms part of religious or spiritual belief or ritual.
Define physical water scarcity
The lack of sufficient, clean drinking water that is accessible to humans and animals of a given area.
Define the acronym B.O.L.T.S.S
Border
Orientation
Legend
Title
Scale
Source
Define Sanitation
Conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal.
Define Geography
Geography is the study of place, space, the environment, and of human beings.
Define Cultural Value
Water is valued culturally when it is important to a particular culture of people and the group’s ideas and customs.
Define economic water scarcity
There is water in the region but there is not enough money to make the water available for use by humans and animals.
What is a Choropleth Map?
A choropleth map provides an easy way to visualise how a measurement varies across a geographic area.
Define Physical Geography
Physical Geography: is a branch of earth science, which looks at the natural elements of the world, including the atmosphere, land and oceans. Physical geographers study things like climate, soil, how the earth was formed and how it is changing over time
Define Social Value
Water is valued socially when it is important to human society. This can include for drinking, bathing, food production or transporting people.
Define Recreational Value
Water has recreational value when it is important for having fun. This can include activities such as going to the beach, the swimming pool, or boating or fishing for leisure.
What do the colour represent on a choropleth map?
Choropleth maps use graded differences in shading or colour in order to indicate the values of a property. The darkest colour shows the highest value, through to the lightest colour which shows the lowest value.
Define Human Geography
Human Geography: is a social science that studies how humans interact with the planet and covers things like population growth, migration, how urban and rural settlements develop, how we work with animals and even how our economies are effected by the environment we live in.
Define Economic Value
Water is valued economically when it is important in relation to money. This includes water used in industries such as farming, drinking water, ownership of water resources and tourism.
What does S.P.I.C.E.S.S stand for?
Name 3 types of energy
Continuous
Resources that will always be available, no matter how much we use. Solar, wind, and tidal power.
Renewable
Resources that can be replaced in a short time, such as Trees and plant material, food, soil.
Non-Renewable
Resources that cannot be replaced in a short time, such as fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas are non-renewable because they take thousands of years to be replaced.
Define Aesthetic Value
Water is valued aesthetically when it is important due to its beauty. Locations like the Gold Coast place a high aesthetic value on water.