Term 4 Geography

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Adaptive capacity

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the ability ofpeople to modify their environment so it is suitable for their needs.

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Built environment

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the human-made space created by people in which people live, work, andrecreate on a day-to-day basis.

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Communication

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the ability to exchange ideas/informationthrough speaking or writing over distances not necessarily face to face.

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Conurbation

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an extensive urban area formed when two or morecities, originally separate, coalesce to form a continuous metropolitan region.

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Critical infrastructure

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Facilities, services and installations that areessential for the functioning of a community, society and economy e.g powersupplies, clean water supply.

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Distance

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the space between different locations onearth. The absolute or linear distanceis measured in units such as metres and kilometres. The relative distance is the length of timeit takes to travel from one location to another, cost involved and theconvenience of the journey.

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Environment

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the natural environment; including landforms,vegetation, climate and animals.

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Social environment

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the characteristics that make up the socialidentity of an area, eg class, ethnicity and employment levels.

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Fuel cell technology

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a pollution-free electricity generationtechnology that is expected to compete with traditional methods of creating anddistributing electricity. It is alsoexpected to be used in electrically powered cars, trucks and buses.

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Infrastructure

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the basic facilities, services and installationsneeded for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportationand communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutionsincluding schools, post offices, and prisons.

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Liveability

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value people attribute to the factors thatcontribute to a location’s social, economic and aesthetic qualities.

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Movement

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the change in location of one or more componentsof landscape, people, goods or ideas across the earth’s surface. Movement includes direction, method, rate,nature and volume.

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Planning

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the process of organising an area’s physicalenvironment, land use, communications, transport and utilities.

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Spatial change over time

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the degree to which an area has changed itsgeographic characteristics, features or patterns of use over a period oftime. Change occurs at varying rates atdifferent times and may be considered at different scales. For example, the redevelopment of theMelbourne Docklands since the 1990s would look at distribution, spatial associationbetween components of landscape, movement and spatial interaction.

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Spatial interaction

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the strength of the relationships betweenphenomena and places in the environment, and the degree to which they influenceor interact with each other. Over time,the impact of people on the environment changes and the environment in turnchanges people.

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Suburbanisation

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the movement of people away from the city centreto surrounding areas.

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Sustainable/sustainability

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a term used to describe the use of resources tomeet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of futuregenerations. Environmental and socialconsequences should be considered.

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Transport

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moving people or goods from one place to anotherthrough the use of vehicle, aircraft or ship.

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Urbanisation

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an increase of people moving to urban areas orthe increased development of an urban area.