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Vocabulary List - Definitions (Term 1 - Year 8 Geography)
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- 1BorderA non-physical / imaginary line separating continents and / or countries.
- 2EurasiaThe big land mass that is shared between Asia and Europe
- 3Country V.S ContinentA country is a political entity- it is ruled by political representitives. Continents are not ruled by political representitives, eg
Asia isn't ruled by a single president - there are many presidents ruling different countries within Asia. - 4Indicators of Wealth - GDPGDP stands for 'Gross Domestic Product.'
GDP = Total amount the population of a country earns in a year
GDP per person = The GDP divided by the population - this shows how welathy people are on average
GDP per person (PPP) = GDP per person is adapted to consider the rate of economy. - 5PlateauIt is an area of fairly flat high land- they differ from mountains in that their peaks are flat.
- 6Population DensityThe average number of people living in a place per square km, eg
(100 people per square km) - 7BiomeA biome is a large ecosystem that's plants and animals are adapted to a certain climate. A biome has distinct climates, animals and plants.
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