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Geography: Weather and Climate: 1 of 2 Geography: Africa: 2 of 2

Key Terminology

Weather The short-term state of the atmosphere.
Generally lasting days and weeks at the Key Terminology
longest. Population The number of people who live

Climate This is the average conditions in the density within 1km 2
atmosphere over many years.
Population How many people are spread over
Prevailing The prevailing wind is the most frequent distribution an area.
wind wind direction a location experiences.
Corruption Dishonest behaviour by those in
Air mass A huge block of air moving power, typically involving dishonesty.
over the Earth; it can be warm or cold,
damp or dry, depending on where it came Ethnic group A community or population made
from. up of people who share a common

Air The force pressing down on us because of cultural background or descent.
Pressure the weight of the atmosphere Colony A country or area under the control
Altitude The height of a place above sea level of another country and occupied by
settlers from that country.
Atmosphere The layer of gas around the earth.
Civil war A war between citizens of the
Depression A weather system made up of a warm same country.
front chased by a cold front. It brings wet
and windy weather. Stakeholder Someone with an interest or

Latitude How far a place is North or South of the concern in an issue.
Equator. It is measured in degrees. Primary Impacts The initial impact of a natural event
North Atlantic A warm current in the Atlantic Ocean. It on people and
Drift keeps the weather on the west coast of property, caused directly by it.
Britain mild in winter.
Secondary The indirect impacts of an event,
Precipitation Water falling from the sky as rain, Impacts usually occurring in the hours,
sleet, hail or snow. weeks, months or years after the
Temperature How hot or cold something is. Measured event.
in degrees centigrade.