H is for Hummocky
Habitat: the home to a community of plants animals
Hanging valley: a tributary glacial trough perched up on the side of a main valley, often marked by a waterfall
Hard engineering: building artificial structure such as sea wall aimed at controlling natural processes
Hazard: an event where people’s lives and property are threatened and deaths and/or damage the result
Headland: a promontory of land jutting out into the sea
Herbivores: animals and occasionally plants that obtain their energy by eating green plants
High-access location: an area with excellent transport links, making to easy to reach for people and goods
Honeypot site: a location attracting a large number of tourists who, due to their numbers, place pressure on the environment and people
Host country: the country where a migrant settles
Household: a person living alone or two or more people living at the same address, sharing a living room
Housing association: independent non-profit-making organisation for managing building and renovating housing. Funded by central government through the Housing Corporation they can also receive funds from local authorities
Hot spot: a section of the earth’s crust where plumes of magma rise weakening the crust; these are often away from plate boundaries
Human development index (HDI): a comparative measure o life expectancy, literacy, education and standards of living. It is a standardised ay to compare well-being, especially child welfare, in different countries. It can be used to measure the impact of economic policies on the quality of life of people in the country
Humidity: a measure of the amount of moisture in the air. Absolute humidity tells us how much moisture in the air (g/m cubed). Relative humidity expresses this amount as a % of the maximum that air of a certain temperature could hold
Hunter-gatherers: people who carry out a basic form of subsistence farming involving hunting animals and gathering fruit and nuts
Hurricane: a tropical cyclonic storm having winds that exceed 120km/hr
Hydraulic action: the sheer power of moving water eroding the banks and channel
Hydraulic action (C): water enters cracks in the rock trapping air which causes pressure and this causes the cliff face to break up
Hydroelectric power: the use of flowing water to turn turbines to generate electricity
Hanging valley: a tributary glacial trough perched up on the side of a main valley, often marked by a waterfall
Hard engineering: building artificial structure such as sea wall aimed at controlling natural processes
Hazard: an event where people’s lives and property are threatened and deaths and/or damage the result
Headland: a promontory of land jutting out into the sea
Herbivores: animals and occasionally plants that obtain their energy by eating green plants
High-access location: an area with excellent transport links, making to easy to reach for people and goods
Honeypot site: a location attracting a large number of tourists who, due to their numbers, place pressure on the environment and people
Host country: the country where a migrant settles
Household: a person living alone or two or more people living at the same address, sharing a living room
Housing association: independent non-profit-making organisation for managing building and renovating housing. Funded by central government through the Housing Corporation they can also receive funds from local authorities
Hot spot: a section of the earth’s crust where plumes of magma rise weakening the crust; these are often away from plate boundaries
Human development index (HDI): a comparative measure o life expectancy, literacy, education and standards of living. It is a standardised ay to compare well-being, especially child welfare, in different countries. It can be used to measure the impact of economic policies on the quality of life of people in the country
Humidity: a measure of the amount of moisture in the air. Absolute humidity tells us how much moisture in the air (g/m cubed). Relative humidity expresses this amount as a % of the maximum that air of a certain temperature could hold
Hunter-gatherers: people who carry out a basic form of subsistence farming involving hunting animals and gathering fruit and nuts
Hurricane: a tropical cyclonic storm having winds that exceed 120km/hr
Hydraulic action: the sheer power of moving water eroding the banks and channel
Hydraulic action (C): water enters cracks in the rock trapping air which causes pressure and this causes the cliff face to break up
Hydroelectric power: the use of flowing water to turn turbines to generate electricity
Interesting Geographical fact
Though Mt. Everest is the highest altitude in terms of sea level on the planet, Mount Chimborazo is the closest to the moon.