At constructive plate margins tectonic plates move away from each other - usually at around 2cm a year. They are also known as divergent margins. At constructive margins tectonic plates move apart due ...

A biome is a large-scale ecosystem, it’s characteristics are defined by abiotic factors (non-living environmental factors), and they are known by their dominant type of vegetation, such as the ...

The diagram at the bottom of this page shows a cross-section of the structure of a tropical storm, and the photo below is a satellite image that shows the swirling wind and cloud around the calm eye ...

The majority of tectonic hazards occur at plate margins - yet these plate margins are home to some of the most densely populated regions of the world, such as Japan and parts of China, meaning that ...

Desertification in semi-arid areas such as the Sahel has many impacts, both on a local and global scale. Soil erosion is caused by deforestation, as well as poor farming practices. Deforestation ...

The employment structure of a country is how the workers are divided into different types of economic activity - i.e. the percentage of workers in each category. Primary sector - this involves ...

One consequence of uneven development is international migration. This might be in the form of economic migration, as people to move to other countries for economic opportunities, or it maybe when ...

Uneven development has significant impacts has resulted in huge inequalities around the world, particularly in terms of wealth. The World Bank estimates that currently around 712 million people are ...

There are a number of strategies that can be used to reduce the development gap. One such strategy is borrowing and debt relief... In the 1970s many LICs borrowed large sums of money to invest in ...

The UK is part of a globalised interdependent world, linked in many ways through trade, culture, transport and electronic communications. These links are dynamic - they have changed over time and will ...

Countries around the globe experience different rates of development - with some able to develop much more easily than others, which leads to a development gap. There are significant historical ...