📚 Year 9 OCR Geography: Vocabulary & Terminology Quick-Reference Guide | Year 9 OCR 地理：词汇术语速记指南
Mastering the language of geography is the first step to confident analysis in your OCR Year 9 course. This guide breaks down essential terms by theme, pairing concise English explanations with Chinese translations to support bilingual learners and strengthen memory recall.
掌握地理学科的语言，是在 OCR 九年级课程中建立分析信心的第一步。本指南按主题梳理核心术语，简洁的英文解释搭配中文翻译，帮助双语学习者加深理解并强化记忆。
1. Tectonic Hazards | 构造灾害
Plate boundary – the margin where two tectonic plates meet. Movement here can cause earthquakes and volcanoes.
板块边界 – 两个板块相接的边缘地带。这里的运动可能引发地震和火山活动。
Convection current – the circular movement of magma in the mantle driven by heat from the Earth’s core. It is the engine of plate movement.
对流环流 – 地幔中岩浆受地核热量驱动而产生的环状运动，是板块运动的“引擎”。
Subduction – the process where a denser oceanic plate sinks beneath a lighter continental plate, often forming deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs.
俯冲 – 较致密的大洋板块向较轻的大陆板块下方俯冲的过程，常形成深海沟和火山弧。
Seismic wave – energy released by an earthquake, travelling through the Earth in primary (P) and secondary (S) forms.
地震波 – 地震释放的能量，以纵波（P波）和横波（S波）的形式在地球内部传播。
Focus & epicentre – the focus is the point inside the Earth where an earthquake originates; the epicentre is the point on the surface directly above it.
震源与震中 – 震源是地球内部地震发生的起始点；震中是震源正上方的地表位置。
2. Weather and Climate | 天气与气候
Weather – the day-to-day condition of the atmosphere, including temperature, precipitation, wind speed and humidity.
天气 – 大气逐日变化的状况，包括温度、降水、风速和湿度。
Climate – the average weather conditions of a place measured over a long period (usually 30 years).
气候 – 一个地区长期（通常为30年）的平均天气状况。
Precipitation – any form of moisture falling from the atmosphere, such as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
降水 – 从大气中降落的任何形式的湿气，例如雨、雪、雨夹雪或冰雹。
Anticyclone – a high-pressure system bringing settled, dry weather and light winds. In summer it can cause heatwaves.
反气旋 – 带来稳定、干燥天气和微风的高压系统。夏季可能引发热浪。
Prevailing wind – the most frequent wind direction experienced in a location, determined by global pressure belts and the Coriolis effect.
盛行风 – 某地最常见的风向，由全球气压带和地转偏向力共同决定。
3. Climate Change | 气候变化
Greenhouse effect – the natural process where gases like carbon dioxide and methane trap heat in the atmosphere, keeping Earth warm enough for life.
温室效应 – 二氧化碳、甲烷等气体将热量截留在大气中的自然过程，使地球保持适宜生命存在的温度。
Enhanced greenhouse effect – the additional warming caused by human activities that increase the concentration of greenhouse gases.
增强的温室效应 – 由人类活动增加温室气体浓度而导致的额外变暖现象。
Carbon footprint – the total amount of greenhouse gases produced directly and indirectly by an individual, event or product, often measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalent.
碳足迹 – 个体、活动或产品直接与间接产生的温室气体总量，通常以二氧化碳当量（吨）衡量。
Mitigation – actions taken to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases, such as switching to renewable energy.
减缓 – 为减少或防止温室气体排放而采取的行动，例如转向可再生能源。
Adaptation – adjusting to the actual or expected effects of climate change, like building sea walls or planting drought-resistant crops.
适应 – 针对气候变化已发生或预期的影响进行调整，如建造海堤或种植耐旱作物。
4. Coastal Landscapes | 海岸景观
Erosion – the wearing away and removal of rock and soil by natural forces such as waves, wind and rain.
侵蚀 – 岩石和土壤被波浪、风、雨水等自然力量磨损并搬运的过程。
Hydraulic action – the force of water compressing air into cracks in rocks, causing them to weaken and break apart.
水力作用 – 水将空气压入岩石裂隙，导致岩石变弱并崩解的力量。
Longshore drift – the zigzag movement of sediment along a coastline caused by waves approaching at an angle.
沿岸漂沙 – 海浪以一定角度冲击海岸，导致沉积物沿之字形路径沿海岸线移动的过程。
Headland and bay – a headland is hard rock that resists erosion and juts out to sea; a bay is softer rock eroded back in a curved inlet.
海岬与海湾 – 海岬是抗侵蚀的坚硬岩石向海突出的部分；海湾则是较软的岩石被侵蚀后退形成的弧形水道。
Spit – a narrow ridge of sand or shingle that extends out into the sea from the coast, formed by longshore drift and deposition.
沙嘴 – 由沿岸漂沙和沉积作用形成，从海岸向海延伸的狭长沙砾或卵石脊。
5. River Landscapes | 河流景观
Watershed – the imaginary line separating one drainage basin from another, usually following the highest ground.
分水岭 – 划分不同流域的分界线，通常沿最高地势延伸。
V-shaped valley – a steep-sided valley formed by a river eroding vertically downwards, typical of the upper course.
V形谷 – 河流垂直下切侵蚀形成的陡峭山谷，常见于上游河段。
Meander – a pronounced bend in a river, formed by lateral erosion on the outer bank and deposition on the inner bank.
曲流 – 河流明显的弯曲河段，由外侧河岸的侧蚀和内侧河岸的沉积形成。
Floodplain – the flat area of land on either side of a river, formed by the deposition of alluvium during repeated flooding.
河漫滩 – 河流两侧的平坦区域，由洪水反复泛滥时沉积的冲积物形成。
Levee – a natural or artificial raised bank along a river, built up by successive layers of deposited sediment during floods.
自然堤 – 河流沿岸天然或人工加高的堤岸，由洪水期间沉积物层层堆积而成。
6. Glacial Landscapes | 冰川景观
Abrasion – the process by which rock fragments carried by a glacier scrape and scour the valley floor and sides, acting like sandpaper.
磨蚀 – 冰川携带的岩石碎块像砂纸一样刮擦和摩擦谷底及谷壁的过程。
Plucking – the process where meltwater freezes onto rock outcrops, and as the glacier moves, it pulls chunks of rock away.
拔蚀 – 融水冻结在岩石露头上，冰川移动时将大块岩石拔离的过程。
Corrie (cirque) – a deep, armchair-shaped hollow on a mountainside with a steep back wall and a rock lip at the front.
冰斗 – 山坡上形似扶手椅的深坑，后壁陡峭，前缘有岩槛。
Arête – a sharp, knife-edged ridge formed between two corries eroding back-to-back.
刃脊 – 两个冰斗背向侵蚀形成的一道尖削如刀的山脊。
U-shaped valley – a valley with steep sides and a broad, flat floor carved by a glacier, contrasting with the V-shape of a river valley.
U形谷 – 冰川侵蚀出的谷壁陡峭、谷底宽阔平坦的山谷，与河流V形谷形成对比。
7. Population and Settlement | 人口与聚落
Population density – the number of people living per square kilometre, calculated by dividing total population by land area.
人口密度 – 每平方千米居住的人口数量，用总人口除以土地面积得出。
Birth rate – the number of live births per 1,000 people per year.
出生率 – 每年每千人中活产婴儿的数量。
Urbanisation – the increasing proportion of a country’s population living in urban areas, driven by rural-to-urban migration and natural population growth.
城市化 – 一国城镇人口比例不断增加的过程，由乡村向城镇的迁移和自然增长共同推动。
Mega-city – a metropolitan area with a total population exceeding 10 million people.
巨型城市 – 总人口超过1000万的大都市区。
Settlement hierarchy – the ordering of settlements by size, importance and range of services, from isolated dwellings and hamlets to towns and cities.
聚落等级体系 – 根据规模、重要性和服务范围对聚落的排序，从孤立住宅、小村落一直排到城镇和大城市。
8. Economic Geography | 经济地理
Primary industry – economic activities that extract raw materials directly from the natural environment, such as farming, fishing, mining and forestry.
第一产业 – 直接从自然环境获取原材料的经济活动，如农业、渔业、采矿业和林业。
Secondary industry – the manufacturing sector that processes raw materials into finished or semi-finished goods, e.g. car assembly, food processing.
第二产业 – 将原材料加工为成品或半成品的制造业部门，例如汽车装配、食品加工。
Tertiary industry – the provision of services to consumers and businesses, including retail, transport, education and tourism.
第三产业 – 向消费者和企业提供服务的部门，包括零售、交通、教育和旅游等。
Globalisation – the increasing interconnectedness of countries through trade, investment, migration and the spread of technology and culture.
全球化 – 各国通过贸易、投资、移民以及技术与文化传播而日益紧密联系的过程。
Fair trade – a trading partnership that aims for better prices, decent working conditions and fair terms for farmers and workers in developing countries.
公平贸易 – 一种贸易伙伴关系，旨在为发展中国家的农民和工人争取更好的价格、体面的劳动条件和公平的合约条款。
9. Ecosystems and Biomes | 生态系统与生物群落
Ecosystem – a community of living organisms interacting with each other and their non-living environment, linked by energy flows and nutrient cycles.
生态系统 – 生物群落与其非生物环境相互作用、通过能量流动和物质循环相联系的统一整体。
Biome – a large-scale ecosystem characterised by a dominant vegetation type and associated climate, e.g. tropical rainforest, tundra.
生物群落 – 以优势植被类型和特定气候为特征的大尺度生态系统，例如热带雨林、苔原。
Food web – a network of interconnected food chains showing the feeding relationships in an ecosystem.
食物网 – 由多条食物链交织而成的网络，显示生态系统中各生物之间的摄食关系。
Decomposer – an organism, such as bacteria or fungi, that breaks down dead plant and animal material, recycling nutrients back into the soil.
分解者 – 细菌、真菌等分解死去的动植物残体的生物，将养分循环回归土壤。
Nutrient cycling – the movement and exchange of essential nutrients between living organisms and the physical environment, keeping ecosystem productivity stable.
养分循环 – 必需营养物质在生物与自然环境之间迁移和交换的过程，维持生态系统生产力的稳定。
10. Resource Management | 资源管理
Renewable resource – a natural resource that can be replenished on a human timescale, such as solar energy, wind power and timber from sustainably managed forests.
可再生资源 – 在人类时间尺度内可以自然补充的自然资源，如太阳能、风力和来自可持续经营森林的木材。
Non-renewable resource – a resource that exists in a fixed amount and cannot be replaced once used, like fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas).
不可再生资源 – 储量固定、用后无法再生的资源，如煤、石油、天然气等化石燃料。
Energy security – a country’s ability to access reliable, affordable and uninterrupted supplies of energy.
能源安全 – 一个国家获取可靠、负担得起且不间断能源供应的能力。
Food miles – the distance food travels from the point of production to the consumer. High food miles often indicate a larger carbon footprint.
食物里程 – 食品从生产地到消费者所经过的距离。高食物里程通常意味着更大的碳足迹。
Water stress – a situation where the demand for water exceeds the available amount, or poor quality restricts its use.
水压力 – 需水量超过可获得水量，或水质不佳限制使用的状况。
11. Map Skills and Fieldwork | 地图技能与野外考察
Grid reference – a system of coordinates used to locate features on a map. A six-figure grid reference gives a precise location.
网格坐标 – 用于在地图上定位地物的坐标系统。六位数字坐标可给出精确位置。
Contour line – a line on a map joining points of equal height above sea level, showing the shape and steepness of the land.
等高线 – 地图上连接海拔高度相同各点的线条，显示地形的形状和坡度。
Scale – the relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground, expressed as a ratio (e.g. 1:25,000) or a scale bar.
比例尺 – 地图上距离与相应实地距离的关系，以比例（如1:25 000）或直线比例尺表示。
Primary data – information collected first-hand by the researcher through fieldwork techniques such as questionnaires, measurements and observations.
一手数据 – 研究者通过野外考察亲自收集的信息，如采用问卷调查、测量和观察等方法。
Secondary data – data that has already been collected by someone else, such as census statistics, maps and online sources.
二手数据 – 由他人已收集好的数据，如人口普查统计资料、地图和网络资源。
12. Command Words in Exam Questions | 考试指令词
Describe – give a detailed account of what you see or a pattern in data, without explaining reasons.
描述 – 不需要解释原因，只需详细说明你所观察到的现象或数据的规律。
Explain – give reasons or causes for a pattern, process or distribution. Use ‘because’, ‘this leads to’ and link ideas clearly.
解释 – 说明某种规律、过程或分布的原因。使用“因为”“这导致”等词语，清晰建立逻辑联系。
Compare – identify similarities and differences between two or more things. Use comparative language such as ‘whereas’ and ‘both’.
比较 – 找出两个或多个事物的相似点和不同点。使用“而”“两者都”等对比性语言。
Evaluate – weigh up the strengths and weaknesses of a strategy or viewpoint, then reach a supported conclusion.
评价 – 权衡某一策略或观点的优点与局限，然后得出有依据的结论。
Justify – give evidence and reasoning to support a decision, choice or statement.
论证 – 用证据和推理来支持某项决定、选择或论述。
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