Glossary

aesthetic:

relating to beauty and taste, in this instance to do with the looks or appearance of an area

aggrieved:

unhappy or distressed. An aggrieved person is someone who has been unfairly treated or had an injustice perpetrated against them.

allocation:

distribution or sharing out of resouces.

arbitrary:

seemingly random or without reason or system. Dependent on a whim.

atmosphere:

the envelope of gases surrounding the earth

autonomy:

partial self-government

agent:

Someone who assists asylum seekers (and perhaps other migrants) to leave one country and gain entry to another in exchange for a (one-off) financial reward. Agents are different from traffickers since the latter exploit the migrant and transport them to another country for continued financial gain, even after they arrive in the destination country . Traffickers might, for example, force migrants into prostitution or make them work illegally.

asylum seeker:

Someone who has fled their country of origin in order to make an asylum claim in another country

azonal soil:

a young soil that lacks marked horizons, commonly because insufficient time has elapsed for climate and vegetation to create them

Aquifer:

an underground geological formation or group of formations that contain water, a source of ground water for wells and springs

Assisted Areas :

located in the English regions have considerable development potential, with an available workforce, competitive labour costs and high labour flexibility. They share the benefits the UK as a whole holds for investors, namely market proximity, good communications, economic stability, low taxes, the language of business, flexible labour markets, deregulated business environment, depth of capital markets, industrial infrastructure and a government that welcomes investment and enterprise

Amicus:

the largest manufacturing union in the United Kingdom, with over one million members in the public and private sectors

Accumulation (ice) :

– the net gain in an ice mass. The sources of accumulation are direct snowfall and avalanching from higher slopes

Ablation :

the process of wastage of snow or ice, especially by melting

Abrasion:

the process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction

Ansel Adams:

1902-1984, Photographer, conservationist; born in San Francisco. A commercial photographer for 30 years, he made visionary photos of western landscapes that were inspired by a boyhood trip to Yosemite

accretion :

Slow addition to land by deposition of water-borne sediment or an increase of land along the shores of a body of water, as by alluvial deposit.

argillaceous:

Containing, made of, or resembling clay; clayey