Geography GCSE
Gradient
What Gradient means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The steepness of a slope expressed numerically as a ratio, such as 1:20, meaning one unit of vertical rise for every 20 units of horizontal distance.
The steepness of the land, determined by analysing the spacing of contour lines.
Topics that use Gradient
- Cartographic skills (AQA GCSE)
- Graphical skills (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Contour lines
- Annotation
- Cartographic interpretation
- Cartographic skills
- Choropleth maps
- Continuous data
- Contour patterns
- Curved line distance
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