geography Flashcards

(39 cards)

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a desert:

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is often found in dry and arid areas

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what are the two types of geography

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Human and physical

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what is physical geography

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Includes investigating different landscapes and landforms

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Point out north, south, east, west, north west and south east

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weathering is:

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It is the breakdown of rock in the place they were found.

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legend:

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unlocks the symbols and colours on a map and tells us what they mean.

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erosion is:

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Rivers, waves, ice and wind erode rocks and transport the fragments away.

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deposition is:

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is the laying down of sediment carried by wind and flowing water

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9
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what does BOLTSS stand for:

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Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source.

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how does a crack form

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Waves attack a rock face using the force of the water

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What is Geography?

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Geography is the study of the world. It examines how people and nature interact. It is about challenging issues & creating positive change.

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What factors influences the variations in landscape?

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Geographical features - mountains and rivers. Latitude. Impact of humans.

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What is a continent?

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A large land mass made up of several countries or regions

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What is a landform?

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The individual surface features of the Earth identified by their shape

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True or False: Landforms are made through weathering, erosion and deposition

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True

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16
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Orientation;

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Shows the direction of North

17
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What is evaporation?

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When the sun heats up water from the sea and it goes into the air

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What is the prime meridian?

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The longitude line at 0 degrees that separates the eastern hemisphere from the west

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What is the water cycle?

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The process by which water moves from the sea to the air and then to the land

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What is Human Geography?

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the relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environmen

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What is Cultural Geography?

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The relationship between humans and the elements of our environment

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How many continents and oceans do we have?

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7 continents and 5 oceans

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What is latitude?

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The horizontal lines on the map that stretch from east to west

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What is longitude?

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The imaginary lines on a globe that go vertically

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What is equator?
The latitude lines at 0 degrees that separates the northern hemisphere from the south
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What is transpiration in the water cycle?
When the sun heats up water from the leaves of trees
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A karst landscape is?
Formed when easily dissolvable bedrock (rock under the surface of the land, e.g. limestone) is worn away by slightly acidic water.
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What is an estuary
where a river empties into the sea
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What is a ridge?
The long, continuous, narrow top of a mountain or hill, where the sides of the mountain or hill slope away from the narrow top on either side.
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what is a lagoon?
an area of shallow water isolated from a larger body of deeper water
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What are the 7 continents?
Australia, Asia, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica)
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What are the 5 oceans of the world?
Arctic, Southern, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian)
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Title (of a map)
The title of the map contains very specific information about that map and contains place name and description of what is found on the map.
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Scale (of a map)
Maps are drawn much smaller than the features they represent. A scale allows people to determine the actual distance between places on a map.
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Source (of a map)
Where the information used to create the map came from.
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pqe is..
pattern, quantify and exceptions
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pattern is..
when you see if there are any continues patterns on the map
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quantify is..
you need to add specic and accurate information to dene and explain the patterns.
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exceptions is..
you need to identify everything that does not t your patterns.