BTB - Glossary Words

Question 1

Impact

Answer 1

the effect something has on something else

Question 2

Evaluate

Answer 2

using information to make judgement or form opinions

Question 3

Justify

Answer 3

Give reasons for a decision using evidence

Question 4

Compare

Answer 4

Describe the major similarities between two things

Question 5

Contrast

Answer 5

Describe the major differences between two things

Question 6

Iwi

Answer 6

Tribe (maori)

Question 7

Kai

Answer 7

Food

Question 8

Waka

Answer 8

Canoe

Question 9

Whare

Answer 9

House (Maori)

Question 10

Rangatira

Answer 10

Cheif (Maori)

Question 11

Physical environment

Answer 11

The natural environment, e.g: sky, sea, land - not made by people

Question 12

Geology

Answer 12

the study of rocks that form the earth

Question 13

Gondwanaland

Answer 13

The southern part of a super continent that used to exist

Question 14

Tectonic plates

Answer 14

the very large parts the Earth’s crust is broken into

Question 15

Relief

Answer 15

The height and shape of the land

Question 16

Climate

Answer 16

Weather conditions

Question 17

Climate graph

Answer 17

A graph that shows average monthly rainfall as a series of bars and average monthly temperature as a line graph

Question 18

Grid reference

Answer 18

on a topographic map, 6 figures that allow you to accurately locate something

Question 19

Contour lines

Answer 19

Lines on a topographic map joining together places of equal height above sea level

Question 20

Ecosystem

Answer 20

the parts of the natural environment that interact: climate, relief, soils, vegetation

Question 21

Topographic Map

Answer 21

a map that shows the natural and cultural features of the earth’s surface

Question 22

GIS

Answer 22

.Geographic Information Systems

Question 23

Location

Answer 23

where something is on the earth’s surface

Question 24

Primary data/evidence

Answer 24

Data/evidence collected by you, e.g: counting people, taking your own photographs

Question 25

Secondary data/evidence

Answer 25

data/evidence collected by someone else eg: a newspaper article

Question 26

Primary industries

Answer 26

farming, forestry, fishing, mining. Industries that take products directly from the land/sea

Question 27

Residential area

Answer 27

an area of housing/apartments where people live

Question 28

Industrial area

Answer 28

an area where there are mainly factories that produce/manufacture things, e.g: washing, machines, cars