CHAPTER 1 ( Geography ) : 1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6/1.7 : Geography...and you

Question 1

Physical geography is about?
Human geography is about?
Environmental geography is about?

Answer 1

what our planet is like
how and where we live
our impact on our surroundings

Question 2

Three big themes you will meet in geography :

Answer 2

Change, Impact, Inequality

Question 3

Why bother looking after Earth?

Answer 3

We bother looking after Earth because it is where we live and we want to make it a safer and a better place for us to live in.

Question 4

What is in your geography kit?

Answer 4

Maps, a compass, photographs, satellite images, Google Earth and GIS

Question 5

What are maps for?

Answer 5

Maps are top of the list. Maps are drawings of places as if from above to show huge areas like the whole world or small areas like the streets where you live. Maps can also show the amount of rain that falls on places. Maps are everywhere.

Question 6

What are photographs for? What is an aerial photo?

Answer 6

Photographs are a great way to explore a place. Aerial photos are taken from above - using cameras attached to planes, or balloons, or drones.

Question 7

What are compass for?

Answer 7

A compass tells you direction. A compass needle swings to show you north.

Question 8

Where does the sun rise and sinks?

Answer 8

The sun rises in the east and sinks in the west.

Question 9

What are satellite images for? Where are they taken from?

Answer 9

Satellite images are for tracking hurricanes and wildfires. Or even to spy (you could spot signs that a country was building nuclear weapons, for example.) - (Some sensors can even pick out dustbins). They are taken from high above Earth by sensors in satellites. They can cover large areas.
Around 700 satellites orbit Earth capturing images. A full orbit from pole to pole can take as little as 1.5 hours. (Hundreds of other satellites do other jobs)

Question 10

What is Google Earth for?

Answer 10

Google Earth is a program you download from the internet. It combines maps, satellite images, photos, and 3D images. With Google Earth you can travel through cities, towns, and villages. Follow rivers. Cross deserts. Visit mountains and valleys on the ocean floor.

Question 11

What are GIS for?

Answer 11

A GIS or geographic information system, is used to display and analyse data. It is based on maps.
You can collect data about something, including its latitude and longitude (or postcode). GIS is used to help people make decisions. For example to help drivers plan the best route when delivering parcels. Or to help police identify areas that are hotspots for crime.

Question 12

How to get good at geography?

Answer 12

1. Be an explorer : Be adventurous and full of curiosity. Always be prepared and be determined. You can explore a lot from you desk. But later, when you do fieldwork, you’ll explore outdoors too.
2. Don’t get lost! : Know where you are and where you are going. Pay attention to location. Find out where places are. An atlas will help.
3. Ask lots of questions : Must get nosy and ask a lot of questions about the places you explore.
   Questions that begin with: (5W 1H
   Who…
   What…
   Where…
   Why…
   When…
   How…
   Then, look for clues, to find the answers.
4. Be ready with some maths : Lots of things are measured and counted, in geography such as rainfall, temperature, latitude, population, wealth. Will use numbers from time to time. You’ll look up data in tables. Will interpret bar charts, and pie charts, and line graphs. You’ll look for patterns and trends.
5. Be ace at writing answers : The questions usually contains command words that tell you how to answer them. Words like describe, calculate, explain.

Question 13

Who is Ibn Battuta?

Answer 13

(Moroccan, 1304 - 1368).

• explored widely for thirty years - mainly in Asia
• wrote about his adventures

Question 14

Who is Captain Hook?

Answer 14

(British, 1728 - 1779)

*sailed thousands of miles in the Pacific Ocean, exploring and mapping places

Question 15

Who is Freya Stark?

Answer 15

(British, 1893 - 1993)

• explored and mapped areas in the Middle East
• wrote over 20 travel books

Question 16

How many continents are there and what are they?

Answer 16

They are seven continents : Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, North America, South America, and Antarctica.

Question 17

What are the country and continents for the following :

• Paris
• the River Ganges
• Hollywood
• the Great Barrier Reef
• Mount Snowdon
• the Atacama desert

Answer 17

Paris - France, Europe
the River Ganges - India, Asia
Hollywood - America, North America
the Great Barrier Reef - Australia/Oceania, Australia/Oceania
Mount Snowdon - Wales, Europe
the Atacama desert - Chile, South America

Question 18

Who is Abraham Darby III and what was he famous for?

Answer 18

Abraham Darby is a British ironmaster, who first successfully found a way to extract iron using coke from coal, instead of charcoal. A big step towards the Industrial Revolution.

Question 19

Where is the Ironbridge Gorge located at?

Answer 19

An area in Shropshire in England. It lies along a steep valley where the River Severn flows.

Question 20

What is a gorge?

Answer 20

a narrow valley with steep slides

Question 21

Who designed/build the Ironbridge Gorge

Answer 21

Abraham Darby III

Question 22

Was the Ironbridge Gorge always called this?

Answer 22

No, it was called Severn Gorge

Question 23

What are the first set of command words?

Answer 23

Calculate - Do some maths, to get the answer (Always give the unit)
Copy and complete - Copy this, filling all the blanks
Give - Come up with an answer, from what you have learned today’
Identify - Pick out this thing, and give it’s name
Name - Write the name of the thing you are asked about
State - Give the answer in clear terms
Suggest - Come up with a possible answer

Question 24

How many museums are there celebrating its past history of the Ironbridge Gorge?

Answer 24

10 museums

Question 25

What are command words?

Answer 25

These words tell you how to answer how to answer the question.

Question 26

When was the Ironbridge Gorge was open?

Answer 26

In 1781

Question 27

What is a definition of fieldwork

Answer 27

When you go out and collect data to test a hypothesis.

Question 28

More command words :

Answer 28

Compare - Identify what is the same, and different, about two things.
Describe - Write a description.
Draw - Draw!
Explain - Give reasons why something is the way it is.
Justify - Give reasons to support the choice or decision you made.
Label - Add labels!
Outline - Set out the main points.

Question 29

How long is River Severn?

Answer 29

354 km

Question 30

What is the height of River Severn above sea level in (m)

Answer 30

610 m

Question 31

Command words that need longer answers :

Answer 31

Discuss - Look at this from different angles, and give key points about it.
Examine - Look at each part, and say how it contributes to the whole thing.
Evaluate - Judge how successful or worthwhile something is.
Assess - Weigh everything up and make a judgement.
To what extent…? - How much does this contribute, or how important or true is it?