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End Of Year Exam Flashcards

1
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What is the water cycle

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A system of processes by which water liquid gets heated by the sun and evaporates into water vapour in the air this water vapour will eventually condense and fall to the ground as rain snow or hail this is called precipitation some of this water then flows down stream in rivers back to a lake or sea

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2
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What is evaporation

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When the sun heats water liquid into a gas called water vapour

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3
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What is condensation

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When the water vapour cools in the sky and turns back into a water liquid

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4
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What is it called when some water is used by plants and they let out their water vapour back into the sky from their leaves

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It is called transpiration

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5
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What is ground water

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It is when some water sinks into rocks underground

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6
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What is it called when the sun heats water liquid and turns it into water vapour

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Evaporation

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7
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What is it called when the water droplets become bigger and heavier and fall to the ground as snow and rain

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This is called precipitation

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8
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What is surface water

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When water hits the land some flows into rivers

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9
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What is it called when leaves catch some rain as it falls

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Interception

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10
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What is infiltration

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When the rain soaks into the ground

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11
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How many stages are there in the journey of the river from source to mouth

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3

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12
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True or false… The erosion doesn’t change throughout the rivers journey

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False

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13
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Which erosion takes place in the upper course

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Vertical erosion

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14
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What erosion happens in the middle and lower course

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Lateral erosion

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15
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What do you need to make a good maps

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A scale a label accuracy climate key border compass rose and contour lines

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16
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What is another name for the water cycle

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The hydrological cycle

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17
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What does a four figure grid reference show

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It shows a square on a map

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18
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What does six figure grid reference show

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It shows a particular point of a square on a map

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19
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What is the rule for remembering how to do four figure grid references

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The L plate rule

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20
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How many points are there on a compass

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16

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21
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What is the third point on a compass

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NE

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22
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What is the sixth point of a compass

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ESE

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23
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What is the ninth point on a compass

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S

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24
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What is the twelfth point of a compass

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WSW

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25
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What is the fifteenth compass point

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NW

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26
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What is the symbol for a Town Hall

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TH

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27
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What is the symbol for a church with spire

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A cross with a mini circle underneath

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28
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What is another name for a straight line distances

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As a crow flys

29
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What colour are spot heights and what is around them

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Black and a blue triangle around the dot

30
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What is another name for layer colouring

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Layer shading

31
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What are the two colours and what are they used for in layer colouring

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Brown for higher ground green for lower

32
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What colour are contour lines normally

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Brown

33
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What is height given in on contour lines

A

Metres

34
Q

How many continents are there

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7

35
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How many types of erosion are there

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4

36
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How many types of transportation are there

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4

37
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What does a four figure grid reference show

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It shows a square on a map

38
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What does six figure grid reference show

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It shows a particular point of a square on a map

39
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What is the rule for remembering how to do four figure grid references

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The L plate rule

40
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How many points are there on a compass

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16

41
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What is the third point on a compass

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NE

42
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What is the sixth point of a compass

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ESE

43
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What is the ninth point on a compass

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S

44
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What is the twelfth point of a compass

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WSW

45
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What is the fifteenth compass point

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NW

46
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What is the symbol for a Town Hall

A

TH

47
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What is the symbol for a church with spire

A

A cross with a mini circle underneath

48
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What is another name for a straight line distances

A

As a crow flys

49
Q

What colour are spot heights and what is around them

A

Black and a blue triangle around the dot

50
Q

What is another name for layer colouring

A

Layer shading

51
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What are the two colours and what are they used for

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Brown for higher ground green for lower

52
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What colour are contour lines normally

A

Brown

53
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What is height given in on contour lines

A

Metres

54
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How many continents are there

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7

55
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How many types of erosion are there

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4

56
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How many types of transportation are there

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4

57
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What provides the energy that drives the water cycle

A

The sun

57
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What is the source

A

The area at which a river begins

57
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What is the mouth

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Where a river ends its journey flowing into a river of a lake

57
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What is a tributary

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A smaller river that joins a larger river

57
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What is confluence

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The point at which two rivers join

57
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What is a watershed

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The boundary between two drainage basins marked by a high ridge of land

58
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What is a drainage basin

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The area which is drained by a river and its tributaries

59
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What is drainage density

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The total length of all the streams in the basin divided by the total area of the basin

60
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Name five types of maps

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Atlas underground map satnav road map and treasure map

61
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Why is the symbol for the post office

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A Capitol black P

62
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What is the symbol for a light house

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A long post with a circle on top and two lights coming out each side

63
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What is this a symbol of a black H in a circle

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A heliport

64
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How many triangle spikes are there on a viewpoint

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5

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