Everything Geography Flashcards

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1
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What is the world made up of?

A

Longitude and Latitude

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2
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Where is the UK?

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In the northern Hemisphere in Europe and in the country england

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3
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What is the capital of the UK?

A

London🗺️

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4
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What is the highest mountain in Africa called?

A

Mount Kilimanjaro

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5
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Where is Kenya?

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East of Africa

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6
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What is an Informal settlement?

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A place where land is not owned but is built on with what resources are available

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7
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When explaining something what technique can we use?

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TEA (trend, example and anomaly)

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8
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What are the four threats for saving nemo?

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Threat 1: Warmer Seas
Threat 2: Plastic
Threat 3: Invasive species
Threat 4: Tourism

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What is one major threat for humans in China?

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The air pollution making it hard to breathe

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10
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What is a dam?

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A wall constructed across a river to hold back water 💦

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What is a resivoir?

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The man made lake which forms behind a dam

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12
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What is physical geography?

A

The natural features of earth like seas ,deserts and weather

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What is environmental geography?

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How humans affect their surroundings like pollution or global warming

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What is Human Geography?

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The man made features of earth like towns, buildings, shops and roads.

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What is a continent?

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A land mass which is made up of several countries

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16
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What is an ocean?

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A large area of water between continents

17
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Where is the three Gorges dam and how tall is it?

A

It is in China and is 100 metres tall.

18
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How many continents are in the world?

A

7

19
Q

What is the symbol for a picnic site?

A

An x with a - on the top of it

20
Q

What is grid referencing?

A

A number which locates an area on a map

21
Q

What is colour shading?

A

It shows the height by bands of different colours

22
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What is spot heights?

A

Black numbers with a dot showing height above sea level

23
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What are contour lines?

A

Brown lines showing equal heights on a map in 10 metre intervals. The closer the lines the steeper the land