Geo Flashcards

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what are the 16 points of an compass?

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N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NWW

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how do you give a bearing?

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a bearing is the angle of one place to another, start with north and always go clockwise

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having the bearing with the word from means that it is the what ?

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the second place in the sentence

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having the bearing with the word to means that it is the what ?

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the first word

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how do you put a scale into an sentence?

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1 mm (or any measurements) in the map represents 2500 m ( or any other measurement )on the ground

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what is a contour line?

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these are lines that create the mountains on flat ground like paper

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what do contour line show us?

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they show us the way that mountains go up and how tall they are on flat ground as in paper

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what is a contour line interval?

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this is a vertical distance or difference in elevation between contour lines that have number on them which shows the elevation .

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how many quadrants are there?

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there can be 4 across sections or 4 sections down or 2 across and 2 down sections

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what eastings and northings?

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these arenumberd line on maps

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what goes first eastings or northings?

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eastings then northings

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how many numbers are there in area reference?

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4 numbers

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how many numbers are there in grid reference?

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6 numbers

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what are topographic maps used for?

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they are used for hikers and being able to see the mountains from a flat view or birds eye view.

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what are isobars?

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these are line that go across a page to determined the pressure and how strong the winds are

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what are isobars measured in?

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they are measured in hectopascals

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what are the features of high pressure?

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arrows going down

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what are the features of a low pressure system?

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arrows going up

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what is a tool to measures the air pressure?

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a barometer

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what kind of weather does high pressure bring?

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the weather created is fair, settled weather

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what type of weather does low pressure bring?

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it can bring cloudy, windy, with possible rain or storms

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which way do high pressure and low pressure systems rotate?

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in the northen hemisphere they go clockwise and in the southen hemasphere they go anticlockwise

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what dose an H mean?

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it means that it is a high pressure system

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what dose an L mean?

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low pressure system

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what are hectopascals used for?
for low and high pressure
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what are wind arrows used for?
to show the direction of wind
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nothing
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how many global livability index categories are there?
5
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what are the global livability index categories?
stability , culture and environment, education , healthcare, infrastructure
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what parentage is stability in the global livability index?
25%
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what is culture and environment in the global livability index?
25%
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what is education in the global livability index?
10%
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what is healthcare in the global livability index?
20%
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what is infrastructure in the global livability index?
20%
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how many categories are there in wellbeing?
5
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what are ate categories of wellbeing?
physical, emotinal, mental, spiritual, social
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what way does wind blow?
the direction is west to east
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what does a clod front look like?
line with tringles
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what does a warm front look like?
line with curved
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line that go diganial are what?
the precipitation in the last 24 hours?
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what do light winds look like?
lines that are far apart
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what do strong wind look like?
closes together
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is high sinking or rising?
sinking
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how do you know if the pressure is high or low?
if the numbers are above 1013 the it is high and if the numbers are under 1013 the it is low pressure
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is low sinking or rising?
rising
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what is the number that can tell if it is high pressure?
if it is above 1013 it is high pressure
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what is the number that can tell if it is low pressure?
if it is below 1013 then in low pressure
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what is an annual?
once a year
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what is a choropleth map?
a map which uses differences in shading, colouring, or the placing of symbols within predefined areas
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what is an cadastral map? include
the physical delineation of property boundaries and determination of dimensions, areas and certain rights associated with properties
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what is an cartogram map?
is like a choropleth map but bigger and tell you the states
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what is a climate graphs?
these are used to illustrate the average temperature and rainfall experienced at a particular place over the course of a year
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what are synoptic charts?
a weather map
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what is a precis map?
this is a map the represents the locations of different categories of information, for example vegetation type
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what is a political map?
this is a geographical maps used mostly to show civilization in a given area world map in detail
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what are the 4 main stages of the water cycle?
evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection
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what is evaporation?
this is when water turns to gas
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what is condensation?
the gas the clouds and fog
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what is deposition?
snow and ice coming down
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what is precipitation?
rain snow fog or hail
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what is percolation?
the water moving though the ground trying to get to the ocean
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what is run off?
water going down into lakes and the ocean
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what is transpiration?
this is the water evaporation for of animals or plants or trees
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what is orograph up lift?
where all of the rain goes down on the mountains and there is little for the other side of the mountain
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what is the rainshadow effect?
a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy weather
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what is water scarcity?
lack of fresh water resource
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what is digatal divide?
this the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and communications technology (ICT), and those that don't or have restricted access.
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