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Geo Flashcards

1
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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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2
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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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3
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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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4
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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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5
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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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6
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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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7
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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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8
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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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9
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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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10
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what eastings and northings?

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these arenumberd line on maps

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11
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what goes first eastings or northings?

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eastings then northings

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12
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how many numbers are there in area reference?

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4 numbers

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13
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how many numbers are there in grid reference?

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6 numbers

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14
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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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15
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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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16
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what are isobars measured in?

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they are measured in hectopascals

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17
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what are the features of high pressure?

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arrows going down

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18
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what are the features of a low pressure system?

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arrows going up

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19
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what is a tool to measures the air pressure?

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a barometer

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20
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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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21
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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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22
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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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23
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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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24
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what dose an L mean?

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low pressure system

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25
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what are hectopascals used for?

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for low and high pressure

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26
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what are wind arrows used for?

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to show the direction of wind

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27
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nothing

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28
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how many global livability index categories are there?

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5

29
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what are the global livability index categories?

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stability , culture and environment, education , healthcare, infrastructure

30
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what parentage is stability in the global livability index?

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25%

31
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what is culture and environment in the global livability index?

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25%

32
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what is education in the global livability index?

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10%

33
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what is healthcare in the global livability index?

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20%

34
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what is infrastructure in the global livability index?

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20%

35
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how many categories are there in wellbeing?

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5

36
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what are ate categories of wellbeing?

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physical, emotinal, mental, spiritual, social

37
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what way does wind blow?

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the direction is west to east

38
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what does a clod front look like?

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line with tringles

39
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what does a warm front look like?

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line with curved

40
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line that go diganial are what?

A

the precipitation in the last 24 hours?

41
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what do light winds look like?

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lines that are far apart

42
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what do strong wind look like?

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closes together

43
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is high sinking or rising?

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sinking

44
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how do you know if the pressure is high or low?

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if the numbers are above 1013 the it is high and if the numbers are under 1013 the it is low pressure

44
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is low sinking or rising?

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rising

44
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what is the number that can tell if it is high pressure?

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if it is above 1013 it is high pressure

45
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what is the number that can tell if it is low pressure?

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if it is below 1013 then in low pressure

46
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what is an annual?

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once a year

47
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what is a choropleth map?

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a map which uses differences in shading, colouring, or the placing of symbols within predefined areas

48
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what is an cadastral map? include

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the physical delineation of property boundaries and determination of dimensions, areas and certain rights associated with properties

49
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what is an cartogram map?

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is like a choropleth map but bigger and tell you the states

50
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what is a climate graphs?

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these are used to illustrate the average temperature and rainfall experienced at a particular place over the course of a year

51
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what are synoptic charts?

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a weather map

52
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what is a precis map?

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this is a map the represents the locations of different categories of information, for example vegetation type

53
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what is a political map?

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this is a geographical maps used mostly to show civilization in a given area world map in detail

54
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what are the 4 main stages of the water cycle?

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evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection

55
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what is evaporation?

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this is when water turns to gas

56
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what is condensation?

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the gas the clouds and fog

57
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what is deposition?

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snow and ice coming down

58
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what is precipitation?

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rain snow fog or hail

59
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what is percolation?

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the water moving though the ground trying to get to the ocean

60
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what is run off?

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water going down into lakes and the ocean

61
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what is transpiration?

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this is the water evaporation for of animals or plants or trees

62
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what is orograph up lift?

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where all of the rain goes down on the mountains and there is little for the other side of the mountain

63
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what is the rainshadow effect?

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a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy weather

64
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what is water scarcity?

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lack of fresh water resource

65
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what is digatal divide?

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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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