Geo TA1 Questions Revision

Question 1

Define Relief

Answer 1

Relief is the height and shape of the land

Question 2

Define population + distribution and density

Answer 2

Population: The amount of people living in a place.
Distribution: How spread out the population is
Density: Amount of people living in a given area, usually per square kilometre.

Question 3

Steps from source to mouth.

Answer 3

River starts from the source where it is narrow and shallow. It is in the upper course where land is steep. Vertical erosion is most common in the upper course. As it moves to the middle course, the land starts to get flatter, wider and deeper. This is when lateral erosion becomes more common. As it moves to the lower course, the land becomes extremely flat, and wide. Lateral erosion is most dominant, and land is not steep at all.

Question 4

Name erosion processes and keywords

Answer 4

Hydraulic action: smashes
Attrition: knock
Abrasion: Rub
Solution: Dissolves

Question 5

Name transport processes and key words

Answer 5

Suspension: carried
Traction : roll
Solution: Dissolves
Saltation: bounce

Question 6

Population distribution of Asia

Answer 6

-population is uneven
-densely populated in east in china
-an anomaly is the north of Asia, which is the sparsely populated, meaning there are a lot less people.