Geo TA2 Questions

Question 1

Explain why NW of UK rains more than SE

Answer 1

to reach this region
2)The NW of UK has mountainous terrain which leads to lots of orographic rainfall and high precipitation levels
3)Prevailing winds for the west also bring this moist air to the west before the east
4)The overall climate in the NW is maritime (milder and wetter conditions) and the SE is more of a continental climate (drier conditions)

Question 2

Push Factor

Answer 2

Reasons why someone would not like to live in a place.

Question 3

Drainage Basin Definition and 3 Features

Answer 3

A drainage basin is an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries

Source - Where a river starts
Mouth - Where the river meets the sea
Confluence - Where 2 rivers join

Question 3

Sakurajima Volcano - 2 Impacts

Answer 3

• Around 30km of ash erupts from the volcano perm annum, causing damage to crops and electricity lines. In order to prevent this, ash must be cleared up regularly.
• These ash explosions contaminate the aur and block peoples sight, resulting in disruption of transport e.g. planes and cars
• The soil around Sakurajima is very fertile due to its volcanoic soil. This supported the growth of tea and rice industries in Kagoshima, the region overlooked by the volcano.

Question 3

Latitude

Answer 3

Lines that go around the earth. Used to find out how far north or south a place is from the equator.

Question 3

Weather

Answer 3

Shout term changes in the atmosphere e.g. sun, rain, snow. This can change within hours our minutes.

Question 4

Population density

Answer 4

The amount of people living in an area

Question 5

Convection currents

Answer 5

-Magma near outer core is heated.
-Magma expands and becomes less dense
-Less dense magma rises to crust
-As magma reaches crust it begins to cool
-Magma spreads out and moves plates with it
-Cooling magma becomes more dense and begins to sink, falling to the outer core where it is reheated
-This reheated magma becomes less dense and rises again
-Rising and falling magma creates circular currents
-Know as convection currents

Question 6

Immigration Photo (War)

Answer 6

-Forced Migration.
Occurs when individuals are forced to leave their homes due to conflict violence or persecution.

-War often leads to the displacement of people, as they run from violence and instability. This could be bombings civil unrest etc.

-War results in refugees echo seek asylum in other countries or internally displaced persons who move to safer areas in their country

-Forced migration due to war has significant hunitarian complications, as it affects millions of people and often leads to long term challenges for the country and its people.