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What is geography?

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Geography is the study of our Earth. It studies people and the environment and how they interact with places. Geography separates into human, physical and environmental.

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What is physical geography?

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It is about what are planet is like

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What is human geography?

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It is about where we live and how it is

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What is environmental geography?

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It is how we affect our surroundings

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What are lines of latitude

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  • Parallel
  • Horizontal
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What are lines of longitude?

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Vertical
Temperatures fall the further a place is from the equator due to the curvature of the earth.

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What is a compass used for?

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We use a compass for navigation. They have a magnetised pointer that directs you North.

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Name the 4 point compass?

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North, East, South, West

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Name the 8 point compass

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N, NE , E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

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Name the 16point 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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What are Grid references

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Specific areas on a map an be identified using a grid reference.

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What are directions?

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Described where one place is in relation to another.

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to calculate the location on a map: is it NORTHING then EASTINGS or EASTINGS then NORTHINGS?

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Eastings then Northings

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When refering to grid references, will the number be bottom left , bottom right, top left or top right?

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Bottom left

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What is relief in geography?

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A word used in geography meaning height and shape of land

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What are contour lines?

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Orange lines on the map. These are lines joining all places at the same height together. The number on the side shows the height in meters above sea level the land is.

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What are spot heights?

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They give the exact height of a spot in meters above sea level

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What happens when contour lines are close together.

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The land is steep

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What happens when contour lines are far apart?

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The slope is gentle

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What does OS stand for?

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Ordinance Survey

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What do large scale maps show?

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Large maps show the most detail but in a small town. E.g roads.

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What do small maps show?

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Small maps show a larger area, but less detail. E.g a map of the UK

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What is a stated scale?

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It tells us exactly how much distance by 1cm
- Most useful when calculating distances

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What is a linear scale?

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Tells us how much map distance represents real life distance. PRESENT IN MOST MAPS.

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What is a Ratio scale?
- Found in ALL MAPS - most accurate way to measure distance - e.g 1cm:250,000 cm
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What does 'as the crow flies by' mean?
A straight line distance between 2 places
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What is weather?
Weather is the actual state of atmosphere at one particular place at a certain time. It refers to wind, precipitation,temperature,visibility(clouds/sun)
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What is climate?
Climate is the average weather expected over a long period of time. Usually over a large area, usually a region.
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Is climate measured long term or short term?
Long term(over a long period of time)
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Does weather refer to average expectations or day to day changes?
Day to day changes
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Explain latitude for the UK?
The suns rays at the UK are spread out over a wider area than Africa. The rays have also had to travel through more atmosphere to reach the earth-because of this, the ray's have lost some of their heat.
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Explain seasonality?
Places at higher latitudes have more of a seasonal change. This is because the earth is tilting at 23.50 degreesN
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Explain Altitude?
Altitude affects climates in higher regions because the higher you are, you are decreasing by 1degrees C every 100 metres. Sunlight heats the land and the air above it. The further you are from land, the less heated it is. Higher altitudes under less pressure means that the heat will escape.
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Explain continentality?
winter areas that are close to the sea coast are warmer in winter, but in summer they are cooler. Places that are further away from the sea coast are warmer in summer as land heats up quickly but cooler in winter as they do not have the insulation from the sea.
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What are Ocean currents?
As ocean currents are moving south or northwards, they carry with them cool or warm water over a large distance. It is the water that affects the air, by warming or cooling it, which is transferred by the same effect to the land.
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What are prevailing winds
The prevailing wind is the most frequent wind direction a location experiences. In Britain, the prevailing wind is from the south west, which brings warm, moist air from the Atlantic ocean. This contributes to frequent rainfall. When prevailing winds blow over land areas, it can contribute to creating desert climates.
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What do climate graphs show?
Climate graphs show the annual variation of temperature and precipitation for a given location for a month. The red line always represents temperature and the blue bars always represent precipitation.
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In the winter, temperatures don't get too cold. What would we describe this as?
We would describe this being mild.
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How does convectional rain happen?
The sun heats the land.The warm surface heats the air above it. Warm air rises, cools and condenses, forming clouds. Clouds are formed and rain occurs.
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How does relief rainfall happen?
Prevailing winds bring warm, moist air. This air is forced to rise over high areas. As the warm air rises it cools and condenses forming clouds and it rains.As air descends on the other side of the mountain and becomes warmer and dries, the rain stops, this is called rain shadow (you can just say rain shadow happens)
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How does Frontal rainfall happen?
Two air masses meet, one warm, one cold. The lighter, less dense, warm air is forced to rise over the denser, cold air. As it rises, the air cools quickly, condensation occurs and clouds form.
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What are air masses?
Air masses are huge blocks of air which affects the wether in a place. They can be damp or dry, warm or cold, depending on where they came from and over what type of surface they have travelled.
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What are depressions?
Depressions are areas of low pressure which form wet, windy weather.
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What are Air masses?
Air masses are huge blocks of air which affect the weather in a place. They can be damp or dry, warm or cold, depending on where they came from and over what type of surface they travelled.
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Explain the features of high pressure.
-clear sky -light wind -anticyclone -warm weather
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Explain the features of low pressure.
-High wind -showers and storms -clouds form -depressions
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How do tropical cyclones form?
Tropical cyclones form over warm water ( over 26 'C) in the ocean normally between the summer and Autumn when sea temperatures are at their highest. the Highest temp is 28'C.
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What does the cumulonimbus cloud release?
Heat which powers tropical cyclones.
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What is one way that latitude can impact climate?
The further you travel North and South of the equator, the cooler the temperature.
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Where is the tropical rainforest climate mostly found?
Close to the equator. Between 23.5'C north and south of the equator
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What is most likely to happen when you ''move through a warm front?''
Steady rain or drizzle
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Which part of the tropical cyclone is the calmest?(low wind and low rain)
The eye
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What are 2 impacts of tropical cyclones?
Storm Surges and Winds of at least 74mph
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What are the hazards, impact on people and environment for ''High winds?''
Tropical winds over250km per Hour sometimes. Buildings are damaged, injuries/deaths happen by flying debris. Trees are blown off.
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What are the hazards, impact on people and environment for ''intense rainfall?''
Tropical cyclones take up a-lot of water and releases the rain it has taken.(releases trillions of water per day). This can lead to flooding and injuries. It can ruin habitats in the area.
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What are the hazards, impact on people and environment for '''storm surges?''
It allows the sea level to rise and water can be forced towards the land by the strength of the wind. It is caused by low pressure and high winds.It can erode coastal habitats, damage coastal defence inland, contaminate farmlands and fresh water.
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What are the hazards, impact on people and environment for ''Coastal flooding?''
-Combination of intense rainfall+ storm surge - coastal areas at severe risk, flooding can happen which can have an impact on people. - It can damage farmland and tourist industries.
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What are the hazards, impact on people and environment for ''landslides?''
Intense rainfall affects the land inwards causing a landslide and makes soil and stones very steep and heavy. It is slippery and can cause you to slide. It can destroy trees and minerals around.
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EOY QUESTION: what is globalisation?
Globalisation is the process by which the world becoming increasingly more connected. We now communicate, trade, travel and share each other's cultures more easily around the world.
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What is the Primary sector for Globalisation?
Working with extraction of natural recourses. E.g farming mining or forestry
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What is the Secondary sector for Globalisation?
Making things either by manufacturing or construction. E.g car manufacturing.
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What is the tertiary sector for Globalisation?
This industry provides services. These include , commercial services, professional, social, entertainment and personal.
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What is the Quaternary sector for Globalisation?
New sector and is linked to ICT and research development. E.g, genetics researcher, science researcher.
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What does Standardised mean?
Make everything the same
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What does Containers mean?
Large metal boxes that are filled with goods.
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What does labour intensive industries mean?
Industries that require a lot of input from people/machinery.
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What does M-commerce mean?
Goods bought from mile devices
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Why is the Philippines vulnerable to typhoons?
The large area of warm water acting as a birth place for storms and few areas of land to slow them down.
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When did Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines.
11th of November 2013

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