geography Flashcards
a desert:
is often found in dry and arid areas
what are the two types of geography
Human and physical
what is physical geography
Includes investigating different landscapes and landforms
Point out north, south, east, west, north west and south east
weathering is:
It is the breakdown of rock in the place they were found.
legend:
unlocks the symbols and colours on a map and tells us what they mean.
erosion is:
Rivers, waves, ice and wind erode rocks and transport the fragments away.
deposition is:
is the laying down of sediment carried by wind and flowing water
what does BOLTSS stand for:
Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source.
how does a crack form
Waves attack a rock face using the force of the water
What is Geography?
Geography is the study of the world. It examines how people and nature interact. It is about challenging issues & creating positive change.
What factors influences the variations in landscape?
Geographical features - mountains and rivers. Latitude. Impact of humans.
What is a continent?
A large land mass made up of several countries or regions
What is a landform?
The individual surface features of the Earth identified by their shape
True or False: Landforms are made through weathering, erosion and deposition
True
Orientation;
Shows the direction of North
What is evaporation?
When the sun heats up water from the sea and it goes into the air
What is the prime meridian?
The longitude line at 0 degrees that separates the eastern hemisphere from the west
What is the water cycle?
The process by which water moves from the sea to the air and then to the land
What is Human Geography?
the relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environmen
What is Cultural Geography?
The relationship between humans and the elements of our environment
How many continents and oceans do we have?
7 continents and 5 oceans
What is latitude?
The horizontal lines on the map that stretch from east to west
What is longitude?
The imaginary lines on a globe that go vertically
What is equator?
The latitude lines at 0 degrees that separates the northern hemisphere from the south
What is transpiration in the water cycle?
When the sun heats up water from the leaves of trees
A karst landscape is?
Formed when easily dissolvable bedrock (rock under the surface of the land, e.g. limestone) is worn away by slightly acidic water.
What is an estuary
where a river empties into the sea
What is a ridge?
The long, continuous, narrow
top of a mountain or hill, where the
sides of the mountain or hill slope
away from the narrow top on either side.
what is a lagoon?
an area of shallow water isolated from a larger body of deeper water
What are the 7 continents?
Australia, Asia, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica)
What are the 5 oceans of the world?
Arctic, Southern, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian)
Title (of a map)
The title of the map contains very specific information about that map and contains place name and description of what is found on the map.
Scale (of a map)
Maps are drawn much smaller than the features they represent. A scale allows people to determine the actual distance between places on a map.
Source (of a map)
Where the information used to create the map came from.
pqe is..
pattern, quantify and exceptions
pattern is..
when you see if there are any continues patterns on the map
quantify is..
you need to add specic and accurate information to dene and explain the
patterns.
exceptions is..
you need to identify everything that does not t your patterns.
