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Year 9 -y11 Flashcard > Geography > Flashcards

Geography Flashcards

1
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When was the Chernobyl disaster.

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1986

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2
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How did the chernobyl disaster happen

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The safety check left the rod out for to long causing it to explode.

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3
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What is globalisation?

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Globalisation is the process of all the world’s economies becoming intergrated

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4
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Name the BRIC countries

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Brazil Russia India China

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5
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What are TNC’s?

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TNCs are companies that produce products, sell products or are located in more than one country (Trans-National Corporations)

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How do TNC’s increase globalisation?

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They increase globalisation by linking together countries through the production and sale of goods

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7
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Name a TNC

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Any big company that has bases around the world. E.G. Nike

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8
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Give one advantage of a TNC

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It provides new jobs with every new store that is built

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9
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Give one disadvantage of a TNC

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Some companies that supply the TNC have very long working hours

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10
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What is industrialisation?

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When countries that have traditionally relied on agriculture have seen a massive growth in their manufacturing industries recently

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11
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Define superpower nation

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A nation which is able to project its power and influence anywhere in the world. It’s a dominant global force.

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12
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Name the 7 current superpowers

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USA,China,Russia,India,France,UK and Brazil

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13
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Name 4 biomes

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Tundra, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, grassland, tropical rainforest, desert, Mediterranean, mountains

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14
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What biome is the uk in

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Deciduous forest

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15
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What biome is most of russia in.

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Coniferous forest.

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16
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What biome is north russia in

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Tundra

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17
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What biome is rome in

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Mediterranean

18
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What biome is Egypt in

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Desert

19
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what biome is most of Namibia in

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grassland

20
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what biome is Brazil in?

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rainforest

21
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what is the biosphere?

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The biosphere is dived into biomes.

22
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what is an epiphyte?

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a plant that grows on another plant in order to reach sunlight and it is not parasitic it gets it nurturance from air and pools of water

23
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what are lianas?

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vines that quickly grow around trees rapping them selves in order to get up to sunlight.

24
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What are buttress roots?

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roots that are wide to support trees and they shallow roots to capture nutrients close to surface.

25
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What are Emergents?

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Emergents reach through the dense canopy for light. they are slow growing tree which means they are hard woods . some of the tallest trees can be almost 65 meters high.

26
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What are drip tips leaves

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drip tip leaves are angled so that water can drip right of the leaves so that photosynthesis can continue. and they are waxy so that it can prevent mould and helps drain water from the leaves.

27
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what is the canopy layer

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these trees are approximately 30-40 meters tall they have waterlogged conditions and there is a great competition to reach the top in order to reach the sunlight.

28
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what are the shrubs like in the rainforest?

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they are waxy and jagged to prevent consumption from herbivores . They live of the 2% of light that reaches the forest floor . The shrubs are softwoods.

29
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why are some leaves dark green?

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Greater levels of chlorophyll are found on the leaves and it absorbs more light.

30
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Name some adaptions that animals have in the boreal forest.

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Thick fur - To deal with cold.
Antlers - For nurturance an to fight off predators.
Big feet - to avoid falling into the snow.
White fur - to blend in with the surrounding environment.

31
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how did the British empire grow so quickly

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Britain was the first countries to start there industrial revolution which meant there were to mass produce goods.

There navy was the best at the time which was key as they were an island and they need it to protect them.

32
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Why did the British empire decline

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  1. WW2 (The cost)
  2. New superpowers (USA Russia)
  3. Money ( Territories costed a lot to up hold)
33
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What are the two acronyms for emerging super powers.

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B Brazil
R Russia
I India
C China

M Mexico
I Indonesia
N Nigeria
T Turkey

34
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What are IGO’s

A

Inter Governmental Organisations.

The world bank
The world Trade org

35
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Name the stucture of the earth

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Crust, mantel, outer core, inner core.

36
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Name some plate tectonic theory?

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Jigsaw fit
Convection currents
Study of fossils.

37
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Name 6 major plate boundraies

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Pacific plate
North american plate
Eurasian plate
South american plate
African plate
Indo-australian plate
Cocos plate
Jaun de fuca plate
Nazca plate

38
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What is a covergent plate boundery

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Were on side slips under the other one.

39
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Which one is the conservertive plate boundary.

A

Plates that slip past each other

40
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What are divergent plate boundaries

A

Plate boundary that slip away eachother.

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