geography Flashcards
what are the 5 global liveability index prompts?
infrastructure, stability, healthcare, education, culture and enviroment
How do you find grid reference?
in the grid divide it into ten and go across to the number it is, repeat on other side
e.g. 667,895
education categories
avability of private education
quality of private education
public education indicators
infrastructure categories
quality of road network
quality of public transport
quality of International links
quality of energy provision
quality of water provision
quality of telecommunications
availability of good quality housing
stability categories
prevalence of petty crime
prevalence of petty crime
threat of terror
threat of military conflict
threat of civil unrest/conflict
culture & environment categories
humidity/tempreturer rating
discomfort of climate to travelers
level of coruption
social or religious restrictions
level of censorship
sporting avaiability
cultrual avability
food and drink
comsumer goods and services
healthcare categories
availability of private healthcare
availability of public healthcare
quality of private healthcare
quality of public healthcare
availability of over the counter drugs
general healthcare indicators
what are lines of equal air pressure called?
isobars
what is the unit of measurement for air pressure?
hectopascals
what are push and pull factors
push factors are factors that could push people away from the area
pull factors are what factors pull people in
what is scale
the distance between each square on the grid.
e.g. 1/ 25 000
1cm = 25 000cm
250m
what is quadrents of a map
the 4 sections on a map (north-east, south-east, south-west, north-west)
what is a contour line
lines on graphs. They always to up in equal lengths so when they get closer together it is steeper.
You find how much they go up by the difference between the 2 numbers
what is the range of a high pressure system on synoptic charts
1013<high pressure system
1013>low pressure system
Does air rise or fall in a high pressure system
fall
