Geography Flashcards
What is a world heritage site?
A group of people for protecting special heritage places in the world.
Who protects the world heritage site?
Countries submit nomination proposals to the world heritage committee.
What’s BOLTS?
Border Orientation Legend Title Scale
What is the relief?
To measure the ups and downs in the earths surface.
What is an ecosystem?
Physical elements in nature
What are the two groups do physical feature fall under?
Abiotic- living things
Biotic- non living things
What is a water cycle?
Rainfall➡️ground water flow➡️runoff➡️evaporation➡️evaporation➡️condensation
What is agriculture?
Farming
What does industry mean?
Economic activity
What does settlement mean?
Range in size in isolated areas
What do world maps show us?
Continents
Oceans
A grid system
What are 4 different ways of map projections?
Cylindrical
Conical
Azimuthal
Interrupted
What is latitude?
Latitude measures how far north or south of the equator a location is.
How does latitude affect climate?
Solar radiation is the energy that reaches the Earth from the Sun.
What is longitude?
Longitude lines run north-south or longways down the page
How does longitude effect time?
Day and night occurs because the Earth is spinning on its axis
What are the four main things in the physical world?
- Atmosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Lithosphere
- biosphere
What is a human feature?
Towns, cities, cars, roads
What is a thematic map and what does it show on it?
It’s a map to show physical or human features
What is the criteria for cultural?
- human creative genius
- outstanding building or landscape
- human settlement
- human values
- traditional ideas or beliefs
What is the criteria for natural sites?
- Earths natural history
- significant natural habitat
- evolution and development
- Natural beauty and importance
What is the process for the world heritage listing?
Tentative list
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Nomination file
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World heritage centre
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Advisory bodies
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World heritage list
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CriteriaWhat are the 6 desert types?
Hot,dry Mid-latitude deserts Rainshadow deserts Coastal desert Moonson desert Polar desert
What kind of process cause a hot,dry desert?
Circulation of air between the hot equator and coldpoles
Where are the deserts usually located?
20° and 30°S due to the air circulation.
What is a desert?
They are environments that receive very low rainfall.
Who are the San people?
They are a small community in the Kalahari desert in South Africa and they are hunter-foragers( hunt for animals)
