Geography Flashcards
1
Q
Why do people emigrate / push factor?
A
Bad weather Higher taxes Expensive housing Cramped War Poor housing No jobs Poor health care Low life expectancy Poor transport Poor food and water
2
Q
Why immigrate / pull factor
A
Better weather Beaches Cheaper housing Lower taxes Lots of sport Better food & water Sanitation Better health care Good job Security
3
Q
5 characteristics of slums
A
Over crowding Poor sanatation Poor infrastructure - roads, services Illegal land - squatters no rights Poor housing
4
Q
What is latitude?
A
Latitude measure how far north or South a place is.
5
Q
Lines on longitude tell you?
A
How fare east or west a place is
6
Q
The equator is a line of latitude or longitude?
A
Latitude
7
Q
What hemisphere is Britain ?
A
Northern
8
Q
List the 7 continents?
A
Asia Europa North America Oceana Africa Artic South America
9
Q
What is geography?
A
Human - study of tourism, population , settlement
Physical - natural environment e.g. Rivers, weather, earthquake etc
Environment - study processes that protect such as national parks & disasters
10
Q
What is migration?
A
Moving on place to another to live & hopefully to stay
