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1
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scale on maps

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bigger the number smaller the scale

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large scale map

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mud map

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medium scale map

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toporaphic map

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small scale map

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world map

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situation

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location of a feature inrelation to surroundings, physical and cultural elements

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situation examples

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latitude, longitude, distance, direction

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latitude

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  • south, first, smaller number
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longitude

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east, second, bigger number

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time, speed, time

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D

ST

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compass directions

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N, nne, ne, ene, E, ese, se, sse, S, ssw, sw, wsw, W, wnw, nw, nnw

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slopes

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steep, gentle

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steep

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contour lines are close together

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gentle

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contour lines are widley steed

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title

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primary, secondary

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primary

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documentation

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secondary

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analyses primary source

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direction of riverflow

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indicate the direction it flows

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gradient

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measure, rise point A-B, scale (take 2 0s) convert scale, run= run/rise, convert to ratio scale

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landforms

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valley, spur, ridge, saddle, knoll

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cross sections

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mark 2 points, place paper and mark every contour line and height, headings, plot points, join

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site

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characteristics of the land on which a feature is located

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site examples

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altitude, hilly or flat, inland or coastal

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grid references

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easting increase to the east, northings increase to the north

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died J

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around 15,900

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injured J

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around 6,200

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how J

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pacific and eurasian plate converged

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magnitude J

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9.0

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how far off the coast + how deep J

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100km, 6km

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other results J

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tsunami

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p wave J

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automatic alarm

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s wave J

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more destructive

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died H

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around 220,000

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injured H

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around 300,000

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homeless H

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1.5 million

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how H

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carriribbean and north american plates trasnformed

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magnitude H

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7.0

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where H

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port-au-prince

38
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earths outer core made of

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liquid

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how is ocean floor created

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at oceanic ridges and divergent boundaries

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structure of the earth

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inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle and asthenosphere, lithosphere

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evidence of former continents

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fossils, plant

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types of plates

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continental or oceanic

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transform/ conservative

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up and down

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hotspots

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spots of high temps compared to surroundings

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diergent/ constructive

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away

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divergent examples

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earthquakes, volcanoes, new ocean floor

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convergent/ destructive

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towards

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convergent examples

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volcanoes, mountains

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what is the movement of plates called

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continental drift

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subduction

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oceanic plate slides beneath a continental plate

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how many plates

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8 plates

52
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continental plates names

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African, antarctic plate, south american, north american, eurasian plate, pacific plate, in-do australian plate

53
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where did ebola start

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democratic republic of congo

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infected E

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27 000+

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died E

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11 000+

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how can it be stopped E

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medical help, burial practices, contact racing, equipment, protocals

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spread E

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bodily fluids, meat

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symptons E

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tiredness, fever, weakness, internal bleeding and vomitting

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outbreaks E

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sierra leone, guinea, liberia

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temporal distribution

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guinea start, sierra leone, liberia

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types

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5 types, 4 effect humans

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CDC workers

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2471 workers

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RITE

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rapid, isolation and treatment of ebola

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previously effected countaries

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nigeria, spain, senegal, US, UK, mali, italy

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reduce risk E

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exit scanning, contact tracing, isolation, evacuation

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triple bottom line

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enviromentally, economically, socially

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mitigation

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the action of reducing the effects and seriousness of something

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spatial association

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way features are similary distributed. ring of fire

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spatial distribution

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how resources and land features are arranged across earth. bus stops

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spatial interaction

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usage of goods and services in respondto localised supply and demand. food outside footy

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BOLTS

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boarder, orientation, legend, title, scale

geography (2 decks)

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