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Geography Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 types of rainfall

A

Relief
Convectional
Frontal

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2
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What does weather mean

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Day to day conditions in the atmosphere

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3
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What does climate mean

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Average conditions over a period of time in larger areas

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4
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What do the bars show on a climate graph

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The bars show rainfall in millimetres

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5
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What does the line show on a climate graph

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The line shows temperature in degrees Celsius

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6
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What are climate graphs

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They show how temperature and precipitation vary over a year in a particular place

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7
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What does evaporation mean in the water cycle

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A process when liquid water turns into gas (water vapour)

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8
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What does condensation mean

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Water vapour turns into clouds

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9
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What does precipitation mean

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When rain sleet or snow falls from clouds

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10
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What does through flow mean

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Water travels through the soil

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11
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What does surface run off mean

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When water runs down a hill or mountain

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12
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What does transpiration mean

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Water evaporates off leaves and plants

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13
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What is relief rainfall

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When warm air is forced over hills and condenses to form rain

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14
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What is convectional rainfall

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When the sun heats up land and the warm air rises to form rain

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15
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What is frontal rainfall

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When warm air and cold air meet to form air

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16
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What is water stress

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Where the amount of water in an area is limiting

17
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What is water deficit

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Where the amount of water required to replace is which been lost

18
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What does water surplus mean

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Occurs where there is excess water available to the drainage basin system.

19
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What is a birth rate

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The amount of babies being born in a year per 1000 people

20
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What is a death rate

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The numbers of deaths in a year per 1000 people

21
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What is a natural increase

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The difference between the birth rate and the death rate

22
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What is migration

A

The movement from one place to another

23
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What is emigration

A

Movement from country of birth

24
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What is immigration

A

The movement to a country that’s not your country of birth

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