Geography AT4 Revision

Question 1

Types of Photographs

Answer 1

ground, oblique ariel, satellite, vertical ariel

Question 2

Topographic map

Question 3

Topographic map

Answer 3

A map that shows the surface features of an area. (Lines close together show cliff/steep areas, lines far apart show flat areas, or slow rise areas)

Question 4

Synoptic chart

Answer 4

Weather map that uses isobars and other symbols to show the movement of weather systems and patterns of temperature and rainfall. (Red lines with humps show warm fronts)(Blue lines with triangles show cold front)

Question 5

Warm Fronts

Answer 5

Warm fronts often bring stormy weather as the warm air mass at the surface rises above the cool air mass, making clouds and storms. Warm fronts move more slowly than cold fronts

Question 6

Cold Fronts

Answer 6

winds become gusty, there is a sudden drop in temperature, and also heavy rain, sometimes with hail, thunder, and lightning

Question 7

Chloropleth Map

Answer 7

A thematic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as average values per unit area.

Question 8

Precis Map

Answer 8

A simple summary map that represents the locations of different categories of information, for example vegetation type. Has a key