Geography - EoY 8 REVISON

Question 1

name the seven tectonic plates.

Answer 1

North American plate.
Eurasian plate.
Pacific plate.
South American plate.
African plate.
Indo-Australian plate.
Antarctic plate.

Question 2

Name the four reasons for the development gap

Answer 2

Economic factors
Poor Education
Lack of employment
Poor Healthcare

Question 3

Why are economic measures bad?

Answer 3

There is probably a large development gap sop there is a lac of employment. So the people wont have enough money for food and healthcare. Making the economic measures bad.

Question 4

Name an animal and its adaptations

Use Sloth

Answer 4

A sloths have green algea on thier fur which allow them to camoflge with their environment. They have a slow metabolism and specialised stomachs which allow them to survive on a diet mainly of leaves. They also have curved claws which allow them swing from tree to tree.

Question 5

what is the name of the process within the mantle which moves tectonic plates?

Answer 5

A convection current

Question 6

In iceland eurasion and north american plates pull apart whats the name of this type of plate boundry?

Answer 6

convergent

Question 7

How old is the earth?

t

Answer 7

4.5 billion years

Question 8

Name a plant and its adaptations

Use drip tips

Answer 8

Its waxy so the water doesnt stay on and moulds
Is curved to funnelt the water to the tip

Question 9

Why does war cause less development

Answer 9

due to economic losses
destructuon to the infrastructure
debt
less reasources

Question 10

How do you measure development

Answer 10

through education
healthcare
employment
weath
HDI

Question 11

What’s subduction?

Answer 11

One tectonic plate slides under another into the mantle