Geography Revision Flashcards
1
Q
What does relief mean?
A
The shape and height of the land
2
Q
What Coordinate do you find when doing four figure grid reference?
A
The bottom left of the square
3
Q
Three ways you can show relief
A
Spot heights, contour lines and layer shading.
4
Q
Two ways you can show scale
A
Linear scale and ratio
5
Q
What is the blue triangle at the top of a mountain called?
A
A triangulation station
6
Q
What is a line of latitude
A
An imaginary line that runs in a west-east direction.
7
Q
What is a line of longitude
A
An imaginary line that runs in a north-south direction
8
Q
What is the line of latitude that runs 23.5 degrees above the equator called?
A
The Tropic of Cancer
9
Q
What is the line of latitude that runs 23.5 degrees below the equator called?
A
The Tropic of Capricorn
