geography revision Flashcards
What countries is the UK made out of?
England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales.
What are the 3 types of geography
Human, Physical and Environmental.
what is sustainability?
doing something that will cause little or no damage to the environment
will be able to continue for a long period of time.
Sustainability is meeting the needs of today without affecting the needs of people in the future.
what is a Migrant
what someone has moved to a different country out of choice from where they previously lived.
what is geography?
It is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.
what river is in London?
River Thames.
what is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast.
what is the capital of Scotland?
Edinburgh.
what is the capital of England?
London.
What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland?
Dublin.
How can something be truly sustainable?
For something to be truly sustainable it must balance economic, social and environmental.
What is physical geography?
relates to the natural world around us,
how our landscape is created and changes over time
how rivers and glaciers change the environment,
what areas experience weather and climate,
different ecosystems and biomes of earth,
hazards like volcanoes, earthquakes and tropical storms
What is human geography?
The study of where and how people live on earth.
What is environmental geography?
The study of interactions between humans and the physical world is know as enviromental geography.
What are the main oceans in the world?
Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Artic, Southern.
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific.
What is the smallest ocean in the world?
Artic.
Name the UK mountains?
Northwest highlands, Grampain Mountains, Cairngarm Mts, Southern Uplands, Penninds, Snowdonia, Cumbrian Mts, Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland
What are the main UK rivers?
River Thames, Great Ouse, River Wye, River Severen, Great Ouse, River Trent, River Tyne,
What is difference between Britain and the UK?
Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England are the United Kington and Great Britain is England, Scotland and Wales
What is a lowland area?
a lowland area is an area below sea level and where are no mountains
Sea between Ireland and the UK?
Irish Sea
What is the eight point compass?
N, S, E, W and then and other points like NE, SW, NW,
Why were the first settlements located next to rivers
Source of food (fish), water supply, trasport good and people on boats, Agriculter
How are rivers important for fishing
important business for many countries who sell fish,
provides 2.6 billion people around the world with 20% of their annual protein intake.
also for peoples livelihoods
What is Hydropower
Its a renewable energy source used as an alternative to fossil fuels
how can we use rivers for transport
Using boats to transport food and other good
What are the Gangies in India used for
people use it to wash,
a source of food (fish),
supply of water,
to dispose the ashes of dead bodies and used to
grow crops like rice, cotton and sugarcane
silt - plant
what is a Tributary?
A small river or stream that joins a larger river
what is the source?
The begining of a river
what is the mouth of the river?
where the river meets the sea?
What is confluence?
The point at which two rivers meets to make one larger.
What is a watershed?
The high ground that forms the edge of a drainage basin
What is a river channel?
where the river flows
What is the drainage basin?
an area of land that drains into a river or set of rivers
How many courses does a river?
Upper, middle and lower
What is the Upper Course River like?
Narrow and slow, large boulders and is shallow
What is land like in the upper course?
Steep and rural
What is the middle course river like?
Wide and fast, small pebbles and is deep
What is land like in the middle ourse?
Flat and rural
What is the lower course river?
Wide and slow, small pebbles and is deep
What is land in the lower course river like?
Flat and urban
