Geography Revision Flashcards
What is relief rainfall?
Relief rainfall is when warm air gets pushed up mountains ,cools, condenses and becomes clouds
What is Frontal rainfall?
Frontal rainfall is when warm air meets cold air , the warm air gets pushed up , cools condenses and becomes clouds
What is Convectional rainfall?
Convectional rainfall is when warm air rises from the surface of the earth ,cools condenses and becomes clouds
What are the 3 types of rainfall
Relief,convectional and frontal
What is a storm surge?
Storm surge is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm
What are the four directions?
North, South ,East, West
Which country did Typhoon Haiyan hit?
Phillipines
In the Simpson Hurricane Scale what is the strongest category?
Category 5 with winds reaching up to 252 km(h)
In the Simpson Hurricane Scale, which category is the weakest
Category 1
What is the middle of a tropical cyclone called?
The Eye
What is the calmest part of a storm.
The Eye
How can altitude affect weather
Altitude can affect temperature because of low pressure if heat is under low pressure the heat less wel kept and escapes easily
Fill in the gap :Tropic of C____r
Cancer
Fill in the gap: Tropic of C_____n
Capricorn
What does “as the crow flies” means
It means it is straight
