Geography Skills Flashcards
1
Q
Rules of Latitude and Longitude
A
- Latitude is always given before longitude
- Degrees West and South are sometimes referred to as negative degrees (-12° -23° is the same as 12 S 23 W)
- A place’s latitude effects its climate, but its longitude does not
2
Q
Cold front
A
- triangles
- lower temperatures
- rain
- cold air behind the front
3
Q
Warm front
A
- increase in temperature
- light showers
- uncommon in Australia
- warm air behind the front
4
Q
High pressure system
A
- sinking air
- anticyclones
- fine
- dry
- warm
- not much wind
5
Q
Low pressure system
A
- rising air
- cyclones
- high wind speed (depends on closeness of isobars)
- rain
- clouds
6
Q
Wind speed tails
A
- lines on a tail indicates wind speed
- the tail indicates the wind direction
- measured in km/h
7
Q
How is temperature shown in a climate graph?
A
Line graph
8
Q
How is precipitation shown in a climate graph?
A
Column graph
