Geography Skills Flashcards
What is the direction of ‘Latitude’?
hint: N or S
Horizontal
What is the direction of ‘Longitude’?
hint: W or E
Vertical
How many minutes in a degree (referring to latitude and longitude)?
60 minutes
When writing out the co-ordinates for latitude and longitude, what do you write?
You write the ‘Northing’ (S) first then ‘Easting’ (E) second
What units is scale written in?
Centimetres (cm)
What does 1 : 100,000 mean?
1 cm represents 100,000 cm
What does 1 : 100,000 equal?
1 cm : 1000 m
1 cm : 1 km
Which one is larger? a) 1 : 600,000? or b) 1 : 25,000?
1 : 25,000. This is because the fraction 1/25,000 is bigger than 1/600,000.
If a scale is smaller, then the area is …
Larger
If a scale is larger, then the area is …
Smaller
How many directions are there?
16
What are the main 4 directions?
N, S, E and W
What are the 8 directions?
N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W and NW
What are all 16 directions?
N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW and NNW
What is aspect?
Aspect is the direction the land is facing.
What is gradient?
Gradient the steepness of a slope
What is the formula for gradient?
Difference in height (between the two places/Horizontal distance
What does 1/23 mean:
It means for every 23 m I travel there is a rise of 1 m
How many classifications of gradient are there?
7
What are the 7 classifications of gradient?
- gentle
- gradual
- moderate
- steep to moderate
- steep
- steep
- very steep
What classification of gradient is the steepest?
Very steep
Which classification of gradient is the least steep?
Gentle
For gradient, when there is a large denominator the slope becomes …
Less steep
For gradient, when there is a small denominator the slope becomes …
Steeper