Geography test

Question 1

What is geography

Answer 1

The interconnection of people, places and the environment.

Question 2

The 7 geographical concepts

Answer 2

Space, Place, Interconnection, Change, Environment, Sustainability and scale.

Question 3

What is Space

Answer 3

The way features are arranged on earths surface (spatial distribution)

Question 4

What is Place

Answer 4

Parts of the earth that are identified and given meaning by humans.

Question 5

What is Interconnection

Answer 5

Relationship between all things and processes (Natural and Cultural)

Question 6

What is Change

Answer 6

The difference in a space over a period of time ( Can be over short or long periods of time).

Question 7

What is Environment

Answer 7

Characteristics of a place that have certain features. (living and non living elements)

Question 8

What is Sustainability

Answer 8

Ongoing capacity of the earth to maintain life and management of resources for current and future generations.

Question 9

What is scale.

Answer 9

The level at which a geographical inquiry takes place.

Question 10

What is Biosphere

Answer 10

The elements of earth including earths surface and water and surrounds that make up living environments.

Question 11

What is lithosphere

Answer 11

The solid outer part of the Earth’s crust

Question 12

What is atmosphere

Answer 12

A mixture of gasses that surround the earth like air.

Question 13

What is hydrosphere

Answer 13

All the water on the planet including on the surface and underground etc.

Question 14

Human-centered view?

Answer 14

earth resources are limitless and the development of human features and the economy should take priority over the natural world.

Question 15

earth-centered view

Answer 15

The earth’s resources are limited and humans should care for the natural world as it is a priority.

Question 16

List the four ecological services

Answer 16

supporting, provisioning, regulating and cultural.

Question 17

The definition of climate change?

Answer 17

any change in climate over time, due to natural processes or human activities.

Question 18

The definition of global warming?

Answer 18

The observable rising trend in earths atmospheric temperatures.

Question 19

what does the natural greenhouse effect do?

Answer 19

The natural greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere keep some of the sun’s heat inside the earth’s atmosphere, keeping it at the right temp for life.

Question 20

what is the enhanced greenhouse effect?

Answer 20

humans are adding more greenhouse which traps more heat in the earth’s atmosphere and warms the earth.

Question 21

What is Beach nourishment?

Answer 21

Sand is taken from one beach to another to enlarge a beach that is in need.

Question 22

What are Groynes?

Answer 22

structures designed to trap sand being moved by longshore drift.

Question 23

what are sea walls?

Answer 23

structure placed parallel to the shore line to separate the land from water.

Question 24

what are offshore breakwaters?

Answer 24

structures placed parallel to the shore in deep waters to break destructive waves before the reach shore.

Question 25

what is the property purchase

Answer 25

Governments will buy back properties that are close to being eroded or falling becuase of land erosion next to the water.

Question 26

what is longshore drift?

Answer 26

Moves large quantities of sand along the coast creating long stretches of beach, spits and sand bars etc.

Question 27

properties of constructive wave

Answer 27

Low wave, powerful swash, weak backwash and build-up beach.

Question 28

properties of destructive wave

Answer 28

High wave, weak swash, strong backwash and takes sand from the beach.