Geography Weather Hazards Key terms

Question 1

Aerial photo

Answer 1

An image taken from the sky looking down on the ground

Question 2

Aid

Answer 2

Money, goods and services given by governments or an organisation to help the people/country

Question 3

Atmosphere

Answer 3

A highly complex mass of gases, liquids ad solids that envelopes the Earth

Question 4

Atmospheric circulation

Answer 4

Circular movement of air within the Earth’s atmosphere

Question 5

Cells

Answer 5

Sections of the Earth’s atmosphere where air moves in circular motions, together these form the overall circulation of Earth’s atmosphere

Question 6

Climate

Answer 6

The average weather over a long period of time.

Question 7

Climate change

Answer 7

Long term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns

Question 8

Coriolis effect

Answer 8

The spinning effect caused by the rotation of the Earth

Question 9

Cyclone

Answer 9

A tropical storm in south-east Asia and Australia

Question 10

Cyclone shelter

Answer 10

People who have evacuated the Area. It is built from strong concrete and on stilts to prevent flooding

Question 11

Depressions

Answer 11

Areas of low atmospheric pressure

Question 12

Dredging

Answer 12

Removal of silt put in the river bed to increase river capacity

Question 13

Drought

Answer 13

A long period of dry weather

Question 14

Equator

Answer 14

An imaginary line that divides the Earth’s surface into a northern and southern hemisphere

Question 15

Extreme weather

Answer 15

A weather event that is different from a usual weather pattern

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Eye (of the storm)

Answer 16

A small area at the centre of a storm where cold air descends rapidly

Question 17

Eye wall

Answer 17

The outer edge of the eye of a storm is where the most intense weather happens

Question 18

Flood risk

Answer 18

Frequency of floods in an area

Question 19

Flood

Answer 19

Where river exceeds river water capacity and water overflows on land

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Global Atmospheric Circulation

Answer 20

Large scale circulation (movement) of the atmosphere

Question 21

Global warming

Answer 21

The increase of global temperatures

Question 22

Grid reference

Answer 22

A map reference that shows a location using vertical and horizontal lines .

Question 23

Heatwave

Answer 23

An extreme weather event of very high temperatures

Question 24

Hurricane

Answer 24

A tropical storm in the USA/Caribbean

Question 25

Immediate response

Answer 25

A response in days/weeks after a disaster has happened

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Jet stream

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A narrow band of air in the Earth’s atmosphere that encircles the globe.

Question 27

Latitude

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Lines that run side by side to the Earth’s equator

Question 28

Long-term response

Answer 28

A response in months/years after an event

Question 29

Monitoring

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Recording physical changes, such as Earthquakes and storms.

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Planning

Answer 30

Finding and avoiding places at risk, preparing for a disaster.

Question 31

Pressure belts

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Zones of either high or low pressure that encircle the Earth between circulation cells

Question 32

Primary effects

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Initial impact of a natural event on people and property

Question 33

Protection

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Improving building designs before a hazard strikes. To reduce impact

Question 34

Saffir-Simpson Scale

Answer 34

A scale used to measure the strength of hurricanes based on wind speed

Question 35

Secondary effects

Answer 35

Events that happen in the hours, days or weeks after the hazard.

Question 36

Storm surge

Answer 36

A wall of water often 3-5 metres high, overflowing on land by a tropical storm.