HASS yr8- Geography

Question 1

What are the 3 types of geography

Answer 1

-Human
-Physical
-Environmental

Question 2

What are the 7 continents in order (from biggest to smallest)

Answer 2

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. North America
4. South America
5. Antarctica
6. Europe
7. Australia

Question 3

What are the seven concepts in Geography

Answer 3

Space
Place
Interconnection
Change
Environment
Scale
Sustainability

Question 4

What are the 6 types of maps

Answer 4

Thematic
Road map
Political
Dot Distribution
Physical
Cartogram

Question 5

What is a TOPOGRAPHICAL map

Answer 5

It’s a type of map that represents the surface features of an area in detail, using contour lines to show elevation and terrain.

Question 6

What are Eastings

Answer 6

They are the HORIZONTAL grid lines on a topographic map.

Question 7

What are Northings

Answer 7

They are the VERTICAL lines on a topographic map

Question 8

What’s the rule with Eastings and Northings

Answer 8

It’s Eastings, then Northings when writing the location of a landmark

Question 9

Which way do Latitude lines run

Answer 9

HORIZONTALLY

Question 10

What LATITUDE line is 0°

Answer 10

The EQUATOR

Question 11

What are the ° of the North and South pole

Answer 11

90°N
90°S

Question 12

Which way do LONGITUDE lines run

Answer 12

VERTICALLY

Question 13

What is the name of the starting point of the LONGITUDE lines and what does it pass through

Answer 13

-Starting point: Prime Meridian (0°)
-Passes through: Greenwich, England

Question 14

How much do the LONGITUDE lines extend to

Answer 14

180° East to West

Question 15

How many numbers are in an AREA reference

Answer 15

4
Eg. AR 1743

Question 16

How are AREA references written

Answer 16

The first 2 numbers refer to the eastings, the second 2 refer to the northings

Question 17

How many numbers are in a GRID reference

Answer 17

6
Eg. GR 185 443

Question 18

How are GRID references written

Answer 18

The first 3 numbers refer to the eastings. The second 3 refer to the
Northings.

-you need to imagine 100 tiny boxes (or tenths) in each grid square.

Question 19

What is RELIEF

Answer 19

relief refers to the overall shape of the land, encompassing factors like its elevation above sea level and how steep its slopes are

Question 20

What are contour lines

Answer 20

Contour lines show the height of a mountain above sea level

Question 21

What are spot heights

Answer 21

they are usually shown on a map by a black dot with the exact height of the land at that point.

Question 22

What is BOLTSS and what does it stand for

Answer 22

Border
Orientation
Legend
Title
Scale
Source

-It’s what you need when creating any type of map

Question 23

What is a THEMATIC map

Answer 23

It’s drawn to show one aspect; that is, one theme. For example, a map is drawn to show all the vegetation in an area but nothing else.