Landscapes and Land forms Flashcards

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1
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What type of landscape is this?

A

Mountain landscape

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2
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What type of landscape is this?

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Desert landscape

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3
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What type of landscape is this?

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Rainforest landscape

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4
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What type of landscape is this?

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Grassland landscape

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5
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What type of landscape is this?

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Karst Landscape

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6
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What type of landscape is this?

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Coastal landscape

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7
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What is the difference between a landscape and a landform?

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Landforms are individual surface features in a landscape.

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8
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What does B.O.L.T.S.S. stand for.

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Border

Orientation

Legend

Title

Scale

Source

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9
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What is the meaning of geomorphical?

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Things like air, wind, water and living things have shaped the earth over time.

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10
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What is the meaning of Identify?

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It means to name.

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11
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What landform is this?

A

Lagoon Landform

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12
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What do you have to apply do get metamorphic rock?

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Heat and pressure

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13
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What landform is this?

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River Estuary Landform

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14
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What landform is this?

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Headland

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15
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What landform is this

A

Butte landscape

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16
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What are the lines of longitude?

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17
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What is condensation?

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The process by which water vapor is in the air is changed into liquid water.

18
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What is evaporation?

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The process when the sun heats up oceans lakes and steams to become gasses and rise up in the clouds.

19
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What is precipitation?

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Precipitation is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

20
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What is surface runoff?

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Surface runoff is water, from rain, snow or other sources, that flows over the land surface.

21
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What is ground water?

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The part that continues downward through the soil.

22
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Define wathering

A

When rocks are brocken down by wind, water and waves.

23
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Define erosion

A

When air, water and wind

24
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Define Deposition

A

When eroded rocks are dropped off.

25
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How do you get sedimentary rock?

A

Weathering and erosion to get sediments then compaction and compression to get sedimentary rock.

26
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How do you get igneous rock?

A

Melting rocks into magma then cool the magma.

27
Q

What landforms do you find in a mountain landscape?

A

Valley, ridge and peak

28
Q

What landforms do you find in a Karst landscape?

A

Cave, stalactite and stalagmite

29
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What landforms do you find in a Costal landform?

A

Beach, cliff and stump

30
Q

What is area reference?

A

Four numbers which are used to locate a particular area.

E.g 4589

31
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What is grid reference?

A

6 numbers which are used as coordinates that show exactly where something is.

E.g. 456395

32
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What is land degrigation?

A

Land degradation occurs when the biological fertility of land is lost through human activities.

33
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Give 4 examples of land degrigation.

A
  • Loss of habitats
  • Loss of Bioversity (less types of plants and animals).
  • Accelirated soil erosion
  • Salinity
34
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What is salinity?

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Salinity is the amount of salt thats in a body of water.

35
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What is accelirated soil erosion?

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Loss of soil at a much fater rate than it is formed.

36
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What are contour lines?

A

Contours are lines on a map that join points of the same
height above sea level.They form patterns that help us imagine exactly what the land looks like.