Pop density, Urban & Rural, Commuting & Mixture from Landscapes, Limestone, Skills

Question 1

What do we mean by population density?

Answer 1

How many people live in a certain area. Usually measured in people per square kilometre.

Question 2

An area where lots of people live is called…

Answer 2

Densely populated

Question 3

An area where few people live is called…

Answer 3

Sparsely populated

Question 4

What do we mean by the words ‘sphere of influence’?

Answer 4

The area of which a geographical feature or event is able to create an impact. These impacts can be good or bad.[[

Question 5

What does the word rural mean?

Answer 5

Countryside

Question 6

What does the word urban mean?

Answer 6

City

Question 7

What is the urban-rural continuum?

Answer 7

A continuum or transect along which all settlements are placed that go from rural to urban.

Question 8

What are the 4 different types of rural place?

Answer 8

Deep Green
Rapid Change
Leisure and amenity
Coastal Retirement.

Question 9

Give 3 reasons why people want to live in a rural location

Answer 9

Less Traffic
Safer for young children
Beautiful scenery.

Question 10

What do we mean by commuting?

Answer 10

travelling to a place of work

Question 11

Give 3 factors that have impacted commuting patterns

Answer 11

Cost of public transport (Bus and Trains), Rising cost of fuel, Flexible working hours, Fuel efficient cars, Housing prices in cities

Question 12

What is carrying capacity?

Answer 12

The ability of a landscape or ecosystem to absorb the activity of people without any lasting damage. Some ecosystems have larger carrying capacities than others.

Question 13

How is the amount of visitors to the Gower managed?

Answer 13

• Designated footpaths to provide access for visitors
• Information boards at Oxwich bay nature reserve to inform visitors of unique features of the area
• Clearly marked car parks to reduce people parking on grass verges
• Strict control over building and planning.

Question 14

How is the Brecon Beacons managed?

Answer 14

15 km of paths were improved, re-vegetation of soil.

Question 15

Give two examples of upland areas of the UK.

Answer 15

Snowdonia, Scottish Highlands

Question 16

How are Limestone landscapes formed?

Answer 16

Limestone sediment derived from the remains of dead animals on the sea bed.

Question 17

What are the features of a Drainage basin

Answer 17

Source
Watershed
Tributaries
Confluence
Mouth of river

Question 18

Lines going across a world map (East to West) are called

Answer 18

Lines of Latitude

Question 19

Lines on the earth that go from north to south

Answer 19

Lines of Longitude