skills

Question 1

what is site determined by?

Answer 1

the land it’s built on - altitude, gradient, aspect( which way it faces nswe) and area.

Question 2

what is the situation of a settlement determined by?

Answer 2

distance and direction from certain areas

Question 3

what is the anagram for the factors that affect the temperature of our planet?

Answer 3

Very Often Sarah Goes To Russia

Question 4

what does the anagram stand for?

Answer 4

Volcanoes - cools planet
Orbit - temp rises when the orbit is closer to the sun
Sun - output of sun varies
Gases- increase in greenhouse gases
Tilt - axis of earth towards/ away sun
Reflection - ice - reflected, land absorbed

Question 5

how does the greens house effect work?

Answer 5

sun emits short wave energy, then absorbed by earth. earth emits long wave energy because heat wants to get away. long wave energy trapped by greens house gasses, some escapes back to space

Question 6

where does nitrous oxides come from?

Answer 6

fertilisers in agriculture - more because more people- more food

Question 7

what are negative environment effects of climate change?

Answer 7

Coral reefs in the pacific ocean dead due to rising sea temperatures
extinction of animals in artic
Plants don’t grow well - lack of rainfall - famines in ethiopia in east africa

Question 8

what are some negative social effects of climate change?

Answer 8

more mosquitoes in England due to high temperatures - more disease
sea levels increase - maldives gone
more refugees - famines in africa - migrate - war - fighting over resources

Question 9

what are some negative economic effects of climate change?

Answer 9

more atoms and hurricanes in USA - inceause costs for insurance & flood defences
Agriculture- crops grow bad due to lack of rainfall

Question 10

how are they trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.K.?

Answer 10

more public transport 
congestion charges 
more cycle lanes 
higher taxes on fuel 
street lights off after midnight

Question 11

how is the transport sustainable in Cambridge?

Answer 11

5 sets of park and ride
buses every 10 minutes
9 sets of rising bollards
80 miles of cycle lanes

Question 12

how do they make Hobsons Brewery in Cleobury a sustainable organisation?

Answer 12

wind turbine generates 1/3 power
bottles 35% lighter
hops grown within 10 miles - less transport - less pollution
grey water used

Question 13

what are the EFFECTS of resource extraction on rainforest environments? In Ecuador first?

Answer 13

drill for oil - 600 pits leak into the lakes - native people drink water - contains toxic chemicals - stomach cancer 5X more common

Question 14

rainforest EFFECTS - brazil in the amazon?

Answer 14

mine for iron ore, tin, copper

over 6000km of forest cleared deforestation- ruins animals habitats

Question 15

rainforest EFFECTS in indonesia in kalimantan?

Answer 15

log for wood to make space for farming also. Soil becomes less fertile - cannot plant on it - soil erosion 56% of forest cleared since 1985

Question 16

how are they MANAGING the rainforest in costa rica first?

Answer 16

logging - pulled by buffalos, only take dying trees

Question 17

MANAGING in Amazon?

Answer 17

rubber tapping - collect resin - provides jobs and protects animals

Question 18

MANAGING in ecuador?

Answer 18

Nappo Wildlife centre - eco tourism protects 55,000 acres of Yasmin park

Question 19

what is example of primary data?

Answer 19

what WE did on our field trip - e.g. collect different bedload and measure the size with a ruler in different areas down the river

Question 20

what is secondary data?

Answer 20

past student surveys
arrivals or newspapers
reports on the internet

Question 21

how could a GIS be used?

Answer 21

shows you different layers at the same time - identifies the relevant aspects of the area