Skills Flashcards
Compass points - 4
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Compass points - 8
N NE E SE S SW W NW
Compass points - 16
N NNE NE ENE E ESE ES SSE S SSW SW WSW W WNW NW NNW
Northings
y axis
Eastings
x axis (CALCULATE FIRST)
Area Reference
4 digits - indicates a particular square in the grid printed on the map.
Grid Reference
6 digits - Grid references are much more precise than area references.
90N
north pole
90S
south pole
23.5 N
tropic of cancer
23.5S
tropic of capricorn
0 degrees
equator
prime meridian / greenwich meridian
0 degrees
international date line
180 degrees
Temperature- maximum
the highest temperature shown on a climate graph
Temperature - minimum
the lowest temperature shown on a climate graph
Temperature range
highest - lowest
Precipitation
Water falling from the sky as rain, hail, sleet or snow.
Wet season
A regular period of rainfall/a time of the year where it rains a lot.
Dry season
The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics.
Annual precipitation
Annual precipitation is defined as the sum of rainfall and the assumed water equivalent of snowfall for a given year.
Seasons - southern hemisphere
Summer, autumn, winter, spring
Seasons - northern hemisphere
Winter, spring, summer, autumn
Written scale
e.g. 1 centimetre to 10 metres
