Term 2 geo

Question 1

Explain two factors necessary in the formation of tropical cyclones

Answer 1

They occur in in areas of intense low pressure and a water body need to exceed 27C.

Question 2

Describe the formation of tropical cyclones

Answer 2

They need a water body the exceeds 27C creting a low pressure area. The rising air cools down creating dense clouds that rain hard.

Question 3

Features of tropical cyclones

Answer 3

The EYE and heavy rain

Question 4

How they measured

Answer 4

By the wind speeds and the scale of storm surge

Question 5

Steps of managing natural hazards

Answer 5

Identify hazard
Risk assessment
Prediction
Preparation
Recovery
Appraisal

Question 6

Difference of emergency response and review response

Answer 6

Emergency response is done immediately after the hazard struck.
Review response is done after the hazard event.

Question 7

Actions in review and emergency response

Answer 7

Review: Distribution of the hazard
Scale of event
Emergency: Releasing people form debris
Using machines to move debris and ruble

Question 8

What is fragile environment

Answer 8

An environment that can easily be affected by human activities

Question 9

Sustainable environment

Answer 9

Is a way of improving the way way of living without wasting resources

Question 10

Factors that influence ecological footprint

Answer 10

Rate of population growth
Type of tech

Question 11

What is soil

Answer 11

Soil is the layer of earth where plant grow

Question 12

Importance of soil

Answer 12

It is used for making the brick to build buildings and to grow plants

Question 13

What is soil erosion

Answer 13

Is the washing away of the top layer of soil by water or wind

Question 14

Explain two causes of soil erosion

Answer 14

Rain is will wash away the soil that is left loose
Deforestation will make the soil have nothing to anchor it too the earth

Question 15

what is the name of the method that is used in this picture

Answer 15

Terracing

Question 16

How does it help prevent soil erosion

Answer 16

It will hold the soil that is washed away by creating steps

Question 17

What is deforestation

Answer 17

It is the removal of trees without replacing them

Question 18

What causes deforestation

Answer 18

Need for farming land
Mining
Overpopulation

Question 19

How does deforestation affect the climate

Answer 19

There will be nothing to take in the carbon dioxide and change it into oxygen

Question 20

Where is the Amazon rain forest located

Answer 20

It is located in the tropics of South America mostly in Brasil

Question 21

Why is the Amazon rain forest important

Answer 21

Because it is responsible for most of the carbon storing, often called the lungs of the earth

Question 22

How has deforestation affected indigenous people

Answer 22

Deforestation will destroy the habitat of the people and animals of that area

Question 23

How can you solve deforestation

Answer 23

We can solve deforestation by planting more trees and using less products made by trees