Term 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Weather

A

Condition in a particular region

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2
Q

Types of climates

A

Cold
Hot
Mild

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3
Q

Zone

A

Area or region

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4
Q

Polar regions

A

Cold areas close to the North pole

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5
Q

Where are rainforest found

A

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

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6
Q

The layers of the rainforest

A

Emergent
Canopy
Understorey
Forest floor

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7
Q

What is the consequences of deforesting name 5

A

Brings problems to the environment ,
loss of soil fertility ,increase in gases,increase flooding,loss of plants and animal species

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8
Q

Nomadic

A

move place to another searching

for food

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9
Q

Dwellers

A

People living in a particular place

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10
Q

Oasis

A

Place with water in a desert

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11
Q

Coniferous

A

Trees like pine which have cones instead

of flowers and fruits

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12
Q

Lumbering

A

Cutting down trees and makeing them into

wooden planks

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13
Q

Reforesting

A

Planting new trees

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14
Q

Extractable

A

To remove something

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15
Q

Hibernating

A

Animals sleep during the winter

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16
Q

Insulating

A

Preventing heat from escaping

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17
Q

What is germinate

A

Develop from seed into plant

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18
Q

Population distribution

A

Where people live

19
Q

Population density

A

How many people live in a square km

20
Q

Legend

A

Another word word for a key on a map

21
Q

Densely

A

Closely or tightly grouped together

22
Q

Name 4 push factors

A

War
Drought
Flooding
Unemployment

23
Q

Name 4pull factors

A

Security
Low crime rates
Fertile land
Good food supplies

24
Q

Sparsely

A

Large spaces between groups

25
Q

Relief

A

Shape and height of land

26
Q

Political

A

Countries with stable government tend to have a higher density of people

27
Q

Social

A

Conditions can also affect population density

as groups of people want live close together others not

28
Q

Economic

A

People prefer places with good job opportunities

29
Q

Name on group of people live in the desert

A

Toureg

30
Q

Evaporation

A

When liquid is heated and becomes a gas

31
Q

Temperate

A

Mild or moderate

32
Q

Which country has the most rainforest

A

South America

33
Q

Predators

A

Animals that hunt and eat other animals

34
Q

Adapted

A

Changed body form and behaviour to suit the environment

35
Q

Camouflage

A

Way of hiding due to colouration or behaviour

36
Q

Vegetation

A

Plants

37
Q

Emergent

A

Developing

38
Q

Deforesation

A

Process of removing trees from an area

39
Q

Species

A

A group of animals or plants that are like each other

40
Q

Habitat

A

Usual home of animals or plants

41
Q

Reasons for Deforesation

A
Wood
Large scale farming
Land for poor farmers to live on
Land for cattle
Make paper
Road building 
Mining
Decrease the forest fires
42
Q

Climate

A

It describes the weather

43
Q

Regulating

A

Controlling