Unit 1 Geography Flashcards
sunday revision
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human
activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations
and resources and political and economic activities
Geography
One of seven land masses (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America,
Australasia, Antarctica). Continents can contain several countries
Continent
An internationally-recognised area of land, with its own name, flag and governance
Country
A large body/expanse of water that covers 71% of the Earth’s surface. The Earth has
one global ocean divided into several smaller oceans and containing seas.
Ocean
A book that contains different human and physical maps of different places in a variety
of scales.
Atlas
A detailed map that shows different locations and the human and physical features
found at each location.
Ordnance Survey (OS) map
A method of locating a point on a map or plan using a number that refers to the lines
on the grid and the subsections between them
Grid reference
A diagram that shows the connections between different organisms (plants and
animals) that rely upon one another as their source of food.
Food chain
A diagram that shows a complex hierarchy of organisms (plants and animals) that rely
on each other for food.
Food web
An organism or plant that is able to absorb energy from the sun through
photosynthesis.
Producer
Organism that eats other animals and/or plant matter.
Consumer
An animal that is adapted to feed on plant material, for example foliage or marine
algae, for the main component of its diet.
Herbivore
An animal that can feed on both plants and animals.
Omnivore
An animal whose food and energy requirements derived solely from animal tissue or
meat, whether through hunting or scavenging
Carnivore
Organisms such as bacteria or fungi that break down plant and animal matter.
Decomposer
Large-scale ecosystem eg. tropical rainforest.
Biome
A community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their physical
landscape.
Ecosystem
What are the locations of tropical rainforests?
These are found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Location of polar regions?
These are found around the North Pole and the South Pole.
Location of savannah regions?
These are found between 15 and 30 degrees north and south of the Equator
