Geography

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  • Created on: 14-05-13 20:36
What is Geography about?
Weather, Maps, Rainforests, Countries, Food Chains, Water cycle, Global Warming, Earthquakes and volcanoes, Earth's core.
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What is the study of Geography?
We can study: Human, Physical and Environmental.
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What is the meaning of the word 'Population'?
Population means the total number of such people.
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What is the meaning of the word 'Settlement'?
Settlement means to stay in one pace or to settle into one area.
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What is the meaning of the word 'Communications'?
Communications means to share information, it could be like writing something to someone else or signal something.
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What is the meaning of the word 'Economic'?
Economic means the location or what is happening in that location.
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What is the meaning of the word 'Trade'?
Trade means to swap or exchange something for something else.
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Which is which? Does Longitude go down or around and does Latitude go around or down?
Longitude goes down and Latitude goes around.
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Explain how it rains.
Moist air rises. Air rises over mountains. Condensation occurs and air goes cloudy and is getting heavy. It gets so heavy that it rains on the mountains.
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What is the meaning of the word 'Anticyclone' and 'Depression'?
Anticyclone means High pressure. Depression means Low pressure.
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Name three examples of Anticyclone and three examples of Depression.
Anticyclone- Sunshine, Sunny day, light cloud. Depression- Snow, Storm, Fog.
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When did the Indian Ocean tsunami happen?
On the 24th December 2004 (boxing day).
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How is a tsunami caused?
When two plates under the sea move.
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Which six countries were affected by the tsunami?
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Southern India and the islands in the Indian Ocean.
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What causes did the tsunami cause?
Deaths, Injuries, Homeless and families being split up.
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How can we sow direction?
North, East, South, West, North-east, South-east, North-west, South-west.
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Name three different types of settlement.
Nucleated, dispersed and Linear.
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What are three different good points about living in a city?
Lots of shops and entertainment, More jobs in industry and better schools, housing and hospitals.
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What are three bad points about living in a city?
Lack of houses, Rubbish and litter and higher crime rate.
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