What is Geography?
It is the study of volcanoes, weather and rocks
It is the study of the surface of the earth
It is the study of how the earth moves through space and time
What is physical Geography?
A world feature that is solely natural and was not 'made' by humans
A part of the world where no humans live
A part of the world where humans have built something (for example) but haven't actually lived there
Select the correct definitions for Communication and Location:
How people, goods and information travel
How a village is connected with internet and phone lines
How cars and road travel get to and from the place
Where the place is
How to get to the place
Select the terms that match the definitions: 'The shape of the land' & 'The rivers and streams'
Relief
Drainage
Vegetation
Relaxation
Wateressence
A national connection (if you lived in Wales) would be if you supported an English football team!
Select the Second and Fourth steps in a Geographical enquiry:
Collecting Data
Describing and analysing results
Conclusion
Presenting results
What is the usual pattern of questions for a Geographical enquiry?
The 6 'w's'
The 6 'what's'
The 6 desiders
Select the terms which correspond to both definitions: 'The velocity of the wind' & 'The amount of water vapour in the air'
Wind speed
Humidity
Cloud cover
Hotness
V-Wind
Select the definitions which correspond to both words: Air pressure & Precipitation
The 'weight' of the air in the atmosphere pressing down on the earth's surface
All moisture that reaches the earth's surface
The concentration/thickness of the air
The snow and hail that touches the earth
How much of the air weighs more than 1g
Select the two weather instruments that measure the amount of sunshine in a day and the speed of the wind. Also select the units these two are measured in:
Anemometer
' ' Recorder
hours
meters per second (m/s)
Weather vane
Bars
The average weather condition in an area is called the climate!
Select a weather word for Wind speed and one for Humidity
Gusty
Damp
Hazy
Scorching
Select the 'wettest' word out of the following:
Saturated
Wet
Dull
Select the weather symbol for Clouds and the definition for the following picture:
Heavy rain with sunny intervals
Heavy rain
The lower the air pressure, the better the weather!
What is the type of rain that forms when water vapour has to rise over high ground?
Relief Rainfall
Frontal Rainfall
High Ground rainfall
Depressions look like a large spiral from above and 'spin' in an anticlockwise direction!
What is the usual pattern of weather when a depression goes over you?
Sunny but a few overhead Stratus clouds; Steady rain with a drop in temperature; A warm burst; Large Cumulonimbus clouds and heavy showers; cold temperatures.
Very sunny; Still warm but raining; Suddenly cold and thunder overhead; Stratus clouds high above with low temperatures.
Very cold; Suddenly very warm; Stratus clouds form which bring cumulonimbus ones later; beginning to get cold; steady rainfall; warm weather
Depressions that reach the UK are usually formed over the atlantic!
What is Tenby's wettest month according to the graph?
November
December
July
March
Name the 2 volcanos located in Italy:
Mount Etna
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Tiranise
Mount Helen
Name 2 of the 3 mountain ranges in Italy
Alps (part of them)
Apennines (all of them)
The Rockies (most of them)
The Blues (the red ones)
Name One of the Italian Islands
Sardinia
Corsica
Adriatica
Italy is NOT a Peninsula!