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Flashcards by kflyhalfklein, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by kflyhalfklein
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| maps | drawing or plan of an area or part if the earth surface |
| cardinal directions | the four main directions |
| contour lines | lines that join places that are the same height above sea level |
| contour intervals | difference in height between contours |
| magnetic compass | instrument used to determine directions |
| intermediate points | the direction points between the cardinal points |
| what represents height | spot heigt trig beacons contours |
| gradual slope | contours far apart |
| steep slop | contours close together steep uphill |
| uniform slope | contours evenly spaced |
| vertical slop or cliff | contours touch .If river flows over cliff it forms a waterfall |
| NEW TOPIC WEATHER AND CLIMATE | yio |
| wheather | describes the the conditions of the atmosphere over ashort period of time |
| climate | describes the conditions of the atmosphere over a long time |
| name the 8 elements of weather | air temp rainfall air pressure wind speed wind direction humidity cloud cover sunshine |
| what must I use to measure temp | a thermometer |
| what unit must I use to measure temp | degrees celcius |
| measuring aur pressure | baro meter |
| unit to measure air preasure | hecta pascals |
| to measure humidity | a hygro meter |
| the unit to measure humidity | degrees celcius |
| to measue wind direction | wind sock windvane wind speed |
| unit to measure wind direction | cardinal directions |
| to measure wind speed | anenometer |
| unit to measure wind speed | nots or km |
| to measure rainfall | raining gauge |
| unit to measure | milimeters |
| to measure sunshine | campell stoke aparatus |
| unit to measure | measure amount ifsunshine in hours per day |
| NEW TOPIC WATER | i |
| 3 phases of water | solid liquid gas |
| can heat water change from one phase to another | yes |
| of what particles does water consist of | molecules |
| does heat water or cold water give water molecules more energy | heat water |
| what does more heat do | it changes water into vapour |
| dew pont | the temp at which water changes from a gas to a liquid |
| if water change from solid to liquid | melting point |
| from liquid to solid | freezing point |
| liquid to gas | evaporation |
| NEW TOPIC CLIMATIC REGIONS | j |
| name the 3 climatic regions | equatorial rainforest tropical savannah tropical dessert |
| name 3 charactiristicts of the equatorial rain forest | high temp high rainfall consists of lush |
| human activities in the equatorial rain forest | timber and cash crops |
| what are the bad causes of the equatorial rain forest | deforestation and leads to evision if soil |
| characriristics of the tropical savannah | hot summers cold winters dry water seasons tress adapted to hot dry periods |
| human activities in the tropical savvanah | crop farming and stock farming |
| why do people create national parks | to ptotect the animals and get great income for theland |
| what does deforestation means | a dry area with little vegetation |
| charactiristics of the tropical dessert | temp high all year large daily range of temp |
| human activities in the desert | extreme to survive. small herders of livestock |
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