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Geography winter exams Flashcards

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1
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What is one of the two main types of geography?

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Physical, human

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2
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Examples of physical geography

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Soil, snow, ice, mountain, waterfall

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Examples of human geography

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Large city, trade, population, migration, small village

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4
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What are the 5 w’s

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Who, what, where , when, why

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What is a settlement?

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Is a place where people live

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What size are settlement?

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Settlements can be all different sizes

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What is the smallest type of settlement?

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Homestead

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What is the largest type of settlement?

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Conurbation

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What is the advantage of protection?

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Good view from the top of a hill to see if enmities are approaching

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Building materials

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Needed wood or stone to build. Good to be near wood

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Supply of wood

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Needed for fires and fuel

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Flat land

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Easier to build on for growing crops

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Shelter

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A south facing slope will have more sun and will be protected from the cold north wind.

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Kilkeel

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Fishing village

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Rivers

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Can act as a defensive mechanism, can supply water needed for cooking, drinking and washing

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16
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Lisburn

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Market town

17
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Larne

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Port

18
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What does situation mean?

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The situation of a settlement describes its location in relation to its surroundings, such as landforms, land-us-roads and other settlements.

19
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Belfast

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Industrial

20
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What does settlement function mean?

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Is the main activity that goes on there.

21
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What is scale used for

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It is used to indicate how far apart places and things are

22
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Portrush

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Tourist

23
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Carrickfergus

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Defensive site

25
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The bigger the settlement the more…………it has

A

Services

26
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What is scale used for

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It is used to indicate how far apart places and things are

27
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Why would people want to live in Lisburn

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Near river Lagan, good for drinking, washing, cooking and farming. On flat land, easy to build

27
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Colrain

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University town

27
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Why would people want to live in Lisburn originally?

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Near river Lagan. Good for cooking, drinking, washing and farming. Also on flat ground, easy to build on

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