Geo New Material

Question 1

What are the types of waves?

Answer 1

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Question 2

What is erosion?

Answer 2

The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth’s surface and transported elsewhere.

Question 3

What does transportation refer to in geographical terms?

Answer 3

The movement of eroded materials from one location to another.

Question 4

What is longshore drift?

Answer 4

The process of sediment being transported along a coast by wave action.

Question 5

What are headlands and bays?

Answer 5

Headlands are points of land that stick out into the sea hard rock from dicordanr thignywhile bays are bodies of water partially enclosed by land.

Question 6

What is a wave-cut platform?

Answer 6

A flat area of rock that is formed at the base of a cliff due to wave erosion.

Question 7

Name the features formed by coastal erosion.

Answer 7

1. Crack
2. Cave
3. Arch
4. Stack
5. Stump

Question 8

What is a beach?

Answer 8

A landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake, or river, consisting of loose particles.

Question 9

What is a spit?

Answer 9

A narrow point of land that extends into the sea, formed by the deposition of sediment.

Question 10

What is a bar?

Answer 10

A spit connecting 2 headlands together

Question 11

What are the three features formed by coastal deposition?

Answer 11

1. Spit
2. Bar
3. Tombolo

Question 12

What is hard engineering in coastal management?

Answer 12

The use of solid structures, such as sea walls and groynes, to protect the coastline.

Question 13

What is soft engineering in coastal management?

Answer 13

The use of natural processes and materials to manage coastal erosion and flooding.

Question 14

What is population distribution?

Answer 14

The pattern of where people live.

Question 15

What is population density?

Answer 15

The number of people living per unit of area, typically per square kilometer.

Question 16

What is the demographic transition model?

Answer 16

A model that describes the transition of a country from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as it develops.

Question 17

What are the causes of urbanisation?

Answer 17

1. Economic opportunities
2. Rural-urban migration
3. Population growth

Question 18

What are the impacts of overpopulation?

Answer 18

1. Strain on resources
2. Increased pollution
3. Overcrowding
4. Unemployment

Question 19

True or False: The impacts of urbanisation can be seen in Dharavi slums.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What are theories of population?

Answer 20

1. Malthusian theory
2. Boserup

Question 21

What is an ageing population?

Answer 21

A demographic trend where the median age of a country’s population increases.

Question 22

What is a major impact of an ageing population in Japan?

Answer 22

Increased healthcare costs and a shrinking workforce.

Question 23

What are biomes?

Answer 23

Large ecological areas on the Earth’s surface, with flora and fauna adapting to their environment.

Question 24

Name the six major biomes.

Answer 24

1. Tundra
2. Taiga
3. Temperate forest
4. Tropical rainforest
5. Grassland
6. Desert

Question 25

How do biomes differ?

Answer 25

By climate, vegetation, and animal life.

Question 26

What is the global atmospheric circulation model?

Answer 26

A model that explains the distribution of climate and weather patterns across the globe.

Question 27

What is the Hadley cell?

Answer 27

A large-scale atmospheric circulation pattern that moves warm, moist air from the equator to around 30 degrees latitude.

Question 28

What explains the distribution of biomes?

Answer 28

Climate factors such as temperature and precipitation.

Question 29

What are the layers of the rainforest?

Answer 29

1. Emergent layer 2. Canopy 3. Understory 4. Forest floor

Question 30

What are some adaptations of the tropical rainforest biome?

Answer 30

1. Large leaves to capture sunlight 2. Shallow roots to absorb moisture 3. Drip tips to shed excess water

Question 31

What are the causes of deforestation?

Answer 31

1. Agriculture 2. Logging 3. Urban development

Question 32

What are the causes of deforestation in Malaysia?

Answer 32

1. Palm oil plantations 2. Logging 3. Infrastructure development

Question 33

What are the impacts of deforestation?

Answer 33

1. Loss of biodiversity 2. Climate change 3. Soil erosion

Question 34

What are the impacts of deforestation in Malaysia?

Answer 34

1. Habitat loss 2. Increased carbon emissions 3. Disruption of indigenous communities

Question 35

Why do deserts form?

Answer 35

Due to low precipitation and high evaporation rates.

Question 36

What are adaptations of the hot desert biome?

Answer 36

1. Water storage in plants 2. Nocturnal behaviors in animals 3. Drought resistance

Question 37

What are the plants of the savannah?

Answer 37

1. Acacia tree 2. Baobab tree 3. Grasses

Question 38

Fill in the blank: The acacia tree can survive drought conditions because it has developed long _______ that can reach deep, ground water sources.

Answer 38

tap roots

Question 39

Fill in the blank: The baobab tree has a capability to store _______ liters of water.

Answer 39

120,000

Question 40

What is a beneficial adaptation of the baobab tree in the dry savannah?

Answer 40

Its capability to store large amounts of water and its fire-resistant bark.