Geograhpy Flashcards

(30 cards)

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How to get Population Density?

A

(The total number of people in a country or region) ÷ (area(km2))

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What is Population Distribution?

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The pattern or location of people are spread around an area

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3
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What is Immigration?

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People moving into a country

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What is Emigration?

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People moving out of a country

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5
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How to get Rate of Natural Change?

A

(Birth Rate) - (Death Rate)

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How to get Total Population Change?

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[(Birth Rate) - (Death Rate)] + [(Immigration) - (Emigration)]

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7
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What shape of population pyramid of LEDC countries usually have?

A

Concave

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8
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What shape of population pyramid of MEDC countries usually have?

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Convex

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9
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What is Pull Factors in Geography?

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Reasons people are attracted to a place (Immigrate)

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What is Push Factors in Geography?

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Resons people move away (Emigrate)

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What is Hard Rock in Geography?

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This rock is resistant so over time a ledge, or overhang, develops

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What is Waterfall in Geography?

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Where the water tumbles over the ledge

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13
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What is Soft Rock in Geography?

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This rock is easier to erode

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What is Gorge in Geography?

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The waterfall retreats(cuts back) up the valley as the waterfall continues to erode backwards

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What is Fallen Rock in Geography?

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When the overhang collapses, it falls into the Plunge Pool

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16
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What policy is being implemented to prevent the population from growing in China?

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China’s One Child Policy

17
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What is Precipitation?

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A longer name for Rainfall

18
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What is Condensation?

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Turns gas into water

19
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What is Evaporation?

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Turns water into gas

20
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What is Transpiration?

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When plants release water vapour into the atmosphere

21
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What is Interception?

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When Precipitation is blocked by the trees

22
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What is Infiltration?

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When water soaks down through the ground

23
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What is Surface Runoff?

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When water flows over the land

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What is Through-flow?

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Water flowing through the soil

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What is Percolation?
When water soaks down from the soil into the bedrock
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What is Groundwater Flow?
Water moving through the bedrock
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What is Permeable?
Lets water pass through it
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What is Impermeable?
Doesn't let water pass through it
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What is Water Table?
The level of water stored underground, the ground below is saturated, and above is unsaturated
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What is Hydrograph?
A Hygrograph is a graph showing the rate of flow(discharge) versus time past a specific point a river, or other channel or condult