Geography

Question 1

Physical geography

Answer 1

it is the (study of the) earths natural features

Question 2

What is an example of physical geography?

Answer 2

rivers 🏞️
mountains 🏔️
oceans 🌊

Question 3

Human geography

Answer 3

Is how humans have shaped the earth throughout time

Question 4

What is an example of human geography?

Answer 4

castles 🏰
cities 🌆
farming/ agriculture🌾

Question 5

What are lines of latitude used for?

Answer 5

navigation and travel 🧭
helps us map out the earth more accurately 🗺️

Question 6

What directions are the lines of latitude going?

Answer 6

lengths ways - the most famous is the equator

Question 7

What are lines of longitude used for?

Answer 7

it is used to measure time zones 🕰️

Question 8

what directions are the lines of latitude going?

Answer 8

top to bottom - the most famous is the prime meridian

Question 9

What is an OS map?

Answer 9

OS maps show physical and human features as symbols

Question 10

What does OS maps stand for?

Answer 10

Ordnance Survey map

Question 11

What does this OS symbol mean?
🦆🐥

Answer 11

nature reserve

Question 12

what does this OS map symbol mean?
🌅🌄

Answer 12

view point

Question 13

what does this OS map symbol mean?
🅿️

Answer 13

parking

Question 14

what does this OS map symbol mean?
📞

Answer 14

phone box

Question 15

what does this OS map symbol mean?
⛺️🚐

Answer 15

camping site

Question 16

what does this OS map symbol mean?
ℹ️

Answer 16

information centre

Question 17

what does this OS maps symbol mean?
⛳️🚩

Answer 17

Golf course

Question 18

what does this OS symbol mean?
🦶

Answer 18

walk or hiking trails or foot path

Question 19

What are contour lines?

Answer 19

Contours are lines drawn on maps that join places of the same height, that can be used to see the shape of the land

Question 20

What do contour lines show?

Answer 20

How steep or flat the land is

Question 21

What is weather?

Answer 21

Short term daily conditions

Question 22

What is climate?

Answer 22

long term pattern of weather in a specific region

Question 23

What do thermometers measure?

Answer 23

the air temperature

Question 24

What do rain gauges measure?

Answer 24

rainfall

Question 25

what does a barometer measure ?

Answer 25

the air pressure

Question 26

What does an anemometer measure?

Answer 26

wind speed

Question 27

What does a wind vane measure?

Answer 27

wind direction

Question 28

what does a sunshine recorder measure?

Answer 28

the hours of sunshine/sun light

Question 29

What can cause extreme weather?

Answer 29

Climate change

Question 30

Describe a mountainous climate zone 🏔️

Answer 30

the temperature gets colder the higher the altitude gets It tends to have a much wetter climate than the surrounding flat land

Question 31

Describe a polar climate zone ❄️🧊

Answer 31

they are covered in snow and ice throughout the year Temperatures are usually below freezing

Question 32

Describe an arid climate zone 🏜️

Answer 32

there is little or no rainfall The skies are usually cloudless The summers are hot and the winters are cooler There is little or no vegetation in this zone

Question 33

Describe a tropical climate zone 🌺🌴

Answer 33

this climate zone is located between the two tropics Rainfall and humidity is high all year The temperature is high and the annual range of temperature is only a few degrees

Question 34

Describe a Mediterranean climate zone 🏝️

Answer 34

In summer it is hot with little rainfall Winters are cooler with more rainfall