Geography Flashcards
(26 cards)
What words are used to describe where people live
Sparsely populated and densely populated
What prevents people from living in certain areas
Weather, lack of resources, harsh conditions
Why is the outback more desolate than than the outskirts of Australia
The outback has no resources, harsh weather conditions
Why is Scotland sparsely populated
It is very cold, its geography (mountainous), historical events, economic conditions. Rural migration
What is the top priority for a graph
THE TITLE(that end of yr7 test still haunts me)
Why has the population graph changed over time?
Higher life expectancy
Why did China commit genocide/have the one child policy?
To stop the growth of the population
Why is Kerala W and China L?
Kerala is rewarding but China is punishing
What are the pros of an ageing population
Better education and knowledge, volunteers, more consumers since not working
Why is migration a thing?
Push and pull factors. People don’t like where they are sometimes
Push factors - war, famine, persecution, weather, resources, jobs
Pull factors - jobs, weather, healthcare, family
Why does Trump want to build a wall?
To stop illegal crossing between Mexico and USA
What do you need to remember
Case studies, you can fake it and start waffling
What are the negatives of less people being able to cross the border
Less culture can enrich USA and less workforce available
Why is building the ‘wall’ a dumb idea?
Extremely expensive . Hard to man. Maintenance.
Planes, rafts, swimming and pick axes (digging)
Pakistan floods - people
1700 deaths
12,800 non-fatal injuries
2.1m homeless
Lack of clean water leads to disease cholera
1 year on 1.5m people still displaced
Islamic relief provided shelter and water filters for clean water
USA sends $97m, Pakistan needs $4bn
UNICEF provided 3.6m people with healthcare and enabled safe water
Pakistan floods - infrastructure
2m houses and shops damaged
800k homes and shops destroyed
13,000km road destroyed
400 bridges destroyed
Rebuilding expected to cost 10% of Pakistan’s GDP
Property damage expected to cost $40m
22k schools destroyed sb
Pakistan - environmental
Agricultural land inundated with flood water
1.163m animals/livestock died
Soil has been washed away from fields
Banks of River Indus severely eroded
Government work on a sustainable land management plan
Somerset - people
No deaths
Danger to life warnings issued
Uk Government pledged £20m for recovery
Fire and rescue teams used small boats to help stranded people
King Charles visited area at the time
Somerset - infrastructure
600 homes flooded
1/5 houses affected can’t get house insurance
House insurance rises for those in flood areas
Royal Navy helped with clear up
20 year flood action put in place
Somerset environmental
6,900ha of agricultural land under water
Farmers had to move or sell livestock due to lack of grazing land
Causes of flooding - physical
Steep slopes
Saturated ground
Impermeable ground
Heavy rainfall
Causes of flooding - human
Urbanisation
Deforestation - less interception, no roots to soak up excess water
Soil erosion
Impermeable surfaces
Water usage
Surplus - more water than needed
Deficit - less water than needed
Water stress / long periods of deficit
