geography Flashcards

(71 cards)

1
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scale on maps

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bigger the number smaller the scale

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large scale map

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mud map

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medium scale map

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toporaphic map

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small scale map

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world map

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situation

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location of a feature inrelation to surroundings, physical and cultural elements

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situation examples

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latitude, longitude, distance, direction

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latitude

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  • south, first, smaller number
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longitude

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east, second, bigger number

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time, speed, time

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D

ST

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compass directions

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N, nne, ne, ene, E, ese, se, sse, S, ssw, sw, wsw, W, wnw, nw, nnw

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slopes

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steep, gentle

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steep

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contour lines are close together

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13
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gentle

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contour lines are widley steed

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14
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title

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primary, secondary

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primary

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documentation

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16
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secondary

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analyses primary source

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17
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direction of riverflow

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indicate the direction it flows

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gradient

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measure, rise point A-B, scale (take 2 0s) convert scale, run= run/rise, convert to ratio scale

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landforms

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valley, spur, ridge, saddle, knoll

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cross sections

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mark 2 points, place paper and mark every contour line and height, headings, plot points, join

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site

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characteristics of the land on which a feature is located

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site examples

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altitude, hilly or flat, inland or coastal

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23
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grid references

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easting increase to the east, northings increase to the north

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died J

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around 15,900

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injured J
around 6,200
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how J
pacific and eurasian plate converged
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magnitude J
9.0
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how far off the coast + how deep J
100km, 6km
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other results J
tsunami
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p wave J
automatic alarm
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s wave J
more destructive
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died H
around 220,000
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injured H
around 300,000
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homeless H
1.5 million
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how H
carriribbean and north american plates trasnformed
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magnitude H
7.0
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where H
port-au-prince
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earths outer core made of
liquid
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how is ocean floor created
at oceanic ridges and divergent boundaries
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structure of the earth
inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle and asthenosphere, lithosphere
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evidence of former continents
fossils, plant
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types of plates
continental or oceanic
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transform/ conservative
up and down
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hotspots
spots of high temps compared to surroundings
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diergent/ constructive
away
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divergent examples
earthquakes, volcanoes, new ocean floor
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convergent/ destructive
towards
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convergent examples
volcanoes, mountains
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what is the movement of plates called
continental drift
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subduction
oceanic plate slides beneath a continental plate
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how many plates
8 plates
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continental plates names
African, antarctic plate, south american, north american, eurasian plate, pacific plate, in-do australian plate
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where did ebola start
democratic republic of congo
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infected E
27 000+
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died E
11 000+
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how can it be stopped E
medical help, burial practices, contact racing, equipment, protocals
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spread E
bodily fluids, meat
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symptons E
tiredness, fever, weakness, internal bleeding and vomitting
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outbreaks E
sierra leone, guinea, liberia
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temporal distribution
guinea start, sierra leone, liberia
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types
5 types, 4 effect humans
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CDC workers
2471 workers
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RITE
rapid, isolation and treatment of ebola
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previously effected countaries
nigeria, spain, senegal, US, UK, mali, italy
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reduce risk E
exit scanning, contact tracing, isolation, evacuation
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triple bottom line
enviromentally, economically, socially
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mitigation
the action of reducing the effects and seriousness of something
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spatial association
way features are similary distributed. ring of fire
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spatial distribution
how resources and land features are arranged across earth. bus stops
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spatial interaction
usage of goods and services in respondto localised supply and demand. food outside footy
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BOLTS
boarder, orientation, legend, title, scale