Meanings P.1

Question 1

Physical Geography

Answer 1

seas, islands,mountains,rivers

Question 2

Human Geography

Answer 2

house,cities,roads,car fumes

Question 3

Environmental Geography

Answer 3

Global warming, rain

Question 4

Distance

Answer 4

amount of space between 2 different points

Question 5

Scale

Answer 5

standard system for measuring sizes

Question 6

Direction

Answer 6

course taken to reach a desination

Question 7

Longitude

Answer 7

east or west position on the surface of the earth

Question 8

Latitude

Answer 8

the north and/or south position on the surface of the Earth

Question 9

Eastings

Answer 9

Vertical lines on O.S map
increase when going eastwards

Question 10

Northings

Answer 10

Horizontal lines of O.S map
increase when going northwards

Question 11

Grid Reference

Answer 11

Tells you where you are on a grid

Question 12

Contour lines

Answer 12

pink/brown lines
links places of same height
Closer: Steeper land

Question 13

Bias

Answer 13

One-Sided opinion

Question 14

Field Sketches

Answer 14

Drawings of geographical places
No details, labelling and annotation needed

Question 15

Weather

Answer 15

state of atmosphere at a particular place and time

Question 16

Climate

Answer 16

average course at a place over a period of years

Question 17

Temperature

Answer 17

measurement of heat or cold

Question 18

Precipitation

Answer 18

rain/water droplets from clouds

Question 19

Air pressure

Answer 19

weight of air pushing down to the earth

Question 20

Wind

Answer 20

movement of air of Earth’s scale over it’s surface

Question 21

Humidity

Answer 21

the amount of water vapour in the air

Question 22

Sunshine

Answer 22

hours the sun shines for

Question 23

Drought

Answer 23

long period of low rainfall

Question 24

Anti-Cyclone

Answer 24

circulation of winds around a central-region of high pressure