Term 3 Flashcards

(43 cards)

1
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Weather

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Condition in a particular region

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2
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Types of climates

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Cold
Hot
Mild

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3
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Zone

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Area or region

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4
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Polar regions

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Cold areas close to the North pole

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5
Q

Where are rainforest found

A

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

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6
Q

The layers of the rainforest

A

Emergent
Canopy
Understorey
Forest floor

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7
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What is the consequences of deforesting name 5

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Brings problems to the environment ,
loss of soil fertility ,increase in gases,increase flooding,loss of plants and animal species

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8
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Nomadic

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move place to another searching

for food

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9
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Dwellers

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People living in a particular place

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10
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Oasis

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Place with water in a desert

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11
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Coniferous

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Trees like pine which have cones instead

of flowers and fruits

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12
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Lumbering

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Cutting down trees and makeing them into

wooden planks

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13
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Reforesting

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Planting new trees

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14
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Extractable

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To remove something

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15
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Hibernating

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Animals sleep during the winter

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16
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Insulating

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Preventing heat from escaping

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17
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What is germinate

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Develop from seed into plant

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18
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Population distribution

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Where people live

19
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Population density

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How many people live in a square km

20
Q

Legend

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Another word word for a key on a map

21
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Densely

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Closely or tightly grouped together

22
Q

Name 4 push factors

A

War
Drought
Flooding
Unemployment

23
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Name 4pull factors

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Security
Low crime rates
Fertile land
Good food supplies

24
Q

Sparsely

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Large spaces between groups

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Relief
Shape and height of land
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Political
Countries with stable government tend to have a higher density of people
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Social
Conditions can also affect population density | as groups of people want live close together others not
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Economic
People prefer places with good job opportunities
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Name on group of people live in the desert
Toureg
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Evaporation
When liquid is heated and becomes a gas
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Temperate
Mild or moderate
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Which country has the most rainforest
South America
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Predators
Animals that hunt and eat other animals
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Adapted
Changed body form and behaviour to suit the environment
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Camouflage
Way of hiding due to colouration or behaviour
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Vegetation
Plants
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Emergent
Developing
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Deforesation
Process of removing trees from an area
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Species
A group of animals or plants that are like each other
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Habitat
Usual home of animals or plants
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Reasons for Deforesation
``` Wood Large scale farming Land for poor farmers to live on Land for cattle Make paper Road building Mining Decrease the forest fires ```
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Climate
It describes the weather
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Regulating
Controlling