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What do geographers do (15 cards)
List some things geographers do
Read maps
Pin point locations
Read contor lines
Find OS map symbols
How do you read a 6 figure grid reference?
Along the corridor up the stairs bottom left corner split it in to ten along the axis of the square
What are contour lines
Contour lines are lines that tell you how high the ground is on that particular place on the map
What are the ordinal points on a compass
North east south west
What are the cardinal points on a compass
North east north west south east south west
Why might someone migrate from London to the countryside
So that they can live on a place where it is calmer less busy and a lower crime rate
What is an ageing population
An increasing amount of old people in a place
How can you find a six figure grid reference
Along the corridor up the stairs bottom left corner
Name 4 different biomes
Savanna desert tropical forest tundra
Name one way a camel has adapted to its environment
A camel has got wider feet so that they don’t sink into the sand
Name one plat that has adapted to its environment and in what way
An organ pipe cactus has adapted to its environment by storing water in its trunk
What is a drought
A drought is when there is no rainfall for many months
What is desertification
Desertification is when a place experiences such desert like conditions it becomes one
Name one cause of desertification
Desert areas are being farmed
Name two strategies to reduce desertification
Planting more trees
Overgrazing
