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Parallel arcs |
Curved lines a that go around a sphere and never cross |
Lines of latitude are also known as parallel arcs |
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Meridians |
Lines that run vertical from east to west that never touch |
Lines of longitude are also known as meridians |
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Latitude |
Imaginery Lines that runs horizontally around the earth dividing it into eat and west - 90 degrees north and 90 degrees South =180 degrees of latitude |
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Longitude |
Imaginery Lines that run vertically across the earth and seperates earth into east and west - 180 degrees of longitude east and 189 degrees of longitude west = 360 degrees of longitude |
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Coordinates |
The points where latitude and longitude lines cross |
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Scale |
A way of accurately representing objects smaller than the actual size |
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Ratio scale |
A scale that compares map distance and ground distance in the same units of measurement |
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Word scale |
A scale that explains the scale in words |
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Line scale |
A scale using a line that is equally mark r in sections that compares distance on the map to distance on ground |
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Meteorologist |
Someone who studies the weather and weather conditions |
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Climate |
The general conditions of the atmosphere a place can expect |
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Weather |
The day to day conditions in the atmosphere |
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Climate region |
A large area that has similar climate conditions |
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Subtropical climate |
A hot humid climate |
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Mediterranean climate |
Cool wet winters and warm summers |
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Land usage |
Different ways the land is used |
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Zone |
Seperate area that has a particular use for function |
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Residential |
The area where people live |
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Suburb |
Residential area away from the centre of an urban area |
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CBD |
Central business district- the centre of commercial life in a town |
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Transition Zone |
The zone of urban decay - mixed and changing land uses |
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High income residential area |
Closer to CBD and has amenities |
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Middle income residential area |
Further from CBD - moderate space and few amenities |
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Low income residential area |
Further from CBD - houses closely packed together and no amenities |
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Informal Housing |
Sheltera built on free land with available materials |
Due to increased rural-urban migration and a lack of housing |
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Shopping centres |
A place where many shops trade |
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Community shopping centres |
A shopping centre selling convenience goods with in walking distance from your house -often chain stores |
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Regional shopping centres |
A shopping centre that sells convenience and higher order goods usually further away from home and s pls wide variety of goods with a lot of parking |
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Informal shopping centres |
Hawkers and people who sell things on the pavement - goods are cheap and convenient |
Business can be affected by the weather, no permanent structure and people clutter pavements |
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Light industry |
Processes small volumes for raw materials,is uses light machinery ,few pollution problems and often found within city eg. textiles, printing,soft drinks,jewellery |
Location of industry is influenced by availability of water , transport, flat land ,cheap land ,raw materials and markets |
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Heavy industy |
Uses heavy machinery, process large volumes of raw materials, generally pollution is high and usually zoned in outskirts of city in an area with good transport |
Location of industry is influenced by availability of water , transport, flat land ,cheap land ,raw materials and markets |
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Recreational areas |
Peaceful areas used to filter noise, visual and air pollution used to take a break from busy city life |
Also known as open and green spaces |
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Farming settlements |
Settlements where main occupation is producing food from land |
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Mining settlements |
Settlements built around mines because of job opportunities at the mine |
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Forestry settlements |
Settlements built around plantations, saw mills and paper mills for job opportunities people plant plantations to supply wood |
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Fishing settlements |
Settlements built around the coast and lakes the main purpose is catching fish and process fish |
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Vertical |
Straight up at the angle to the horizon |
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Oblique |
At an angle |
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Parallel |
Always the same distance apart |
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Migration |
The movement of people from one place to another |
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Push factors |
Causes for people wanting to leave an area |
Economical-no work Social-poor quality of life Political-escaping war or political problems Environmental- natural disasters |
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Pull factors |
Reasons Why people want to move into an area |
Economical- more work Social- better quality of life Political- no war or political problemsEnvironmental- no natural disasters |
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Shanty town |
Settlements made of shacks |
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Informal Housing |
Houses that are built from available materials on available land with no proper sanitation and often built by the people who live in them |
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Trade |
The exchange of goods and labour |
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Oil refinery |
Large factories where oil is processed into feul |
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Commodity |
Something that is bought and sold |
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Port |
An area on the coast where ships can load and offload goods |
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Harbour |
The Physical structure where ships can rock and load and offload cargo |
A harbour is in a port |
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Synchronised |
Number of different traffic lights along a ride that are timed to change to keep the traffic moving |
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