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43 Cards in this Set
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What is geography?
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Geography is the study of the Earth as it is today, focusing on the atmosphere, the surface, the oceans, as well as the distribution of plants, people and animals.
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What are the main types of geography?
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Physical Geography, Human Geography and Environmental Geography.
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What is physical geography?
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Physical geography is the branch of geography dealing with the natural features of the Earth. eg, Natural disasters, water, air, animals, and land of the planet earth anything within the four spheres)
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What is human geography?
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Human geography is the branch of geography dealing with humans and their activity and the way they affect Earth. eg, Where we live, occupation, cultures
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What is environmental geography?
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Environmental geography is a branch of geography that looks at the relationship between human beings and the natural world or environment in which we live. Some of the topics under environmental geography include the study of acid rain, water pollution, the ozone layer etc.
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What is pollution?
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The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.
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What are the 4 main types of pollution?
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Noise, Air, Land and Water Pollution.
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What is noise pollution? Give examples.
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Noise pollution is the disturbing or excessive noise that may harm the activity or balance of human or animal life. eg. machines and transportation systems, motor vehicles, aircraft, and trains.
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What is air pollution? Give examples.
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Air occurs when odors are introduced into the atmosphere in a way that makes it harmful to humans, animals and plant. Gases, dust particles, fumes (or smoke).
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What is land pollution? Give examples.
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Land pollution is the deterioration (destruction) of the earth’s land surfaces, often directly or indirectly as a result of man’s activities and their misuse of land resources. Illegal garbage dumps and soil with high levels of pesticides and herbicides
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What is water pollution? Give examples.
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Water pollution occurs when pollutants (particles, chemicals or substances that make water contaminated) are discharged directly or indirectly into water bodies without enough treatment to get rid of harmful compounds. Pollutants get into water mainly by human causes or factors. eg, Human Trash ( wrappers, plastic garbage, etc.) - Human Waste - Chemicals dumped by hospitals and other companies ( hospitals dump test chemicals into a river).
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How many continents are there in the world?
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There are 7
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Name all the continents.
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Australasia, North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Antarctica and Asia.
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How many oceans are there in the world?
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There are 5.
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Name the oceans of the world.
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Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean aka Antarctic Ocean and Arctic Ocean.
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How many states and territories are there in Australia? Name them.
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6 sates and 2 territories. WA, TAS, VIC, NSW, QLD, SA and the 2 territories are NT and ACT.
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Why do we use maps?
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We use maps so we can get from one place to another.
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What is a map?
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A diagrammatic representation of part of the Earth's surface when viewed directly from above.
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What 6 features must all maps have?
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Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale and Source.
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What is longitude and latitude?
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It is a geographical coordinate system that helps to pinpoint locations.
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Where can you see longitude and latitude lines?
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On a map or globe
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What is the weather like at 0* latitude?
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Hot and tropical.
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The lines of latitude form an imaginary ________ over the plant.
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Grid
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How many degrees of latitude are there between the North and South poles?
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180*
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What is the 0-degree latitude line called?
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The prime meridian
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Between every two degrees of longitude there are sixty:
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Seconds
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Across or up or down first?
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Across
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How many degrees of longitude are there to the east and west of the prime meridian?
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180*
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What is the weather like at 90 degrees south latitude?
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Frigid
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How many suburbs are there in Perth?
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Around 278
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What is the name of the main river in Perth?
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Swan River
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What are the 4 main suburbs on the coast?
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Fremantle, Cottesloe, Scarborough and Hillary's
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What is the name of the freeway North of the River?
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Mitchell Freeway
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What is the name of the freeway South of the River?
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Kwinana Freeway
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What are the names all the highways?
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Reid, Tonkin, Great Northern, Great Eastern, Roe, Stirling, Albany, Canning, Great Eastern Highway Bypass and Leach.
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What is the highway and main suburb Perth is close to?
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Tonkin and High Wycombe.
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What is the point of a scale?
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So we know how big something is in real life?
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What is a climate map?
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Gives general information about the climate and precipitation (rain, snow).
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What is a political map?
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A political map shows the boundaries defining nations, countries, states, provinces and territories and the major cities that lie within them.
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What is an economic/resource map?
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A resource map shows what sort of natural or agricultural resources, such as crops or minerals, there are in a certain area.
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What is a road map?
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Shows major—some minor highways—and roads, airports, railroad tracks, cities and other points of interest in an area.
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What is a topographical map?
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Includes contour lines to show the shape and elevation of an area.
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What is a physical map?
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Illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes.
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