PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Evaporation/Condensation/Precipitation/Transpiration...
One hazard created by rivers
Flooding
Define over-population
It is an area where there are more people than the affordable resources
Define threshold population
It is the minimum number of people necessary before a particular good or service can be provided in an area
What is the main indicator to measure development?
HDI
In which continent is located Onega lake?
Europe
Name the types of plate boundaries
Constructive, destructive and conservative
What is the formula for Birth Rate?
Amount of children born in a year/Total population x 1000
What does "CBD" stand for?
Central Business District
What does GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product
Define WATERSHED
It is an area drained by a river and its tributaries
Explain the difference between focus and epicentre
The focus is the place where an earthquake begins and the epicentre where the epicentre is felt the most on the Earth's surface
What does dependency ratio measure?
The number of dependents aged 0 to 14 and over the age of 65
Name the three main settlement patterns
Linear, nucleated and dispersed
Meaning of footloose industry
It refers to an industry that can be located at any place without effect from factors of production such as resources, land, labour, and capital.
Name the four types of erosion in a river
Abrasion, attrition, hydraulic action and solution
What are 3 opportunities given by a volcano?
Agriculture, geothermal energy, mineral extraction, tourism, scientific research
When and where did the "Later,longer, fewer" policy take place?
In the 70s in China
Name the 6 stairs in settlement hierarchy (from the top tothe bottom)
Capital city, regional center, large town, small town, village and hamlet
New Industrialised Countries
What is the name of the process of transporting sediments all along the coast?
Longshore drift
What was the strongest earthquake ever?
Valdivia (Chile). 9.5 on Richter scale
Since which year Singapore has turned into an independent state?
1965 (it separated from Malaysia)
Which is the most populated city in the world nowadays?
Tokyo (about 37 million)
Meaning of undernourished
Population supplied with less than the minimum amount of the nutrients or foods essential for health and growth