Tectonics
Climate Change
Superpowers
Russia
Deserts
100
Name a difference between continental and oceanic crust
Continental - older, less dense
Oceanic - younger, more dense
100
What is the definition of climate change?
The long-term, large-scale changes in climate
100
What is the definition of a superpower?
A country that is dominant with military, wealth, resources, politics etc
100
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
100
Double points!
India
200
Double points!
What plate boundaries do volcanoes occur on?
Destructive (subduction) and constructive
200
Name a natural cause of climate change
Volcanic eruptions, Milankovitch cycles, sunspots
200
Name a social impact of the Three Gorges Dam
Displacement, more electricity etc
200
Double points!
Which biome doesn't have trees?
Tundra
200
What is the biggest desert in the world?
Antarctica
300
What type of volcano do you get an a constructive plate boundary?
Shield volcano
300
Double points!
How do tree rings tell us about past climate change?
1 ring is 1 year. the thicker the ring, the more ideal the growth conditions were - interglacial
300
Double Points!!
What is privatization?
When a company that was owned by the government is bought by a private company.
300
Where did Russia plant a flag in the Arctic?
The Lomonosov ridge.
300
What is the definition of scarcity?
When there is a lack of a resource
400
What evidence is there that the continents were once joined together?
Continents fit together like a jigsaw, similar fossils found on separate continents.
400
Name an economic impact of climate change.
Businesses lost, cost of rebuilding etc
400
Who were the three superpowers during WW2?
British Empire, USA, Soviet Union
400
How many barrels of oil are in the Arctic?
90 billion barrels
400
Explain an animal adaptation to hot deserts.
Kangaroo rat jumps away from predators, some animals nocturnal etc
500
What are the 4 layers of the earth and where do convection current occur?
Inner core, outer core, mantle and crust
- convection currents happen in the mantle.
500
What is the albedo effect?
The amount of sunlight that is reflected back out to space from lighter surfaces such as ice
500
Name one way in which China is expanding their influence in Africa.
Building railways, hospitals, military bases, UN support etc
500
Why is Russia sparsely populated?
extreme temperatures in Siberia
500
Explain a challenge for development in the Thar desert
High temperatures, lack of water, inaccessibility