General Knowledge
What is a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found called?
An Oasis
Name 3 landforms that are part of a coastal landscape.
Beach, cliffs, arch, sea stack, sandunes, headland, peninsula, bay, gulf, sandbar.
What is the top of a mountain called?
Peak/summit.
When water rushes through narrow valleys what often occurs?
Rapids.
What percentage of Australia is desert?
20%
What are the 5 landscapes we have learnt about?
Mountain, riverine, desert, coastal and karst.
What are the three sections of a river?
Upper, middle and lower.
What is the process when wind and/or water put soil or sand somewhere called?
Deposition
What is a landscape?
The visable features of the earth's surface.
What landscapes would you find a peninsula?
Coastal
What is a landform?
The different geographical shapes that appear on the earth's surface.
What is the process when wind and/or water wear away rocks and soil called?
Erosion
How high/tall does a mountain need to be to be considered a mountain?
600m or higher
What is a Karst landscape made up of?
Limestone.
How are rock pedestals formed?
Rock pedestals are large boulders on top of a very narrow base. They form when the fast-moving wind picks up grains of sand that weather the lower, softer part of the rock.
How do stalactites and stalagmites form?
Stalactites and stalagmites form when a drop of water containing dissolved calcium bicarbonate from the limestone rock drips from the ceiling of a cave
A desert receives less than how many inches of rain per year?
10 inches
What is a U-shaped lake or pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water.
An oxbow lake.
What is an estuary?
An estuary is an area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean.
What is the difference between a stalactite and a stalagmite?
Stalactites grow down from the cave ceiling, while stalagmites grow up from the cave floor.