Maps
This map is a detailed, accurate graphic representations of features that appear on the Earth's surface
Topographic map
If you enjoy mountain-biking in a particular landscape, what king of value to you place on that landscape?
Recreational
In what landscape is a ridge most commonly found?
Mountain
What is the technical term given to a massive slab of the earth’s crust moving to cause uplift or rifting?
Tectonic plate
Is a sea arch an example of weathering, erosion or deposition?
Erosion
Map lines joining places of equal height above sea level
Contour lines
If a company mines a particular landscape, what value do they place on that landscape?
Economic
In what landscape is a cave most commonly found?
Karst
What is the name given to the thick, buoyant, and relatively lightweight tectonic plates that forms the Earth's landmasses?
Continental plate
Is a desert dune an example of weathering, erosion or deposition?
Deposition
The imaginary line that divides the globe into two halves
Equator
Holding a belief that the mountains were alive before humans walked the earth is likely to go along with which way of valuing landscapes?
Cultural
In what landscape is a meander most commonly found?
Riverine
What name is given to the most volcanically and seismically active area in the world?
Pacific Ring of Fire
Which term best describes the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?
Weathering
On a weather map, what weather conditions can be predicted by the presence of a cold front?
Sharp drops in temperature, gusty winds, and rain.
The role of landscapes in maintaining natural ecosystems and supporting biodiversity demonstrates which value placed on landscapes?
Environmental
In what landscape is a mesa most commonly found?
Desert
What do you call a geological boundary where two tectonic plates are actively moving apart from one another?
Divergent plate boundary
Is a limestone cave system most likely an example of weathering, erosion or deposition?
Erosion
What are Eastings and Northings?
The numbers that enable the identification of a specific place on the map using the grid reference system.
Give an example of how different ways of valuing landscapes might conflict.
Economic and cultural ways of valuing landscapes can conflict e.g. the way tourists formerly climbed Uluru even though it is an Aboriginal sacred site.
What two landscapes will be found at a delta?
Coastal and Riverine
Are plates at a transverse boundary moving towards, away from or sliding horizontally alongside one another?
Horizontally alongside
List three factors that are likely to cause erosion in a coastal landscape.
Wind, waves, sun