Skills
The direction at the top of most maps.
North
This flat, dry landscape is typically covered in sand and has very little rainfall.
Desert
A raised area of land, lower than a mountain.
Hill
The wearing away of the Earth’s surface by wind, water, or ice.
Erosion
What is deforestation?
Deforestation is the large-scale removal of forest cover.
Lines on a map that show elevation and shape of land.
Contour lines
This type of landscape is dominated by trees and receives high rainfall.
Forest
A cone-shaped mountain formed by lava and ash.
Volcano
The process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces.
Weathering
This popular Australian beach is both a tourist attraction and an example of a coastal landform shaped by waves.
Bondi Beach
The two types of references when reading a map. G..... Reference and A..... Reference
Grid Reference and Area Reference
What are the three different ways people can value landscapes and landforms?
Cultural/spiritual, economic, aesthetic
A deep valley with steep sides, often carved by rivers over time.
Canyon
The movement of tectonic plates causes this kind of landform to form.
Mountain ranges
Name two reasons for deforestation?
Agriculture
Urban development
Mining
Lines of L....... and L.......
What are they called?
Latitude and Longitude
This type of natural hazard is common in mountainous regions and can be dangerous to people.
Landslide
First Nations Australians often have strong cultural connections to this large rock formation.
Uluru
This supercontinent existed over 200 million years ago before breaking apart due to tectonic plate movement.
Pangaea
This large human-made structure is often built across rivers to control water flow, generate electricity, and prevent flooding.
Dam
When writing bearings, do you write the eastings or the northings first?
Eastings
Mountain, Coastal, Desert, Rainforest, Grassland, Polar, Tundra, Built (Human), Wetland, Volcanic, Glacial, Island, Plateau
This term describes the flat, fertile area formed by rivers depositing sediment.
Floodplain
Name 2 different types of plate boundaries.
Transform
Convergent
Collision
Divergent
What was the name of the gorge we studied, that was destroyed by mining giant BHP Billiton
Juukan Gorge