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Explain THREE features required for a coral reef ecosystem to survive.
Possible answers: Warm water, protected from waves, shallow water, unpolluted and clean, medium to weak energy.
100
Explain the difference between ‘weather’ and ‘climate’.
Weather is short-term (daily changes in temperature, rain amount, etc.)
Climate is long-term (averages weather patterns over time = years or decades)
100
Give TWO countries where you would find a tropical rainforest.
Example countries: Brazil, USA, Mexico, any country in Southeast Asia, etc.
100
The north of Bangladesh is very sparsely populated. THis is because of which physical reason?
Very mountainous
100
Define ‘death rate’
(aka- mortality rate)- the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population per year.
200
Railway Station
200
According to the map we learned in class, how many climate zones are there?
There are SIX climate zones
200
OS
200
Explain THREE features required for a mangrove ecosystem to survive?
Possible answers:
Mixture of salt and fresh water (brackish)
Tropical climate
Low energy water
Muddy
intertidal
200
Give an example of a country which has an area that is sparsely populated and give two reasons why.
Possible answers:
Harsh climate
Geographical barriers
Resources
Economics
Location ( isolated or remote)
300
What is the line that we use to tell the time around the world?
Prime Meridian
300
Coordinates for Australia?
Answers may vary
300
Four Figure Grid Reference for North Woods?
Possible answer:
300
Coordinates for Russia?
Answers may vary
300
What is the vocabulary word for this definition?
The sheer power of waves as they smach against a cliff. Air becomes trapped in the cracks in the rock and cause the rock to break apart.
Hydraulic action
400
Name the smallest capital in the world.
Vatican City
400
What type of coastal erosion causes by rocks to get get smaller, rounder, and smoother?
Attrition
400
What expression do we use when we want to know the distance between two places in a straight line?
As the crow flies
400
Explain TWO human uses of a tropical rainforest
Possible answers:
Medicine from plants
Resources- wood, etc.
Food
400
Name two countries where you could find a coral reef.
Possible Answers from lessons:
1. Australia 5. Mexico 9. Thailand
2. Philippines 6. Belize 10. Honduras
3. Indonesia 7. Fiji
4. Maldives 8. Egypt
5. Mexico
500
Define ‘fetch’.
Fetch refers to the distance over which the wind blows across open water.
500
Give an example of a country with a high fertility rate and give one reason why it has a high rate.
Chad or any other low income country
Lack of quality healthcare and healthcare education
500
Constructive
500
Six Figure grid reference for Hadd Bridge?
Sample answer:
025, 083
500
Explain Convectional Rainfall
Convectional Rainfall occurs when the sun heats the Earth’s surface, causing warm, moist air to rise. As the air rises, it cools and condenses, forming clouds. When condensation continues, the clouds become heavy, leading to rainfall.