Climate
Weather
UK Geography
Rivers
General knowledge
100
What is the definition of climate?
Long term weather patterns in a specific place
100
Name the process of turning liquid to a gas
Evaporation
100
What county is Manchester in?
Greater Manchester
100
What river flows next between Manchester and Salford?
River Irwell
100
Double points!
Germany
200
Double points!
Define a biome
A large scale eco-system of plants, animals and non-living things.
200
Name the process of turning a gas back to a liquid
Condensation
200
What is the Capital of England?
London
200
Double points!
What does the source of a river mean?
The beginning of the river
200
What is the largest rainforest in the world?
The Amazon
300
Explain one economic impact of a hurricane
Something to do with money - e.g. businesses can't open so the owners lose money.
300
Name the 4 types of precipitation
Rain, Snow, Sleet and Hail
300
What is the Capital of Scotland?
Edinburgh
300
What does the mouth of a river mean?
The end of the river
300
What is the tallest mountain in the world
Mt Everest
400
Define "climate change"
e.g. Climate change describes a change in the average conditions — such as temperature and rainfall — in a region over a long period of time.
400
Double points!
When warm and cold fronts meet, the warm air is pushed up and it cools, condenses and forms rain clouds. This type of rainfall is called...
Frontal Rain
400
Define a dense population
When lots of people live in close proximity of each other (urban city areas)
400
What is the longest river in the world called?
The Nile
400
What is the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth?
-89.2oC
500
Explain in a simple way how a glacier shapes the landscape
e.g. they are like natures bulldozers as they move through a landscape, plucking materials and transporting them over distances. They also erode the ground they move across by a process called "abrasion"
500
Relief rainfall
500
Double points!
Define a sparse population
Where people live spread far apart (countryside)
500
Name one way that a river changes the landscape its in
Erosion, deposition, transportation
500
What is the highest recorded temperature in the UK?
40.3oC