What is Geo?
How many continents are there?
7
What does Landscapes mean?
Landscapes is the term used to describe the features of an area.
What colour is used in a climate graph to show the temperature?
Red
When looking at a typical world map, which hemispheres is Australia located in?
East and South
How many numbers are used to identify an area reference?
4
What is the study of geography?
Geography is the study of lands, features, populations, animals and essentially the study of Earth.
Identify a famous landform in Australia.
Uluru (NT), the Three Sisters (NSW), the Twelve Apostles (VIC).
Bar graph
Which direction do the lines of latitude run, and which direction do the lines of longitude run?
Latitude run East-West.
Longitude run North-South.
How many numbers are used to identify a grid reference?
6
What are the 3 different types of geo called?
Identify 2 landscapes.
Desert, Mountain, Rainforest, Grassland, Polar, Karst, Aquatic, Built.
What are climate graphs used for?
Climate graphs are used to illustrate the average temperature and rainfall experienced at a particular place over the course of a year.
What is the central line of latitude that divides the globe into the northern and southern hemispheres called?
The Equator
What are area and grid references used for?
They are used to provide accurate references for where a particular feature or location is on a map.
Biosphere, Geosphere (aka Lithosphere), Atmosphere, Hydrosphere.
What are three physical processes that influence the creation of coastal landforms?
Swash, Backwash, Wind.
In a climate graph how do you calculate range? (i.e range for temperature)
You minus the lowest point from the highest (i.e. if the lowest temperature was 5 and the highest temperature was 36, then the range would be 36-5 = 31).
Which is the correct format for writing the latitude and longitude of a location?
60°N, 100°W
OR
100°W, 60°N,
60°N, 100°W
(coordinates for longitude are written first; coordinates for latitude are written second).
Referring to Skills 2.3 (Area and Grid) word doc., provide the area reference for dot number 2.
4180
Name a country in Africa that starts with the letter T.
Name a famous geographical landform located in the USA.
Grand Canyon, Mississippi River, Rocky Mountains.
Calculate the average annual rainfall from the following data:
Jan (59.8), Feb (51.2), Mar (55.6), Apr (49.3), May (47.5), Jun (37.9), Jul (52.4), Aug (47.6), Sep (65.2), Oct (61.9), Nov (58.7), Dec (46.1).
52.76mm
What is the longitude line that divides the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres called?
Prime Meridian
Referring to Skills 2.3 (Area and Grid) word doc., provide the grid reference for dot number 7.
459759