AQA • Geography

- ANS shape of france - ANS hexagon host summers with sometimes snowy winters - ANS central and eastern france hot summers and mild winters often made colder by the cold minstral wind - ANS the south (midi) long harsh winters and some hot sun in the summer - ANS vosges, jura, alps, pyrenees often rainy - ANS north, and western coastal regions capital of rouen. famous for cathedral painted by monet. home to mont st michel. geography mix of green countryside and farmland, and beauitful coas...

archipelago A group or chain of islands bay an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf canyon A deep, narrow valley with steep sides delta A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake desert An extremely dry area with little water and few plants foothills low hills at the base of a mountain range harbor a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo hill A small area of land that is higher than t...

Which European country used Australia as a prison colony? - ANS Great Britain The original inhabitants of Australia are known as the? - ANS aborigines The original inhabitants of New Zealand are known as the - ANS Maoris Explain the importance and outcome of the Treaty of Waitangi. - ANS Resulted in land wars and many subsequent deaths. Three Parts of Treaty of Waitangi - ANS 1. that the Queen (or king) of Great Britain has the right to rule over New Zealand; 2. that Maori chiefs would ke...

The Five Themes of Geography - ANS 1) Location 2) Place 3) Human - Environment Interaction 4) Movement 5) Region Location - ANS Every place on Earth has a location. Location is defined in terms of ABSOLUTE and RELATIVE location. The theme of location is concerned with the question: "Where is it?" A) Absolute Location B) Relative Location TYPES of Location - ANS A) Absolute Location — The exact spot on Earth where something is found. Example: Niambey, the capital of Niger, is located...

krill - ANS an invertebrate similar to a shrimp in size and shape. protocol - ANS a formal agreement for rules of conduct between nations. sound - ANS an area of water between two bodies of land, e.g., the coast and an island. The South Pole was first reached by _____. - ANS Roald Amundsen The Antarctica continent is split roughly in half by the __________ Mountain Range. - ANS Transantarctic Which of the following are names of Antarctica's larger ice shelves? - ANS Larsen Filchner-Ronne

Geography is described as - ANS a spatial science. The word spatial refers to - ANS the nature and character of physical space. Which is not true of geographers? - ANS They are not really scientists. Geography - ANS is derived from geo and graphein; literally, "to write Earth." Geography" literally means - ANS to write (about) Earth. The main methodology governing geographic inquiry - ANS involves spatial analysis. Which of the following best describes the field of physical geography? -...

Uzbekistan - ANS Laos - ANS Mauritania - ANS Mozambique - ANS South Sudan - ANS Comoros - ANS Sudan - ANS Kyrgyzstan - ANS Eritrea - ANS Guyana - ANS Samoa - ANS Burundi - ANS

Aergean sea - ANS The early history of Greek peoples took place on the shores of Rocky to farm - ANS Greeks turned early fishing and commerce because greek soil was too Crete - ANS Greek civilization probably began on the island of Knosses - ANS The first greek capital Evans - ANS Knossos was evacuated in the tweentieth century by the English archaeologists Sir arthur Minos - ANS The massive ruins on Knossos were the remains of the palace of King

An __________ is a portion of a country that is separated geographically from the mainland. - ANS exclave Which of the following statements about autonomous regions is false? - ANS Military governments always occupy autonomous regions after a conflict. Which of the following statements about territories is false? - ANS Territories are always self-governing. The issuing of official records, such as birth certificates, and the administering of justice are most commonly performed at the _____...

Archipelago - ANS An archipelago is a group of islands closely scattered in a body of water. Usually, this body of water is the ocean, but it can also be a lake or river. Most archipelagoes are made of oceanic islands. This means the islands were formed by volcanoes erupting from the ocean floor. island - ANS land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water