AQA • Geography

The image above shows a(n) __________, a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. - ANS strait The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth's crust is composed of many plates that move gradually across the Earth's surface. - ANS True This photo above shows a type of coastal climate zone. This zone, a __________ zone, experiences mild winters and dry, sunny summers - ANS Mediterranean Which of Earth's layers is represented by the number one (1) on the image a...

The image above shows a(n) __________, a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. - ANS strait The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth's crust is composed of many plates that move gradually across the Earth's surface. - ANS True This photo above shows a type of coastal climate zone. This zone, a __________ zone, experiences mild winters and dry, sunny summers - ANS Mediterranean Which of Earth's layers is represented by the number one (1) on the image a...

geography - ANS study of where people, places, and things are located and how they interact with each other The five themes of geography are... - ANS location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction geographer - ANS one who studies earth's natural environment and human society historian - ANS one who studies and writes about the past archaeologist - ANS one who recovers and analyzes parts of the material culture of society or region, such as artifacts, architecture, o...

Africa is known as the ____ continent. - ANS plateau What physical process is responsible for the Great Rift Valley and the Great Escarpment? - ANS plate movement Which of the countries listed below receives the most rainfall? - ANS Sierra Leone Match the river with the phrase that describes it. Congo Niger Nile Zambezi - ANS - also called the Zaire Africa's third longest river world's longest river home to Victoria Falls

5 Themes of Geography - ANS 1. Location 2. Place 3. Region 4. Movement 5. Human-Environment Interaction Geography - ANS The study of the earth and the ways people live and work on it Human geography - ANS The study of how people and their activities vary from place to place. This includes economic, political, and cultural factors such as cities and countries, farms and factories, and ways of life Physical geography - ANS The study of how the earth's natural features vary from place to ...

human systems - ANS processes initiated by people that shape earth's surface and interact with plant and animal life to create, sustain, and modify ecosystems physical processes - ANS activities occurring in nature that shape the earth's surface physical systems - ANS processes occurring in nature that shape the earth's surface and interact with plant and animal life to create, sustain, and modify ecosystems systems - ANS physical and human processes that shape the earth's surface and i...

If I were to describe where I live using relative location, which of the following ways would be most accurate? - ANS I live near where Route 3 and I-95 meet. Why does distortion occur when making a map? - ANS Because the earth is a sphere Which of the following photos is the best representation of a hinterland? - ANS its the one with Aerial photograph of farmland with dotted trees Mountains are most commonly formed by which of the following types of tectonic plate boundaries? - ANS conver...

geography - ANS the study of everything on Earth perspective - ANS the way a person looks at something landscape - ANS the scenery of a place cartography - ANS the study of maps and mapmaking meteorology - ANS the study of weather region - ANS area with one or more common features grid - ANS pattern of lines parallels - ANS lines of latitude meridians - ANS lines of longitude hemispheres - ANS the equator divides the earth into two halves atlas - ANS a collection of maps in a book map...

The Five Themes of Geography: MR. HELP Movement, Region H.E.I., Location, Place - ANS MR. HELP What does the acronym stand for? Movement - ANS The import/export of people, ideas and goods around the world Movement: People - ANS Examples: immigration, emigration, forced migration due to conflict , disease or natural disaster Movement: Ideas - ANS Cultural Exchange: foods, music, games, religion Movement: Goods - ANS The transport of products around the world Region - ANS An area of the wo...

Location - ANS -Absolute: The exact location of a place. Geographers use latitude and longitude lines to pinpoint absolute location -Relative: Where a location is in relation to places or things near it. Place - ANS The physical and human characteristics of a location. Physical characteristics include things such as mountains, rivers, and beaches. Human characteristics include things such as political institutions, culture, housing. Human-Environment Interaction - ANS How humans and the en...