AQA • Geography
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Latest notes & summaries AQA • Geography
How is an arch formed? - ANS An arch is formed by erosion. 
What are clay pans? - ANS Clay pans are low-lying sections of ground that stay muddy and wet for some 
time. 
Why are there rippled surfaces on transverse dunes? - ANS There are rippled surfaces in transverse 
dunes as a result of a gentle breeze blowing in the one direction. 
What is an oasis? - ANS An oasis is a fertile spot in a desert which receives water from underground 
supplies. 
What is a mesa? - ANS A mesa is a plateau-like se...
Which description about lines of latitude is true? - ANS run in an east and west direction and measure 
distance north and south of the Equator 
Which names indicate either an ocean or a continent? - ANS Arctic 
Indian 
Australia 
Which city lies west of 30°E longitude? - ANS Smyrna and Ephesus 
Which comparison best describes the relationship between history and geography? - ANS History shows 
how events over time relate, while geography shows how the land changes over time. 
Which geographic ...
TRUE or FALSE 
The unwise use of resources can threaten the survival of communities now and in the future. - ANS true 
Renewable resources include: - ANS water 
soil 
fish in the ocean 
TRUE or FALSE 
You as an individual are responsible for how you use the resources around you. - ANS true 
Minerals are (non-renewable/renewable) resources. - ANS non-renewable 
TRUE or FALSE 
Once renewable resources have been used up, they are finished forever. - ANS true 
Food is a non-renewable/renewable) reso...
Development - ANS A process of improvement in the material conditions of people through diffusion of 
knowledge and technology 
Gross domestic product (GDP) - ANS The value of total output of goods and services produced in a 
country in a given time period (normally one year). 
Gross nationally income (GNI) - ANS Calculates the monetary worth of what is produced within a 
country plus income received from investments outside the country, as a more accurate way of 
measuring a country's wealth i...
Define map - ANS A two dimensional or flat scale model of Earth's surface or a portion of it. 
What is the science of mapmaking called? - ANS Cartography 
What are the two purposes that not served? - ANS A reference tool and a communication tool 
Who first used the term geography? - ANS Eratosthenes 
What does the term geography mean? - ANS The study of where things are found on the earth surface 
and reasons for their location. 
Define scale - ANS The level of detail and the amount of area cov...
contemporary geography - ANS The scientific study of the location of people and activities across earth 
and the reasons for their distribution 
What questions do geographers ask? - ANS They ask where things are like what is a specific feature's 
location. Why a certain feature is there like what force(human or physical) caused a feature to be 
located where they are. 
How do geographers organize their subject matter? - ANS They organize by place, geographers 
understand that something happenin...
Geography - ANS a study of where people, places, and things are located and how they are related to 
each other. 
GIS-Geographic information systems. - ANS Uses computer technology, to collect, manipulate and 
analyze data. 
Absolute location - ANS where a place is on the globe (coordinates) 
Hemispheres - ANS halves of earth 
Relative location - ANS where a place is compared to other places nearby 
Character of a place - ANS comprised of a place's physical and human characteristics 
Perception...
Danube River 
Europe's second longest river 
Pyrenees Mountains 
A mountain range that extends along the border between France and Spain 
Rhine River 
A river in Western Europe that flows from eastern Switzerland into the North Sea. 
Seine River 
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel 
Alps Mountains
- 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...