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GEOGRAPHY EXAM
Question | Answer |
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RIVER SOURCE | THE PLACE WHERE A RIVER BEGINS |
TRIBUTARY | A STREAM OR RIVER THAT JOINS A LARGER RIVER |
MOUTH | THE PLACE WHERE RIVER ENTERS THE SEA, LAKE OR RIVER |
ESTUARY | THE PART OF A RIVER MOUTH WHICH IS TIDAL |
RIVER BASIN | THE TOTAL AREA DRAINED BY A RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES |
WATER SHED | THE HIGH GROUND THAT SEPARATES ONE RIVER BASIN FROM ANOTHER |
CONFLUENCE | THE PLACE WHERE 2 OR MORE RIVERS MEET |
RIVER COURSE | THE ROUTE TAKEN BY A RIVER BETWEEN ITS SOURCE AND ITS MOUTH |
DISTRIBUTARY | A SMALL STREAM WHERE THE MAIN RIVER MEETS THE SEA |
YOUTHFUL STAGE(UPPER COURSE) | V-SHAPED VALLEY STEEP HILL ERODES VERTICALLY FAST WATER FLOW |
MATURE STAGE(MIDDLE COURSE) | VALLEY THROUGH LESS STEEP HILL LATERAL EROSION RAPID WATER FLOW |
OLD AGESTAGE(LOWER COURSE) | FLAT, LOW LAND DEPOSITS |
PUSH FACTORS | (REASONS FOR LEAVING A PLACE) -WAR -UNEMPLOYMENT -LACK OF RESOURCES |
PULL FACTORS | (REASONS FOR MOVING TO A PLACE) -BETTER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEW PLACE -JOBS -WEATHER -PEACE |
BARRIERS | -FRIENDS&FAMILY LEFT BEHIND -FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN -GOVERNMENT IMMIGRATION LAWS |
POLDERS | (LAND TAKEN BACK/RECLAIMED FROM THE SEA) NETHERLANDS -Europe's most ensely populated country -379 ppl per km² -70% live on polders -Dykes, canals and drainage ditches were built for drainage and protection |
URBAN SETTLEMENT (CARTWHEEL PATTERN) | -EMMELOORD -VILLAGES ARE BUILT IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN AROUND THE MAIN TOWN -CIRCULAR ROADS CONNECT THEM TO EACH OTHER -RADIAL ROADS LINK THE BIGGER TOWN TO THE SMALLER VILLAGES |
RANDSTAD | HORSESHOE-SHAPED URBAN REGION INCLUDING CITIES E.G. THE HAGUE AMSTERDAM |
OVERSPILL TOWN | ALMERE-BUILT TO ACCOMMODATE OVERSPILL FROM AMSTERDAM |
PLANNED RURAL SETTLEMENTS IN THE POLDERS | -FARMS IN LINEAR PATTERN ALONG ROADS (IRELAND-DISPERSED RURAL SETTLEMENTS) -VILLAGES CIRCLE THE MAIN TOWN -RADIAL ROADS CONNECT TOWNS AND VILLAGES |
SETTLEMENT PATTERNS | DISPERSED- SPREAD OUT (FARM) LINEAR-LINED UP (HOUSES) NUCLEATED-CLUSTERED (HOUSING ESTATE) |
PHYSICAL FACTORS | ALTITUDE DRAINAGE NETWORKS RIVERS LAND COASTAL LOCATIONS |
KINDS OF HOUSES | Detached: FREE FROM OTHER HOUSES Semi-detached: PAIR OF HOUSES Terrace: LINKED HOUSES Flats (Apartments) |
HONG KONG | Hong Kong is located on the coast of China. It's on the north side of the island. Hong Kong is a wealthy city & is not as densely populated as Kolkata, with 7.2million ppl. They have a high life expectancy of 83yrs and an average of only 1child per family |
PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG | -WATER POLLUTION -LACK OF SPACE -OVERCROWDING |
KOLKATA | -BIGGEST CITY IN INDIA -15.7M PPL -POOR PPL ARRIVE IN SEARCH OF JOBS -SHANTY TOWNS/BUSTEES ON THE OUTSKIRTS |
POPULATION DENSITY | THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE PER KM² |
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN AN AREA |
HOW TO CALCULATE POPULATION DENSITY | TOTAL POPULATION ÷TOTAL AREA |
NON-GOVERNMENTAL AID | A non-governmental organization (NGO) is any non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national or international level. (E.G TROCAIRE, CONCERN, GOAL) |
BILATERAL AID | AID GIVEN BY ONE GOVERNMENT TO ANOTHER. (E.G. IRISH GOVERNMENT GIVE AID TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA IN AFRICA) |
MULTILATERAL AID | GOVERNMENTS CONTRIBUTE MONEY TO INTERNATIONAL BODIES SUCH AS THE UNITED NATIONS. THESE BODIES THEN DISTRIBUTE THE AID TO THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES |
EMERGENCY AID | THIS IS GIVEN IN TIMES OF CRISIS, SUCH AS AFTER EARTHQUAKES, FLOODS OR DURING FAMINES. ITS IMMEDIATE PURPOSE IS TO PREVENT PEOPLE DYING |
DEVELOPMENT AID | THIS LONG TERM AID IS AIMED AT IMPROVING WATER SUPPLIES, HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, ROADS AND SCHOOLS IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES |
SEA STACK | IS A PILLAR OF ROCK STICKING OUT OF THE SEA NEAR THE COAST. IF THE ROOF OF AN ARCH COLLAPSES, ITS OUTER WALL MAY STAND OUT AS A PILLAR OF ROCK. (E.G. BALLYBUNION, CO.KERRY) |
THE NORTH | RICHER COUNTRIES 20% OF THE WORLD WITH 80% OF THE WEALTH |
THE SOUTH | POORER COUNTRIES 80% OF THE WORLD WITH 20% OF THE WEALTH |
MALNUTRITION | NO BALANCED DIET |
FAIR TRADE | WHEN 2 OR MORE COUNTRIES TRADE AND ALL MAKE A FAIR AND EQUAL PROFIT |
LIFE-EXPECTANCY | HOW LONG YOU ARE EXPECTED TO LIVE ACCORDING TO THE STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY YOU ARE LIVING IN |
MIGRANT | SOMEONE WHO MOVES FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER |
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT | SOMEONE WHO MOVES BETWEEN COUNTRIES |
IMMIGRANT | SOMEONE WHO MOVES INTO THE COUNTRY |
EMIGRANT | SOMEONE WHO LEAVES THE COUNTRY |
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT | MOVES WITHIN THE SAME COUNTRY |
INDIVIDUAL MIGRANT | THE INDIVIDUAL CHOOSES TO MOVE |
ORGANISED MIGRATION | RELOCATION ORGANISED BY GOVERNMENTS OR GROUPS.(PLANTATIONS) |