Geography test revision

What is the name of a mountain or hill with a vent through which lava escapes

Volcano

What type of plate boundary occurs where two tectonic plates move apart

Divergent boundary

What type of plate boundary occurs where two tectonic plates crash into each other

Convergent boundary

What type of plate boundary involves two plates sliding past each other horizontally

Transform boundary

Molten Rock

Magma

Molten Rock when it has broken through the earths surface

Lava

Which specific coastal process wears away the land using waves and wind

Coastal erosion

Name a specific coastal landform created by the erosion of a headland over time

Sea cave

What is the continuous wearing away of cliffs by the force of crashing water called

Hydraulic action

What is the process where waves smash rocks and pebbles against cliffs called

Abrasion

What is the breakdown of rock particles as they collide with each other in waves

Attrition

Which term describes the dropping of sediment or sand by waves on a shoreline

Coastal deposition

What is the primary coastal depositional landform where people swim and sunbathe

Beach

What is an elongated ridge of sand extending from the land out into open water

Spit

What are mounds of sand formed by wind and trapped by vegetation behind a beach

Sand dunes

What do we call artificial structures built to protect a coast from eroding

Hard engineering

What coastal management strategy uses natural processes like planting vegetation

Soft engineering

What is a large concrete or rock wall built parallel to the shoreline called

Seawall

What are the wooden or stone barriers built perpendicular to the beach to trap sand

Groynes

What hard engineering structure protects a harbor entrance by breaking waves

Breakwater

What soft engineering process involves pumping new sand onto an eroded beach

Beach nourishment

What is the measure of how desirable and comfortable a place is to live in

Liveability

Name the annual global index that ranks cities based on their lifestyle quality

Global Liveability Index

What is the emotional bond or personal connection a person feels for a location

Sense of place

What type of factor forces a person to leave their current home or country

Push factor

What type of factor attracts a person to move to a new and better location

Pull factor

Is a high crime rate considered a push factor or a pull factor

Push factor

Is access to high-quality healthcare considered a push factor or a pull factor

Pull factor

Is a lack of clean water a push factor or a pull factor

Push factor

A reason to move to a place

Pull factor

What environmental factor heavily influences the liveability of a desert city

Climate

What infrastructure factor determines how easily people can travel within a city

Public transport

What social factor measures the presence of schools and universities in an area

Education

What layout feature of a city measures the presence of parks and green spaces

Open space

What does the 'B' stand for in the map features acronym BOLTSS

Border

What does the 'O' stand for in the map features acronym BOLTSS

Orientation

What does the 'L' stand for in the map features acronym BOLTSS

Legend

What does the 'T' stand for in the map features acronym BOLTSS

Title

What does the first 'S' stand for in the map features acronym BOLTSS

Scale

What does the second 'S' stand for in the map features acronym BOLTSS

Source

What major line of latitude sits at zero degrees and divides Earth in half

Equator

The line that goes from North to South

Prime Meridian

What type of map reference uses four digits to identify a large square area

Area reference

What type of map reference uses six digits to identify a highly specific point

Grid reference

Which map feature compares a distance on a map to the actual distance on the ground

Scale

What is the cardinal direction pointing directly toward the South Pole

South

What tool or symbol on a map shows the cardinal directions like North and East

Compass rose

What line on a map connects points of equal elevation above sea level

Contour line

What does a series of contour lines drawn very close together indicate

Steep slope

What is the term for the vertical height of a land feature above sea level

Elevation