Year 10 Geography

What is sustainability?

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Which ocean is located between Australia and Africa?

Indian Ocean

Which ocean is located between Africa and South America?

Atlantic Ocean

What are the two main strategies of coastal management?

Hard and Soft engineering

What are the two types of environments?

Human and Natural Environments

What is biodiversity?

the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat

What are the four types of spheres that interact with every biotic and abiotic organism on Earth?

Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Lithosphere

What are the human impacts on the Environment?

Pollution, land degradation, tourism, climate change, carbon emissions

What does the ecological footprint measure?

Measures how fast we consume resources and generate waste compared to how fast nature can absorb our waste and generate new resources

Measures the impact humans have on the planet at the individual scale and the amount of ecologically/biologically productive space required to support the resource demands and absorb the wastes of a population

What are the two types of waves?

constructive and destructive

Which wave causes erosion?

Destructive

What are the features of a wave?

Trough, Crest, Wave length, Wave height

Which wave builds the shoreline and changes the coast?

Constructive

What is an example of hard engineering

Groynes

What is an example of Soft engineering

Beach Nourishment

What is the largest desert in the world?

Sahara

In what province is Linfen located?

Shanxi province

What does WWF stand for?

"World Wide Fund" for Nature

What are the four main functions of the environment?

Sink, Service, Source, Spiritual

What is a biome?

a region that is characterised by specific climate, fauna and flora

What is the capital of the United States?

Washington D.C.

What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

What is capital of China?

Beijing