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Term 2 Mind map Geography (key concepts of geography (place (Place in…
Term 2 Mind map Geography
key concepts of geography
place
Place in geography is where the thing or place is located on the Earth.
Space
In geography space is used to understand the surroundings of the place e.g. the environment or landscape.
environment
the environment is what type of things are living in that area e.g. animals and plants.
interconnection
Geographers use the concept interconnection to better understand the complex link between natural and human processes.
sustainability
Sustainability is how well conserved something is and how well it can stay there for and be sustained
change
Change is when the landscape or the land form is changed by either the environment or by humans
scale
Scale is the size of the actual object compared to how big it is on the map or image e.g. 1 cm = 20 km
types of maps
mud maps
A mud map is a simplified diagram or sketch of a route, containing only essential features
topographical maps
A topographical map is a map that has different colors that display the depth of the landscape
geographical map
A geographical map is a map that has names of cities and countries on it. It is basically a world map.
Natural disasters
Earthquack
A earth quack is where the tectonic places either move apart, rub against each other or overlap each other a causes crack and violently shakes buildings and anything else in its way
Volcanic eruption
A volcanic eruption is where magma rises to the surface of the volcano and builds up pressure and when the pressure gets to high it erupts and releases the pressure
bush fire
A bush fire is a fire that happens in a bush land that catches trees and other objects in fire and it spreads really fast
tornado
A tornado is very strong force that is made up of wind and it can destroy wildlife houses and even whole suburbs and cities
tsunami
A tsunami is a very powerful wave of of water that is powerful enough to take ocean lines and buildings out
Types of landscapes
Rocky
A rocky landscape is a landscape where the ground is made up of rocky and other material that aren't smooth
Smooth
A smooth landscape is when the ground is smooth such as a smooth rock, sand, gravel or other flat and smooth materials
Mountain
A mountain landscape is where the landscape is like a hill or a mound of either dirt, stone or other rocks and materials
water source
A water source landscape is a landscape with water in it e.g. the ocean or a lake
desert
A desert landscape is a landscape where the landscape is made of of only sand and minimal living things like cacti
Project on landscapes and landforms
Report on volcanic eruptions
We had to write a report on the land form and the natural disaster that happened and our group chose volcano and the effects on the environment
building a model volcano
We had to build a model volcano and we made two volcanos one where the volcano was dormint ( has not erupted) then we did one on after the volcano erupted