Year 7 Geography Revision

Complete all questions. You will have 5 minutes per slide to write down

and answer the questions. You must write down the whole question

Slide 1 - Basic Environments

1.Name the four 'spheres' that make up the earth' environment

2.give one example of each sphere in the world

3.List 4 types of natural disasters that affect the physical and human environments

Slide 2 - Mapping

1.When using grid referencing, what are the names commonly given to the longitude and latitude (x,y)?

2.Which of these terms is referenced first when referencing an area or grid?

3.Which type of reference is: AR2341?

Slide 3 - Timezones

1.What is the Prime Meridian and what city does it intersect with?

2.What name is given to the line that is 180 degrees west of the Prime Meridian and why?

3.What is unique about this longitude line? (hint: this is the only line that does this)

Slide 4 - Climate

1.What longitude line bisects the globe?2.What type of forest is found primarily on

this line?3.List 6 types of vegetation that can be

found around the globe

Slide 5 - Preservation

1.Define the term 'Endangered'2.Name a world Heritage site located in

Australia3.List five animals that are on the

endangered list 

Slide 1 - Answers

1.Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere2.The earth's crust, Clouds, Oceans, Animals (possible

answers)3.Flood, hurricane, Earthquake, Volcano, Drought,

Tsunami, Bushfire, Torrential Rain 

Slide 2 - Answers

1.Northings and Eastings2.Northings3.Area Reference

Slide 3 - Answers

1.The line that begins time around the world, also known as Greenwich Mean Time. Time is decided in relation to this point at a rate of 15 degrees per hour.

2.The international date line, the line that changes the time from 12pm one day to 1am the next day.

3.The international date line moves to avoid all countries in its way. This is to make sure that each country does not have split dates due to being in different timezones.

Slide 4 - Answers

1.The equator2.Tropical Rainforest3.Tropical Rain forest,

Slide 5 - Answers

1.A living organism that is in danger of becoming extinct

2.Sydney Opera House3.Giant Panda, Tasmanian Devil, Siberian Tiger, Black

Rhino, Koala, Asian Elephant, Gorilla etc.