Week 1 - Learn the following 10 spellings Environment Conservation Development Physical Preparation Desperate Immediately Occurrence Magnitude Latitude
Week 2 - Learn the following key words and their definitions Latitude - is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) Equator - the line of latitude that goes around the earth at 0 degrees. Longitude - is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. Prime meridian - is the imaginary line that divides Earth into two equal parts: the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. Continent - this is a very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia, that consists of several countries. There are 7 continents in the world, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, South America. Economic geography - the type of geography concerned with how people support themselves, through production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Environmental geography - a type of geography that centres on the interaction of human and physical geography on the environment. Social geography - A type of geography that looks at how people have organised an area, including population and quality of life. Destination - a place to travel to or visit. quizlet.com/324288340/geography-terms-year-7-week-3-homework-flash-cards/?new
Week 3 - Demonstrate your Geography skills by answering the question below
The graph above shows world population since 1300AD. Along the X axis (on the base) is the years and up the Y axis (up the side) is the number of people on the planet. Answer the questions based on the graph above. 1, How many people were there on the planet in 1300? 2. How many people were there on the planet in 1900? 3. In 2000, there were _000,000,000 people on the planet. 4. How could you describe the line from 1300 to 1900? slowly rising, rapidly rising, slowly falling, rapidly falling. 5. How could you describe the line from 1900 to 2000? slowly rising, rapidly rising, slowly falling, rapidly falling.
Week 4 - Use your geography skills to complete the map skills challenge below
In your book write the numbers 1-7 and letters A-D and name the continent or ocean. Stretch & Challenge - Research the longest river (name and length), highest mountain (name and height) for each continent and find out how many countries each continent has.
Week 5 - Choose your home learning task from the list below: 1) Research and summarise a recent event in the news to do with geography (bonus marks for finding one relevant to the topic you are studying. 2) Design a quiz (on paper or electronic to do with the topic we are studying or have recently studied). 3) Complete a stretch and challenge activity from this website.