Skills (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Flashcards
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Satellite imagery provides
Satellite imagery provides
Real-time views of Earth's surface from space
Satellite maps are useful for monitoring
Satellite maps are useful for monitoring
Weather patterns, natural disasters, environmental changes
Political maps show
Political maps show
Human-made boundaries and divisions
Distribution maps show
Distribution maps show
How features/phenomena are spread across areas
Alternative name for distribution maps
Alternative name for distribution maps
Thematic maps
Relief maps show
Relief maps show
Height and shape of land surface
Map scale tells you
Map scale tells you
Relationship between map distance and real-world distance
1:25000 OS map: 1cm equals
1:25000 OS map: 1cm equals
250 metres
1:50000 OS map: 1cm equals
1:50000 OS map: 1cm equals
500 metres
Smaller ratio number in scale means
Smaller ratio number in scale means
More detailed map
Isolines are
Isolines are
Lines connecting points of equal value
Meaning of 'iso' in isolines
Meaning of 'iso' in isolines
Equal
Contour lines connect points of equal
Contour lines connect points of equal
Height above sea level
Close together contour lines indicate
Close together contour lines indicate
Steep land
Far apart contour lines indicate
Far apart contour lines indicate
Flat/gentle land