Geography+0910+6D

The topics that may appear on this year's Geography exam CAL are listed below. The exam will be a combined exam for Geography and History. ** ** Remember you need to study all the information you were taught in each topic. If you missed any lessons you should copy up the work from a friend. ** **You can also see revision tips and a reminder of what we studied on the Humanities website;  [] ** ** Personal Geography What is Geography? Measuring distance & using symbols Latitude & longitude Atlas skills ** 
 * Year 6

Weather and Climate Measuring and recording weather Factors affecting wind and temperature Wind roses and temperature graphs Why does it rain? Climate graphs

Asian Tsunami Causes of the tsunami Affects on countries How people responded Reducing the danger of tsunamis

Mapskills 4 & 6 figure grid references Showing height on maps Good luck!

Cal** assessment: Google maps and Google Earth **** deadline: 14 and 16th of october ** • Over the next 3 lessons you are going to be working with Google Maps and Google Earth, two useful Geographical Information Systems (GIS) • Your task is to produce a tourist map showing 4 human and 4 physical features of El Salvador • Each feature should be labeled and have an image and description • The markscheme for this piece of work is overleaf Mark scheme Includes images and text of four 4 human and 4 physical locations ||
 * Map ||
 * 0-3 || Very poor showing few features ||
 * 4-6 || Includes title and less than 4 images of human features and less than 4 images of physical locations ||
 * 7-9 || Includes title & perhaps a key and scale.
 * 10 || Exceptional map including: paths and symbols that reflect physical and human features, finished Maps are put together using NeoOffice Text ||
 * Descriptions ||
 * 0-3 || Very few descriptions ||
 * 4-6 || Includes less than 4 physical and 4 human features ||
 * 7-9 || Excellent descriptions with information about 4 human and 4 physical locations ||
 * 10 || Exceptional annotations ||

Answer the following questions: 1. 1. Why do you think El Salvador’s beaches have black sand? I think el salvador has black sand because of the volcanic rock.

2.Why do you think some of the lakes are round?

Some lakes are rounded because they have formed in a certain landscape in which it becomes a wall and it surrounds the lake.

3. Why do you think the volcanoes are in a line?

4. What do you notice about the settlements and the department names? i notice that some of the department names has their capital the same name of the department.

5. What do you notice about the settlements and the Pan American highway? I noticed that a percentage of the settlements,or at least the most important are near the Pan American highway

6. Why are each of the tourist sites popular (use the information on the map to help you) ‏ they are popular because people come to see more about mayas and pipiles

7. Why is it important to protect parts of El Salvador? (think of 3 reasons) ‏

8. Dams can produce ‘clean’ electricity. What do you think ‘clean’ electricity means?

9. How can we reduce the amount of electricity we use? (think of 5 ways) 1. 10.Where is the most densely populated area? Why? (try to think of 5 reasons) ‏

11. Why do you think some places have few people? (try to think of 5 reasons) ‏ Andrea Osegueda 1. There is an agricultural zone. 2. It is dangerous to live there. 3. The geography of the land cant let a house be there. 4. It may be at construction.

12.Why do some places have no number?

13.Why do you think El Salvador’s main settlements are next to the Pan American Highway? I think that the main settlements are next to the Pan American Highway because is the better way for people to transport from side to side and it better for people to go and buy things for their family or to buy seed to plant in their farm.