The cards Question What does latitude describe? Tap to flip Answer How far north or south of the Equator a place is. Question What is atmospheric pressure? Tap to flip Answer The pressure of a column of air at a point on Earth's surface, giving relatively high or low pressure. Question In which direction do surface winds generally move air? Tap to flip Answer From an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. Question What is the Coriolis effect? Tap to flip Answer The deflection of winds and ocean currents caused by Earth's rotation. Question Which two systems transfer heat around the Earth? Tap to flip Answer The atmospheric circulation and ocean currents. Question What determines the location of the global pressure belts? Tap to flip Answer The atmospheric circulation. Question Which two things do global pressure belts affect? Tap to flip Answer Surface winds and patterns of rainfall. Question Does the global atmospheric circulation control the temperature of each climate zone? Tap to flip Answer No. It redistributes heat received at the Equator, but latitude controls each zone's temperature. Question Why does the amount of solar radiation received vary with latitude? Tap to flip Answer Because of the curvature of the Earth. Question What is wind shear? Tap to flip Answer The change in wind speed and direction at different altitudes. Question What is latent heat? Tap to flip Answer Energy stored in water vapour when water evaporates, released when the vapour condenses back into liquid. Question What is climate change? Tap to flip Answer Long-term changes in Earth's climate, mainly caused by human activities that increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Question Within which zone are tropical storms widely distributed? Tap to flip Answer The tropics. Question What happens to a tropical storm as it tracks over the ocean? Tap to flip Answer It intensifies. Question Which three aspects of tropical storms may climate change affect? Tap to flip Answer Their distribution, frequency and intensity. Question Can tropical storms form over land? Tap to flip Answer No. They form over warm ocean waters, drawing energy from the heat and moisture. Question Why does a tropical storm weaken once it is over land? Tap to flip Answer It loses its energy source, the heat and moisture of warm ocean water. Question What is a storm surge? Tap to flip Answer A rise in the sea caused by the atmospheric pressure changes and wind of a storm. Question In geography, what does vulnerable mean? Tap to flip Answer More susceptible or exposed to the harmful impacts of a natural disaster. Question What is infrastructure? Tap to flip Answer The basic networks, services and facilities needed for daily life, e.g. roads, utilities, healthcare. Question Is a storm surge a primary or a secondary effect of a tropical storm? Tap to flip Answer A primary effect. Question Is coastal flooding a primary or a secondary effect of a tropical storm? Tap to flip Answer A secondary effect. Question Do tropical storms affect only coastal areas? Tap to flip Answer No. They can also affect inland areas through heavy rainfall and flooding. Question What is an NGO? Tap to flip Answer A non-governmental organisation, e.g. Unicef, which can give emergency aid and long-term support as a neutral body. Question What is evacuation? Tap to flip Answer Moving people from a dangerous place to safety. Question What is emergency aid? Tap to flip Answer Immediate assistance and supplies given to people affected by a disaster. Question When do immediate responses to a tropical storm happen? Tap to flip Answer Before, during and immediately after the storm. Question In tropical storm management, what is a forecast? Tap to flip Answer Using technology to predict the likelihood of a tropical storm, including its path, intensity and speed. Question What does a meteorologist do? Tap to flip Answer Studies the causes of weather using information from land, sea and atmosphere, and creates forecasts. Question In weather hazards, what is monitoring? Tap to flip Answer The continuous observation and recording of atmospheric conditions to detect changes. Question What does it mean to mitigate a tropical storm? Tap to flip Answer To take actions that reduce its effects. Question Which technology is given as an example of monitoring tropical storms? Tap to flip Answer Satellite technology. Question Is it impossible to predict tropical storms accurately? Tap to flip Answer No. It is challenging, but advances in technology and meteorology have made predictions more accurate. Question What is a typhoon? Tap to flip Answer A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans. Question Do tropical storms affect people only during and just after landfall? Tap to flip Answer No. People may evacuate before the storm hits, and effects can last months as people recover. Question What is weather? Tap to flip Answer The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place, e.g. temperature and rainfall. Question What is climate? Tap to flip Answer The average weather conditions of a place over a long period, typically 30 years. Question What is extreme weather? Tap to flip Answer A weather event significantly different from the average or usual pattern, over one day or a longer period. Question Does the UK's moderate climate mean it has no weather hazards? Tap to flip Answer No. The UK has a range of weather hazards that can have serious impacts. Question Is there evidence that UK weather is becoming more extreme? Tap to flip Answer Yes. Question What is a social impact? Tap to flip Answer The effect of an event on the well-being and quality of life of individuals and communities. Question What is an economic impact? Tap to flip Answer The effect of an event on an area's financial conditions, e.g. employment, income, investment. Question In GIS, what is a pop-up? Tap to flip Answer A read-only display of attribute information, often linked to a location. Question What is georeferenced data? Tap to flip Answer Information tied to a particular location using an agreed system such as latitude and longitude. Question What is temporal data? Tap to flip Answer Information tied to a particular point in time, so the data can be time-enabled. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage GCSE (Years 10–11) Course GCSE Geography Unit Weather hazards Exam boards AQA England's National Curriculum sets what is taught; the units and their order are Oak National Academy's. Flash Feed is not affiliated with Oak or any exam board.
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