0% found this document useful (0 votes)
20 views15 pages

Geography Year 7 Notes

The document outlines various activities related to climate change, rivers, and map skills, including identifying sources of greenhouse gases, categorizing climate change effects, and understanding river erosion and transportation processes. It also includes tasks for completing tables, explaining concepts, and engaging with map references and symbols. Additionally, there are interactive components like word searches and crosswords to reinforce learning.

Uploaded by

kannaki.vv
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
0% found this document useful (0 votes)
20 views15 pages

Geography Year 7 Notes

The document outlines various activities related to climate change, rivers, and map skills, including identifying sources of greenhouse gases, categorizing climate change effects, and understanding river erosion and transportation processes. It also includes tasks for completing tables, explaining concepts, and engaging with map references and symbols. Additionally, there are interactive components like word searches and crosswords to reinforce learning.

Uploaded by

kannaki.vv
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Activity 3 Causes of Climate

Change
Complete the table for the sources of Greenhouse Gases.

Human Sources Physical Sources

Deforestation, volcanoes, animal digestion, burning fossil fuels, fridges/freezers/air


conditioning, wild fires, landfill sites, respiration, decomposition, agriculture

Match the greenhouse gas to the picture of its source.

Landfill Site Fridges/Freezers


Landfill Site Deforestation

Carbon Nitrous Methane


Dioxide Oxide
Explain two human sources of greenhouse gases (4)
Activity 4 Effects of Climate
Change
Task 1: Colour code the effects into positive and negative
impacts Task 2: Categorise the effects into social, economic and
environmental.

Social: About people’s lives and lifestyles


Economic: About money and cost
Environmental: About changes to the
natural environment
Activity 5 Responses to Climate
Change
Complete the table
Activity 4 Exam Question: Explain two sources of human greenhouse
gases (4)

Activity 5 Exam Question: Explain which type of renewable energy would be most
suitable for the UK (4)
Activity 6 Rivers:
Erosion
Watch the video and complete the worksheet. If you cannot watch the video think
about the Geog Jitsu (King Fu) we did in class. .Link:
[Link] erosion-processes/

Abrasion Attrition
Definition: Definition:

Annotated diagram Annotated diagram

Hydraulic action Solution


Definition: Definition:

Annotated Diagram Annotated diagram


Activity 7 Rivers:
Transportation
Watch the video and complete the worksheet. If you cannot watch the video think
about the Geog Jitsu (King Fu) we did in class. Link:
[Link] transport-processes/

Traction Saltation
Definition: Definition:

Annotated diagram Annotated diagram

Suspension Solution
Definition: Definition:

Annotated Diagram Annotated diagram


Activity 8 Rivers:
Features
Use the boxes the create a storyboard of how a river feature of your choice is created
eg. Waterfall, Meander, Oxbow Lake etc. You do not have use every box, but you must
label your diagrams. If you are struggling to remember use one of the links from the
front cover to help you.

Using your storyboard write an explanation for how the feature you have drawn is formed
Activity 9 Map Skills: Grid
References
Complete the worksheet on six figure grid references

 Look at the figure below. What is at the following grid references?


a) 276704 d) 283692
b) 285715 e) 288717
c) 272693 f) 285705

 List the grid references for the following map features.

4 figure grid reference 6 figure grid reference


School
Centre of the wood
Public House
Campsite
Level Crossing
Picnic Site
The “B” in B290

Give three reasons why six figure grid references are better than four figure grdi
references



Activity 10: Map Skills:
Symbols
Complete the table naming the map symbols. Use this link to help you:

[Link]

Symbol Name

Sch
A Letter to the Ordnance
Survey
You should follow the frame below:

School Address
Ordnance Survey,
Adanac Avenue,
Southampton.
SO16 0AS
Date

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to you to discuss the symbols that you use on your maps.
In my opinion, the best symbol on the map is the.................,
because....................................................................................................................................
............................
..................................................................................................
Here’s a picture of the symbol:

I think you need to improve the symbol for the.............., because


........................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................
Here’s a picture of the symbol:

This is how I would improve it:

Thank you for reading this letter and I hope that my advice will help you design
effective map symbols in the future..

Yours faithfully,

Signature
Your full name and class
Activity 11 Map Skills: Scale Answer the Questions using the map
below

1cm
10k
1. How far is Barnet from Enfield?

2. How far is Weybridge from Croydon?

3. How far is Hounslow from Pinner?

4. The Metropolitan Tube Line in London divides into branch lines at Harrow. One branch
goes to Uxbridge, the other to Watford. Which branch line is longer and by how much?

5. The Northern line runs from Morden in South London to Edgware in North London.
The District line runs from Richmond in West London to Upminster in East London.
Which line is longer and by how far?

Explain why we need to have a scale on a map


Activity 12
Wordsearch
Using the definitions work out what the word is and then find it in the wordsearch. When
you have found to word add it to the table next to the definition.

I Z J P J R F Q Z B Q U F G N D I A Z A E K J H I
E L D T M G W M U W K S L A E O C U H Q G M T X S
Q E L W X F U O A T Z U W P S S I A H N I J U M K
S C A L E N E P Q K I B O T Q D G S N N D R F X Z
L H W R O M G T T N E S D Q E R L G O S F T Z B V
K V K Q P P A D K P I W U I N P A M W R F K J J Q
Z P D B P I E P A T C B A B A A T D A X E W V L F
J H H G X B C G I X P G E R W D M U P G Q I U J O
C A U F M F I O R P L B W A Q O O O P D N J J L B
B L W O D R N T B O V X T D K T S B X C Q K Y X T
Y E I B Y K N W G N I L F G X S P P P N Y Q O Q C
D H Y M V A P L M C P Y K B U O H P U Z U L W D J
W I T A A R P X T C Y O B N U X E T T P B Q G X C
W Q M F G T S Y D V H M W V U W R S V N R I C V Y
G E X U S A E G O I U G X P M Y E L C P E P J T V
K V D O W X T C K N O B A F Y W B A J N M N N H T
E C N A T S I D H K Y W Q R N O G F X I A U W X P
S P I K E Z I I B A L P X L K W V P A V V E X O N
T M A T I E Z D Q D N Z V U D S M K T R O S Q V U
Z G X Z H F U M D J D G U N Z N H G F X B C F D W
P G U W E B U T K G Z X E B G K V B F Y C T W C Q
N W I I G V S W S M Q N U K X B O F I N G L C Y X
W T L K S C I C H H C Z K I F D S E Q D B J Q Y V
W E Z L N E C H S Q T Q F Z L L I H Z Z Q V C L V
R Q R Z W Y T U T R A N S P O R T A T I O N I C H

Word Definition
The length of the space between two points. Usually measures
Metres,
Kilometres or miles.
The difference between the highest and lowest elevations of an
area.
The ratio of the distance on a map in relation to the distance on
the
ground. E.g 1CM=1KM.
Rising temperatures will bring changes to rainfall, wind patterns
and
weather conditions
A period of time when Earth has permanent ice sheets
The gases that surround the Earth keeping it warm.
The wearing away of rock and soil found along the river bed and
banks.
Activity 12
Wordsearch When rocks/sediment are carried by the force of the river.
The dropping of rocks and sediment by the river.
Activity 13
Crossword
Complete the crosswords on rivers.

You might also like