YEAR 8 LAC GEOGRAPHY SEPTEMBER

1.          GEOGRAPHY  -  Is the subject which studies people and places.

2.          PLACES  -  No two places on earth are exactly the same.

3.          MAP  -  A map is a birds-eye-view of part of the earth.

4.          SCALE  -  A scale shows the distances on a map.

YEAR 8 LAC GEOGRAPHY OCTOBER

1.          NORTHING  -  A Northing is a line on a grid running east to west and is used to describe a position.

2.          EASTING  -  An Easting is a line on a grid running north to south and is used to describe a position.

3.          GRID REFERENCE  -  A grid reference is a set of co-ordinates to describe the position of a place.

4.          SYMBOL  -  A symbol is a letter or a drawing on a map which stands for something real.

5.          SCALE LINE  -  A scale line on a map is a line marked out with scale distances which can be used for measurement.

YEAR 8 LAC GEOGRAPHY NOVEMBER

1.          CONTINENT  -  A continent is a very large area of land.

2.          OCEAN  -  An ocean is a very large area of salt water. 

3.          POPULATION  -  Is the people who live in an area.

4.          CURRENT  -  A current is a movement of water in a river, sea or ocean.

5.          TRENCH  -  A trench is an extremely deep area of the ocean.

YEAR 8 LAC GEOGRAPHY DECEMBER

1.          ATLANTIC OCEAN  -  The Atlantic Ocean lies between Europe and North America.

2.          PACIFIC OCEAN  -  Lies between America and Asia.

3.          ARCTIC OCEAN  -  Surrounds the North Pole.

4.          ANTARCTICA  -  Is a continent which surrounds the South Pole.

5.          INDIAN OCEAN  -  Lies between India and Australia.

YEAR 8 LAC GEOGRAPHY JANUARY

1.          RAIN GAUGE  -  A rain gauge is used to measure the rainfall for each day.

2.          MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM THERMOMETER  -  A maximum and minimum thermometer is used to measure the highest and lowest temperatures of the day.

3.          ANEMOMETER  -  An anemometer is used to measure wind speed.

4.          BAROMETER  -  A barometer is used to measure atmospheric pressure.

5.          HYGROMETER  -  A hygrometer is used to measure the dampness or humidity of the air.

YEAR 8 LAC GEOGRAPHY FEBRUARY

1.          PRIMARY ACTIVITY  -  Primary economic activity gets something from nature e.g. coal.

2.          SECONDARY ACTIVITY  -  Secondary activity makes things from raw materials e.g. iron from iron ore.

3.          TERTIARY ACTIVITY  -  Extractive economic activity provides people with services they need.

4.          EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY  -  Extractive industry mines or quarries something out of the ground.

5.          FACTORY  -  A factory is a place where something is made from raw materials.

YEAR 8 LAC GEOGRAPHY MARCH

1.          HORTICULTURE  -  Horticulture is growing flowers for sale.

2.          QUARRY  -  A quarry is a place where rock is dug out of the ground.

3.          FACTORY  -  A factory is a place where things are made from raw materials.

4.          SERVICE  -  A service provides people with something they need.

5.          MANUFACTURING  -  Manufacturing is making things from raw materials.

YEAR 8 LAC GEOGRAPHY APRIL

1.          SETTLEMENT  -  A settlement is a place with buildings where people live.

2.          SITE  -  A site is the piece of land on which a settlement is built.

3.          URBAN -  Urban is a word used to describe things to do with towns and cities.

4.          RURAL  -  Rural is a word used to describe things to do with the countryside.

5.          ISOLATED  -  An isolated settlement is one which is away from any near neighbours.

YEAR 8 LAC GEOGRAPHY MAY

1.          RESOURCE  -  A resource is something which is useful to people.

2.          RENEWABLE  RESOURCE  -  A renewable resource is one which is replaced by nature.

3.          NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE  -  A non-renewable resource is one which gets completely used up.

4.          RECYCLING  -  Recycling means using a material over again.