Year 9 LAC Geography  September

 

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

2.      grid reference - A grid reference is a set number of co-ordinates to describe the position of a place.
 

3.      scale - A scale shows distances on a map.
 

4.      compass - A compass shows direction, north, east, south and west.
 

Year 9 LAC Geography October


1.                meridian - A meridian is a line of longitude.

2.                parallel - A parallel is a line of latitude.
 

3.                poles - All meridians pass though North and South Poles.
 

4.                equator - The equator is 0° latitude.
 

5.                Greenwich Meridian - The Greenwich Meridian is 0° longitude.
 

Year 9 LAC Geography November

 

1.      counties - Ireland is made up of thirty two counties.
 

2.      Ireland - Ireland is part of the British Isles.  It is divided into two parts by border.
 

3.      mountains - Mountains are found in an area of high land e.g.  Sperrin Mountains.
 

4.      bays - A bay is a place where the shore moves inwards e.g.  Dundrum Bay.
 

5.      lakes - A lake is an area of water surrounded by land.
 

Year 9 LAC Geography December

 

1.                microclimate - Is the climate of a small area.
 

2.                aspect - Is the direction a slope or house faces.
 

3.                climate - Is the average weather conditions for a place
 

4.                condensation - Is water changing from vapour to liquid.
 

5.                precipitation - Is rain, hail, sleet or snow.
 

 Year 9 LAC Geography January

 

1.                evaporation - Is the change of water from liquid to vapour.
 

2.                cloud - Is a mass of tiny drops of water hanging in the air.
 

3.                convectional rainfall - Is where hot air rises and cools causing clouds to form.
 

4.                relief rainfall - Is where air is forced upwards to cross mountains and clouds form.
 

5.                frontal rainfall - Is where warm air is forced upwards by colder, heavier air and clouds form.
 

Year 9 LAC Geography February

 

1.                igneous - Igneous rocks are formed when molten rock cools down and forms crystals.
 

2.                sedimentary - Sedimentary rocks are formed form fragments of other rocks or the remains of living things.
 

3.                metamorphic - Metamorphic rocks are formed when a rock is changed by great heat or pressure.
 

4.                sandstone - Sandstone is a sedimentary rock.
 

5.                granite - Granite is a coarse grained igneous rock.
 

 Year 9 LAC Geography March


1.                geology - Geology is the study of rocks.
 

2.                geologist - A person who studies rocks is called a geologist.
 

3.                marble - Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from limestone by heat and pressure.
 

4.                basalt - Basalt is a dark coloured fine grained igneous rock.
 

Year 9 LAC Geography April

 

1.      ecosystem - An ecosystem is a group of plants and animals living in an environment.
 

2.      herbivore - Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores.
 

3.      carnivore - Animals that eat only other animals are called carnivores.
 

4.      omnivore - Animals that eat both plants and animals are called omnivores.
 

 Year 9 LAC Geography May

 

1.      food chain - A food chain shows what foods an animal eats within an ecosystem.
 

2.      tropical rainforest - Is an area of warm temperatures, heavy rain and lots of trees, e.g.  Amazon Rainforest.
 

3.      desert - A desert is a large area of dry, sandy land with high temperatures, e.g.  Sahara Desert.
 

4.      deforestation - Deforestation is the cutting down of trees.