YEAR 7 UNIT 2 OUR GLOBAL HOME KEY TERMS /20

What is a biome?

• The boundary between different countries

• To do with the economy, money, and earning a living

• A very large area with a similar climate throughout, and similar plants and animals

• A book of maps and charts

What is the European Union?

• A group of 27 European countries that share trade, rules and laws

• The number of people living in a country

• A type of map projection

• A landform that rises above its surroundings

What is latitude?

• How far a place is north or south of the Equator; it is measured in degrees

• A large stream of flowing water

• To do with the environment (air, soil, water, wildlife and so on)

• Relates to the North or South pole

What is a coniferous tree?

• Relates to the area around the Mediterranean Sea

• To do with the way people live

• A half of the Earth, usually divided into northern and southern by the Equator, or western and eastern by the Prime Meridian

• Describes trees which bear cones (such as pine trees). They keep their leaves all year round.

What is the meaning of the term 'Brexit'?

• A map which uses shading to represent different values

• The act of Britain leaving the European Union

• To do with the environment (air, soil, water, wildlife and so on)

• A very large area with a similar climate throughout, and similar plants and animals

What is a choropleth map?

• A person who stays for more than a day in a place that is not their usual environment, for any purpose

• A group of people that a product is aimed at

• A map which uses shading to represent different values

• What the weather in a place is usually like, over a long period of time

What is a mountain?

• To do with the way people live

• A very large area with a similar climate throughout, and similar plants and animals

• A large stream of flowing water

• A landform that rises above its surroundings. An area of high relief (over 600m)

What is the meaning of the term 'polar'?

• A half of the Earth, usually divided into northern and southern by the Equator, or western and eastern by the Prime Meridian

• Relates to the North or South pole

• A type of map projection

• The number of people living in a country

What is a river?

• To do with the way people live

• A very large area with a similar climate throughout, and similar plants and animals

• A large stream of flowing water

• A group of 27 European countries that share trade, rules and laws

What is longitude?

• How far a place is north or south of the Equator; it is measured in degrees

• How far a place is east or west of the Prime Meridian; it is measured in degrees

• A type of map projection

• A landform that rises above its surroundings. An area of high relief (over 600m)