KS3 Weather and Maps basics

What does a contour line on a map show?

• Roads and pathways

• Population density

• Changes in height or elevation

• Types of vegetation

Which area is most likely to be described as rural?

• A large city with many offices

• A small farming village

• A busy airport

• A shopping centre

What elements need to be met for something to be sustainable. Tick all that apply

• Social

• Economic

• Environmental

​ ​ (a)   pressure system is usually associated with dry, clear weather. This is where​ cool , ​ (b)   air is ​ (c)   , meaning there is little​ (d)   and therefore few ​ (e)   in the sky

• High
• dry
• sinking
• evaporation
• clouds
• rain
• wet
• low
• rising
• insects

​ ​ Low pressure system is usually associated with ​ (a)   weather. This is where​​ warm ​ (b)   air is ​ ​ (c)   , cooling and ​ (d)   meaning there are lots of ​ clouds in the sky. In the summer the big storm clouds are often ​ (e)  

• dry
• cirrus
• fair
• sinking
• calm
• stormy
• moist
• rising,
• condensing
• cummulonimbus

Lines of __________ run from east to west and measure distance from the equator.

• latitude

• longitude

• altitude

• meridian

Write the correct word in the blank space.

Areas of high population (a)   have many people living in a small area.

The __________ of a population shows how people are spread out across an area.

• distribution

• growth

• density

• migration

A map showing steep slopes will have __________ contour lines.

• closely spaced

• widely spaced

• broken

• irregular

The term __________ is used to describe how the height of the land vary across a landscape, such as mountains and valleys.

• relief

• slopes

• latitude

• vegetation