What is geography? → The study of places, people, environments, and the relationships between them.

What are the two main branches of geography? → Physical geography and human geography.

What does BOLTSS stand for? → Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source.

What is the purpose of a border on a map? → To show the edges of the map.

What is orientation on a map? → The direction shown, usually with a north arrow.

What is a legend? → A key explaining the symbols on a map.

What is a map scale? → The relationship between map distance and real distance.

What are cardinal directions? → North, South, East, West.

What is a bearing? → A direction measured in degrees from north.

What bearing is east? → 090°.

What does 1:100000 mean? → 1 cm on the map equals 100000 cm in real life.

What is a landscape? → A part of the Earth's surface made up of geographical features.

What is a landform? → A natural feature of the Earth's surface.

Name three types of landscapes. → Mountain, coastal, desert.

What shapes landscapes? → Natural processes like erosion, deposition, weathering, and tectonic activity.

What is erosion? → The wearing away of rock and soil by wind, water, or ice.

What is deposition? → The dropping of sediment after it has been transported.

What is weathering? → The breaking down of rocks in place.

What are geomorphic processes? → Natural processes that shape the Earth's surface.

What percentage of Earth's water is saltwater? → About 97%.

What percentage of Earth's water is freshwater? → About 3%.

What is surface water? → Water found on the surface like rivers and lakes.

What is groundwater? → Water stored underground in aquifers.

What is a catchment area? → The area where water collects and flows into a river system.

What is infiltration? → Water soaking into the ground.

What is runoff? → Water flowing over the land into rivers and streams.

What is evaporation? → Water turning into vapour.

What is precipitation? → Water falling from the sky as rain, hail, or snow.