Year 6 Revision
As the work we have been doing is part of the Common Entrance syllabus, you will be answering CE type questions. This is nothing to worry about. You will not be asked about things you have not studied.
To help you I have written these revision sheets which summarise all the things you have done this year. You need to read through the sheets at school and at home and use them to help you learn the facts you need to know. Obviously, you have far more detailed notes in your Geography books.
Good Luck
Mr. Roberts
Weather and Climate
1. Weather is the day to day condition of the atmosphere. Climate is the average weather conditions of a place.
2. Various aspects of the weather can be measured; temperature (using a thermometer), precipitation (using a rain gauge), wind speed (using a wind meter), wind direction (using a wind vane), cloud type (using a chart), cloud cover (by estimating), visibility (by measuring) and the general weather.
3. Local features can affect temperature and wind. They create a microclimate or a climate of a small area.
4. Aspect is the direction a place faces. South facing slopes and buildings receive more sunlight then north facing ones and so are warmer.
5. Buildings, walls and hedges can provide shelter from the wind. Large buildings can reduce wind speed and change wind direction.
6. Dark coloured surfaces such as tarmac heat up more quickly than light coloured surfaces such as grass.
7. Buildings give off heat from central heating, absorb heat from the sun, cast shadows and change wind speed and direction.
8. Physical features such as trees, lakes, rivers and hilltops also have their own microclimates.
9. Britain’s weather differs from place to place. Generally speaking: -
· In summer, the south is warmer than the north.
· In winter, the west is milder than the east.
· The west is wetter than the east.
10.The south west has warm summers, mild winters and is quite wet; the south east has warm summers, cold winters and is dry; the north west has mild summers, mild winters and is wet; the north east has mild summers, cold winters and is dry.
11.Rainfall occurs when air rises, air cools, condensation happens and then precipitation.
12.There are three main types of rainfall. Relief rainfall happens when air is forced to rise over hills or mountains. Convectional rainfall happens when air rises over heated ground. Frontal rainfall happens when warm air is forced to rise over cooler air.
Ordnance Survey Mapwork
1. How to indicate direction on a map using an eight point compass.
2. How to measure distance on a map using the scale. A 1: 50 000 map has a scale of 2cm = 1km. The blue grid lines on a 1: 50 000 map are 2cm apart.
3. How to recognise map symbols using the key.
4. How to work out 4-figure grid references.
Global Location
1. Global Land features such as continents, islands, mountain ranges, volcanoes and deserts.
2. Global water features such as oceans, seas and lakes, and rivers.
3. The British Isles
4. Asia and Oceania.
5. Africa
6. Europe
7. North and South America.