1. What is geography?
Geography is the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
2. What are two things that must be on every map?
compass rose, legend, title
3. What physical region is Revelstoke in? Describe the characteristics of this region.
Western Cordillera - moist, mountainous, deep valleys and lots of coniferous trees
4. What physical features result because of plate tectonics?
mountains, volcanoes, rift valleys, trenches, island arcs
5. Describe with a diagram, orographic lift..
Orographic lift or mountain weather occurs when warm moist air is forced up on the windward side because of the landscape (mountains), as it rises it cools and condenses leading to cloud formation. These clouds eventually get heavy and precipitate but as they are pushed over the tops of mountains they eventually disipate and this air sinks on the other side creating a rain shadow effect on the leeward side of the mountain.
