Monday, April 23, 2007
Exam Tip 2 @ 7:56 AM
A conglomerate is a sedimentary rock that comprises of different types of rocks cemented together. Secondly a schist is form of metamorphic rock.First of all, here are a few tips to remember for the first 3 chapters.
Earth rotates 24 hours a day and revolves 365 1/4 days per year and orbits at 66 1/2 degrees to the plane of orbit.
A good steward is an individual that helps protect the Earth from environmental damage.
Physical enviornment - an environment untouched by man.
Human environment - an environment created by man to suit his needs.
Physical feature - a feature created by nature.
Human feature - a feature created by man.
A rural settlement is a human environment with low human density, few human features and high physical features.
An urban settlement is a human environment whith high human density, high human features and low physical features.
The !kung bushmen adapts to their environment by taking only what they need.
The city people change their environment to suit to their needs.
The methods of adaptation by both city people and the bushmen, I will leave it to you to read the textbook.
I will update more on the following chapters in time to come.