A Level Physical Geography Flashcards

Decks in this Class (26):

• Hazards Categorisation And Perception

  Hazards- Categorisation and Perception

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  cultural factors affecting hazard percep,

  economic factors affecting hazard percep,

  avalanches
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• Hazards Plate Tectonics

  Hazards- Plate Tectonics

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  lithosphere,

  asthenosphere,

  earths heat source
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• Hazards Volcanoes

  Hazards- Volcanoes

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  shield volcanoes,

  composite volcanoes,

  icelandic volcanoes
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• Hazards Seismic Hazards

  Hazards- Seismic Hazards

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  seismometers,

  modified mercalli scale,

  richter scale
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• Hazards Tropical Storms

  Hazards- Tropical Storms

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  what is a tropical storm,

  how are tropical storms formed,

  the coriolis effect
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• Hazards Wildfires

  Hazards- Wildfires

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  location of wildfires,

  what 3 things to wildfires need to start,

  el nino
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• Hazards Case Studies

  Hazards- Case Studies

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  2011 japanese tsunami effects,

  2004 indonesia tsunami effects,

  2011 japanese tsunami responses
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• Hazards Multi Hazardous Area The Philipp

  Hazards- Multi Hazardous Area (The Philippines)

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  the philippines background,

  mt pinatubo eruption 1991,

  problems for the philippines
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• Hazards Local Scale Hazard

  Hazards- Local Scale Hazard

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  venezuela background,

  what hazards is caracas exposed to,

  social issues in caracas
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• Coasts The Coastal System

  Coasts- The Coastal System

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  what is an open system,

  what is an output,

  what is energy in the coastal system
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• Coasts Sources Of Energy

  Coasts- Sources of Energy

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  role of solar energy in the coastal syst,

  how does wind strength impact wave energ,

  how does the fetch impact wave energy
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• Coasts Coastal Sediment

  Coasts- Coastal Sediment

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  what is a sediment cell,

  examples of transfers flows in a sedimen,

  examples of sinks stores in a sediment c
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• Coasts Weathering And Mass Movement

  Coasts- Weathering and Mass Movement

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  what is weathering,

  weathering positive feedback,

  weathering negative feedback
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• Coasts Marine Processes

  Coasts- Marine Processes

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  deposition along high energy coastlines,

  deposition along low energy coastlines,

  hydraulic action
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• Coasts Landforms Landscapes

  Coasts- Landforms & Landscapes

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  concordant coastlines,

  discordant coastlines,

  wave cut platform formation
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• Coasts Sea Level Changes

  Coasts- Sea Level Changes

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  what is eustatic sea level change,

  what is isostatic sea level change,

  causes of eustatic change
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• Coasts Coastal Management

  Coasts- Coastal Management

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  reasons for coastal management,

  why are coastal defences becoming increa,

  definition of hold the line
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• Water And Carbon Cycles Systems In Geogr

  Water and Carbon Cycles- Systems in Geography

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  define elements,

  define store component,

  define system boundary
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• Water And Carbon Cycles Global Water Sys

  Water and Carbon Cycles- Global Water System
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• Water And Carbon Cycles The Drainage Bas

  Water and Carbon Cycles- The Drainage Basin

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  precipitation definition,

  infiltration definition,

  interception definition
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• Water And Carbon Cycles Changes To Water

  Water and Carbon Cycles- Changes to Water Cycle

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  physical factors which cause changes to,

  human factors which cause changes to the,

  explain the impact that deforestation ha
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• Water And Carbon Cycles Intro To Carbon

  Water and Carbon Cycles- Intro to Carbon Cycle

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  define carbon stores,

  define carbon sink,

  define carbon source
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• Water And Carbon Cycles Carbon Stores

  Water and Carbon Cycles- Carbon Stores

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  marine sediments and sedimentary rocks a,

  oceans as a carbon store,

  fossil fuel deposits as a carbon store
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• Water And Carbon Cycles Carbon Flows

  Water and Carbon Cycles- Carbon Flows

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  define stores stocks,

  define fluxes,

  define processes
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• Water And Carbon Cycles Changes To The C

  Water and Carbon Cycles- Changes to the Carbon Cycle

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  how do natural wildfires cause a change,

  how does volcanic activity cause a chang,

  co2 vs temperature over the past 400 000
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• Water And Carbon Cycles Carbon Budget

  Water and Carbon Cycles- Carbon Budget
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