Geography - Physical Flashcards

Decks in this Class (30):

• Natural Hazards

  Natural Hazards

  Sample Cards:

  natural hazard,

  social impact,

  hazard risk
  27 Cards
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• The Challenge Of Natural Hazards

  The challenge of natural hazards

  Sample Cards:

  social impacts,

  natural hazard,

  hazard risk
  14 Cards
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• Glaciation

  Glaciation

  Sample Cards:

  niche glaciers,

  piedmont glacier,

  snowline
  34 Cards
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• Physical Characteristics Of Cold Environ

  Physical characteristics of cold environments

  Sample Cards:

  four types of cold environments,

  polar,

  alpine
  12 Cards
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• Global Distribution Of Cold Environments

  Global distribution of cold environments

  Sample Cards:

  polar environment,

  periglacial environment,

  alpine environment
  5 Cards
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• How A Glacier Moves

  How a glacier moves

  Sample Cards:

  ice moving downhill,

  pressure melting point,

  pmp of a glacier
  11 Cards
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• Movement In Warm Based Glaciers

  Movement in warm based glaciers

  Sample Cards:

  basal flow slippage,

  regulation slip,

  creep
  5 Cards
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• Glacial Surface Features

  Glacial surface features

  Sample Cards:

  marginal crevasses,

  transverse crevasses,

  longitudinal crevasses
  6 Cards
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• Glacial Weathering

  Glacial Weathering

  Sample Cards:

  frost shattering,

  glacial transportation types,

  supraglacial
  5 Cards
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• Glacial Deposition

  Glacial deposition

  Sample Cards:

  drift,

  when does deposition occur,

  till
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• Glacial Erosion

  Glacial erosion

  Sample Cards:

  glacial erosion,

  processes of glacial erosion,

  abrasion
  6 Cards
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• Periglaciation

  Periglaciation

  Sample Cards:

  permafrost,

  continuous permafrost,

  discontinuous permafrost
  9 Cards
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• Fragility Of Cold Environments

  Fragility of cold environments

  Sample Cards:

  fragile,

  fragility of cold environments,

  why do cold environments have significan
  6 Cards
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• Human Impacts On Fragile Cold Environmen

  Human impacts on fragile cold environments

  Sample Cards:

  oil spills in siberia russia,

  tourism in alpine environments
  2 Cards
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• Impacts Of Climate Change In The Swiss A

  Impacts of climate change in the Swiss Alps

  Sample Cards:

  flooding and landslides,

  melting permafrost,

  ecosystems
  5 Cards
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• Adapting To Climate Change In The Europe

  Adapting to climate change in the European Alps

  Sample Cards:

  tourism,

  droughts,

  climate change
  5 Cards
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• Oil Exploitation In Alaska Usa

  Oil exploitation in Alaska, USA

  Sample Cards:

  oil exploitation in alaska usa,

  trans alaska pipeline,

  planning for alternative possible featur
  3 Cards
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• Traditional Adaptions In The Arctic Tund

  Traditional adaptions in the Arctic Tundra

  Sample Cards:

  inuit,

  facts about inuits,

  summer and winter adaptions
  4 Cards
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• Contemporary Adaptions In The Arctic Tun

  Contemporary adaptions in the Arctic Tundra

  Sample Cards:

  contemporary adaptions in the arctic tun,

  issues with permafrost,

  new methods
  3 Cards
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• Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

  Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

  Sample Cards:

  what is valdez,

  when,

  what happened
  17 Cards
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• Vuntut Gwitchin

  Vuntut Gwitchin

  Sample Cards:

  community,

  old crow,

  traditional culture
  3 Cards
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• Porcupine Caribou Herd

  Porcupine Caribou Herd

  Sample Cards:

  porcupine caribou herd,

  spring,

  winter
  5 Cards
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• Nant Ffrancon And Ogwen Valley

  Nant Ffrancon and Ogwen Valley

  Sample Cards:

  nant ffrancon and ogwen valley,

  u shaped valley,

  llyn ogwen
  6 Cards
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• Glacial Ice

  Glacial ice

  Sample Cards:

  lower zone,

  upper zone
  2 Cards
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• Types Of Glacial Systems

  Types of glacial systems

  Sample Cards:

  isolated system,

  closed system,

  open systems
  3 Cards
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• Processes Of Glacial Weathering

  Processes of glacial weathering

  Sample Cards:

  processes of glacial weathering,

  nivation
  2 Cards
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• Glacial Erosion Deposition Landforms

  Glacial erosion + Deposition landforms

  Sample Cards:

  glacial erosion deposition landforms,

  corries,

  processes of corries
  18 Cards
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• Fluvioglacial Erosion Deposition Landfor

  Fluvioglacial Erosion + Deposition landforms

  Sample Cards:

  fluvioglacial erosion deposition landfor,

  fluvioglacial processes,

  meltwater channels
  7 Cards
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• Periglacial Landforms

  Periglacial landforms

  Sample Cards:

  periglacial landforms,

  patterned ground,

  frost heave
  12 Cards
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• River Floods And Management Questions

  River, floods and management - questions

  Sample Cards:

  describe how water reaches a river chann,

  explain likely effects of the forest on
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