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Atmosphere
Atmosphere is a mixture of,
The outer limit of atmosphere is,
Weather occurs
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Global Energy Budget
Incoming solar radiation is,
Terrestrial energy is,
Short wave radiation from the sun
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Global Circulation
Once solar rays enter the atmosph...,
Latent heat,
Sensible heat
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Tri cellular model
The hadley cell can be as tall as,
At hadley cell what type of cloud...,
Doldrum is formed by
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Weather in cities
Temperature in cities,
Winds in cities,
Sunlight in cities
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The hydrological cycle
The hydrological cycle is,
Interception is the precipitation,
Infiltration surface water
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Hydraulic Geometry
The hydraulic geometry of the cha...,
Velocity is affected by,
Thalweg is the point in the river...
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Deltas
When the river meets a lake or,
According to hjustrom curve,
The alluvium fans create zones of
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Structure of Earth
The first thoughts about continen...,
Alfred wegner said that,
Wegner did not have enough
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Tectonic plates
The lithosphere is broken into,
Each plate consists of,
Both oceanic and continental crus...
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Plate margins
Divergent plate margin is between,
Divergent plate margin the convec...,
Divergent plate margin has basaltic
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Predicting and managing floods
Recurrence intervals refer to,
Smaller floods are expected,
Larger floods occur less
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Storm hydrograph
Base flow on storm hydrograph is,
Smaller drainage basin compared t...,
More circular drainage basin comp...
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Weathering
Strata are horizontal,
Weathering is a breakdown of,
Physical mechanical weathering re...
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Factors affecting the weathering
Factors affecting weathering,
For climate is it very difficult to,
Peltiers diagram shows the relati...
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Classification of mass movements
Mass movement is when,
Flow is triggered when the compos...,
Flow is a non
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Atmospheric transfers
Two main influences on atmospheri...,
A decline in pressure indicates,
In the northern hemisphere at cyc...
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Global distribution of energy
The wind is created by,
Elevation and topography signific...,
The pressure gradients change with
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Condensation
3 types of rainfall,
Orographic the air at ground level,
Orographic a wind forces the mois...
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Smog
Industrial smog is common in,
Industrial smog is formed when,
Inversion layer prevents
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China and Seoul microclimate
There is a large scale,
China has a trade,
Use a high amount of non
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Climate Change
The rio summit un was in,
Ipcc stands for,
The hockey stick concept was intr...
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Erosion and Transport
Abrasion also called,
Attrition is,
Hydraulic action is
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River Flow and Landforms
Three main types of flow,
Laminar flow is the flow of water in,
Turbulent flow occurs where
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Bangladesh Flood
How much of the land is below 6m,
Over 1 3 of land is,
Delta drains
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Modification of drainage cycle
Due to dams there is an increase,
Increased urbanisation leads to,
Deforestation leads to
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Hard and Soft engineering
Hard engineering involves,
Soft engineering involves,
Examples of hard engineering
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Fold-mountain building, ridges, volcanic arcs
Orogenic mountain belts are,
Where an ocean plate meets contin...,
Where two continental plates conv...
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Slopes
Hillslope is the area between,
Two models of slopes,
The rectilinear slope is composed of
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Causes of mass movements and prevention
Increased shear stress removal of...,
Increased shear stress removal of...,
Increased shear stress loading of...
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Avalanches
Formation of avalanche starts with,
During day insolation,
After a day there is a second
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Avalanches Case study
Winter of terror happened in,
Winter of terror caused awareness of,
A research facility called
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Sierra Leone and Hong Kong
The mudflow in sierra leone happe...,
The saturated soil flowed down the,
Number of poeple died in sierra l...
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