List 3 primary activities!
Farmer, Fisher, Forestry worker, miners etc.
What is the process of rocks and soil being worn down called?
Denudation
The beginning of a river is called?
The source
What are the 2 types of waves?
Constructive and destructive
What type of economic activity is a teacher?
Tertiary Economic Activity
What are the broken down rocks from freeze/thaw action called?
Scree
List the 3 stages of a river.
Youtful (Upper), Mature (Middle), Old (Lower)
Name a process of coastal erosion
hydraulic action, abrasion compression, solution, attrition
What is potable water?
Water that people and animals can drink.
What is regolith?
Loose material caused by weathering and erosion
Name 1 process of river transportation.
Traction (rolling), Salation (bouncing), Suspension, Solution
Give an example of landforms made by coastal erosion
Bays, headlands, sea cliffs, sea caves, sea arches, sea stacks and stumps, blowholes.
What are the 4 stages of the water cycle?
1. Evaporation 2. Condensation, 3. Precipitation 4. run off
Give an example of a karst landscape.
Burren, Co. Clare
Give an example of a waterfall?
Torc waterfall, Killareny, Co, Kerry
Ashleigh falls, Leenane, Co, Mayo
Give an example of landforms made by coastal depostion
Beaches, sand dunes, sand spits, lagoons and tombolos
When were the Global Goals for sustainable Development introduced?
2015
What acid is created by rainwater mixing with carbon dioxide?
Carbonic acid (H2CO3)
What does HEP stand for?
Hydroelectric Power
List 3 forms of coastal protection.
Seawalls, rock armoury, groynes, gabions