Name the 4 different plate margins.
Destructive, Constructive, Collision, Conservative
not much air pressing down on the ground
High Pressure
Grass -> Grasshopper -> Bird -> Snake -> Owl
A food chain
They erode (carry sand away into the sea), they have a weak swash and strong backwash. Found on steep beaches and are mainly responsible for coastal erosion
Destructive Wave
3 physical factors increasing flood risk
Precipitation, geology, relief, vegetation
Electricity, communications damaged, buildings destroyed are examples of...
Primary Effects
lots of air pressing down on the ground
High Pressure
Uses that allow current generations to make a living from the forest without damaging the forest for future generations to use.
Sustainable forest management/Sustainable management of forests
They deposit sand on the beach. They have a strong swash and weak backwash. Found on low-angled beaches, they are gently breaking.
Constructive Wave
An Ox Bow lake
those that take place in the weeks and months after a hazard event, and focus on the re-building and reconstruction of areas that have suffered extensive damage.
Long term response
the movement of air around the Earth to try and balance the temperature.
Global Atmospheric Circulation
2 economic benefits of logging in rainforests
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the 3 kinds of weathering
Chemical Weathering
Physical Weathering
Mechanical Weathering
Upper, Middle and Lower
Courses of a river
500,000 people were evacuated to higher ground before this struck. Many had their homes destroyed and needed emergency shelter, food and water.
Tsunami (specifically Japan 2011)
5 examples of extreme weather in the UK
Thunderstorms, Prolonged rainfall, Drought and extreme heat, Heavy snow and extreme cold, Strong winds
Give one example of how the trans-Alaskan pipeline was built so that it protects the cold environment.
Raised areas for animal migration, raised/ insulated so it doesn’t melt the permafrost/automatic stopping system if a leak is detected/ earthquake proof design so an earthquake doesn’t cause a leak
Groynes, Gabions, Sea Wall, Rip Rap
Examples of Hard Engineering
Draw and label a sketch of a waterfall (add at least 4 elements)
One advantage and disadvantage of living near a volcano.
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Describe 2 effects of tropical storms (4 marks)
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In Svalbard, winter temperatures can fall as low as ____. In the northern regions it can be even colder. This makes it dangerous to work outside as people can get _____, this makes construction difficult. People have to wear many ____ of ____ which can make outdoor work ____ and difficult.
-30C, Frostbite, Layers of clothes, slow
1. Arch
2. Stack
3. Cave
4. Wave-cut Platform
List 4/5 major strategies to try and reduce the chances of flooding in Banbury
Road raising, Pumping station built, Earth embankments and floodwalls, Biodiversity action plan, Flood storage area