Glaciers
What colour do glaciers appear?
Blue/White
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
What is the coast?
Where the land meets the sea
What is the capital of France?
Paris
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mt Everest
How many ice sheets are on earth?
2
What is the start of a river called?
Source
What is swash?
Waves coming on to the beach
What is the capital of China?
Beijing
What is the longest river in China?
Yangtze
Where are the two ice sheets?
Antarctica & Greenland
A smaller river that joins a bigger river?
Tributary
Explain abrasion
rocks scraping away like sandpaper
What is the capital of Thailand?
Bangkok
Where would you find the Burj Khalifa?
Dubai (tallest building in the world)
What percentage of earth is Ice?
10%
The point where two rivers meet?
Confluence
Explain attrition
rocks hitting against each other, becoming smaller and more rounded.
What is the capital of Vietnam?
Hanoi
Which countries share the longest land border?
USA & Canada
What is the largest glacier on earth
Lambert
What is the watershed?
The outer edge of the drainage basin
how do headlands and bays form?
layers of hard and soft rock erode at different speeds. soft rock erodes faster leaving a bay. hard rock erodes slower leaving a headland sticking out to sea.
What is the capital of Taiwan?
Taipei City
Where would you find Christ the Redeemer
Rio De Janeiro (Brazil)