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Geography- Water and Carbon cycles

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By: Callista Chapman
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Systems in physical geography
Describe an ecosystem,
Give some inputs of an ecosystem,
Give some stores componements of ...
18  cards
The global water cycle
Where is the majority of earths w...,
What of water is stored in snow a...,
Define an aquifer
9  cards
Changes in the magnitude of the water cycle stores
How long does water remain in the...,
How long does water remain in the...,
How long does water remain in the...
26  cards
The drainage basin system
Define a drainage basin,
How does a drainage basin work,
What is a soil moisture surplus i...
6  cards
The water balance
What is the water balance,
What is the water balance equation,
What causes variations in runoff
19  cards
The flood hydrograph
What is discharge,
What is discharge measured in,
What is a flood hydrograph
20  cards
Factors affecting changes in the water cycle
Name 3 human activities affecting...,
What land use changes affect the ...,
How does urbanisation affect the ...
13  cards
The global carbon cycle: stores
What are the main stores of carbon,
Define a carbon sink,
Define a carbon source
12  cards
The global carbon cycle: transfers
Approximately how much carbon mak...,
What is the terrestrial carbon cy...,
Define a sere
16  cards
Physical changes in the carbon cycle
Define an interglacial period,
Define a glacial period,
Does temperature and carbon dioxi...
12  cards
Human changes in the carbon cycle
What percentage of human related ...,
Apart from fossil fuels what are ...,
How old is the rocks that we curr...
32  cards
The carbon budget
What is the carbon budget,
What is carbon usually measured in,
Where is the vast majority of car...
18  cards
Water, carbon and climate change
Is carbon one of the 6 crucially ...,
How is carbon stored in humans an...,
How much carbon in the form of gl...
20  cards
Mitigating the impacts of climate change
What is carbon capture and storage,
How much does scientists estimate...,
How does carbon get stored underg...
16  cards
Tropical rainforests: the water cycle
Where are tropical rainforests lo...,
What is the annual rainfall in ra...,
What is the average temperature i...
16  cards
Tropical rainforests: the carbon cycle
How much carbon is in wood,
Tropical rainforests are importan...,
How does carbon dioxide get relea...
19  cards
Case study: the river Exe, Devon
How far does the river exe flow f...,
Where is the source of river exe,
Where does the river exe reach th...
30  cards

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