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Coastal Systems
What is dynamic equilibrium,
What sort of system is a coast,
What factors interrupt dynamic eq...
11  cards
landforms of coastal deposition
Where are beaches found,
What are beaches made from,
Why does sand create beaches with...
18  cards
Soil moisture budget
What is water balance,
What is the run off,
What is the discharge
9  cards
physical geography
0  cards
Water Stores
Where is cryospheric water stored,
Example of sea ice,
Which 2 ice sheets contain more t...
28  cards
Case Study- The Sundabarns
What is the population of bangladesh,
What is bangladesh s largest city,
Where are the sundabarns
11  cards
Carbon cycle
What is a carbon sink,
What is a carbon store,
Main carbon stores in order from ...
13  cards
Key features of coasts
0  cards
sea level change - coasts
0  cards
The river exe
Where is the river exe,
Physical characteristics of the c...,
Geology
10  cards
Role Of The Inputs In Coastal Systems
What is an open system,
What type of system is the coast,
Matter transported into the coast...
7  cards
The major stores of water
What is the hydrosphere,
What is the percentage of oceanic...,
What si the percentage of fresh w...
15  cards
Systems and processes - coasts
How are waves formed,
What factors affect the wave energy,
What type of waves build up the b...
6  cards
Hazards In A Geographical Context
What what are the 3 main types of...,
What is fatalism,
What is prediction
4  cards
Typhoon Haiyan
Primary effects,
Secondary effects,
Short ter
4  cards
Storm Hazards
Forms of storm hazards,
Short term responses to storms,
Long term responses to storms
17  cards
Eyjafjallajokull
Primary impacts of the volcanoes,
Secondary effects,
International effects
5  cards
Volcano Theory
Where do you find volcanic events,
Why do we get volcanoes on mid oc...
2  cards
Landforms Of Coastal Wri
How are wave cut platforms formed,
When do steep cliffs tend to occur,
When do gentle cliffs occur
5  cards
Sa
What are saltmarshes,
What 3 types of environments do t...,
Formation of saltmarshes
3  cards
Isostatic And Eustatic Change
Evidence for long term sea level ...,
What are the main 2 causes of sea...,
What is eustatic change
12  cards
coastal management
What are groynes the pros and con...,
What are groynes the pros and con...,
What are groynes the pros and con...
3  cards
coastal management - soft engineeirng
Beach nourishmentwhat are groynes...,
What is marsh creation the pros a...
2  cards
Shoreline management plan and intergrated coastal zone management
What is a shoreline management plan,
What is an integrated coastal zon...
2  cards
the structure of the earth
The crust,
The litosphere,
The mantle
4  cards
Watsrm
0  cards
Water, Carbon And Climate Change
The role of water and carbon in s...,
Water cycle feedback loop,
Carbon cycle feedback loop
4  cards
Hurricaine Katrina
What was hurricaine katrina and w...,
Impacts of hurricane katrina,
Secondary impacts of hurricaine k...
4  cards
Japan - multi-hazard environmenr
Facts about the earthquake and japan,
Social impacts,
What were the economic impacts of...
4  cards
Tropical Rainforests
Tropical rainforest are important...,
Tropical rainforest water cycle,
What is the itcz
6  cards
Porlock Bay
How is climate change a threat to...,
General facts about porlock,
Management of porlock bay
3  cards

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