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natural systems and concepts (water and carbon)
Isolated systems,
Closed system,
Open system
9
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The Water Cycle
4 global stores of water,
What type o,
How much freshwater is hel
93
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carbon cycle
Name all the transfers o,
Advantages o,
Disadvantages o
36
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the enhanced greenhouse effect (carbon cycle)
What is the enhanced greenhouse e...,
What is the most important anthro...,
What process will increase as a r...
6
cards
the concept of a hazard in a geographical context
What is a hazard,
What types of natural hazards are...,
Economic determinants of hazard p...
24
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plate tectonics
What is the earths structure,
What elements are in the crust,
How thick is the crust below the ...
44
cards
volcanic hazards
How is vulcanicity measured,
Nuees ardentes pyroclastic flows,
Lave flows
18
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montserrat volcano 1997
What plate margin was montserrat on,
How many m3 of material was erupted,
Economic impacts of montserrat
6
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seismic hazards
What are earthquakes,
What is retrofitting,
What are tsunamis
18
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Storm Hazards
Define a tropical storm hazard,
5 conditions needed for tropical ...,
How are tropical storms measured
29
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Wildfires
Define a wildfire,
Conditions favouring wildfires,
How does vegetation effect impact...
22
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japan 2010 earthquake/tsunami
What was the magnitude,
How many deaths,
How many buildings destroyed
10
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sundabarns case study
Where is the sundabarns,
How big is the sundabarns,
What is the primary natural process
11
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London Thames Case Study
How much has sea level risen sinc...,
Main risk to thames,
How much land does the thames bar...
7
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Holderness
Length of holder nests coast,
How fast is holderness eroding a ...,
What mass movement occurs at prev...
19
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Coasts Landforms
Formation of caves arches stacks ...,
Formation of wave cut notch to a ...,
Depositional landforms
29
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HIC Volcano - Eyjafojokull
Vei scale,
How many times has it erupted sin...,
How many were evacuated
7
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Haiti 2010 LIC Earthquake
Magnitude of haiti,
Depth of earthquake haiti,
What boundary is haiti on
10
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Hurrican Katrina
Category,
Wind speeds,
Areas affected
14
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Typhoon Haiyan
What category,
Wind speeds,
How much rainfall in 12 hours
13
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South Indian Ocean Tsunami
Magnitude,
Death toll,
Cause
6
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Multihazard Envrionment - Phillipines
Philippines population,
What disasters occur here,
Vulnerability of philippines
12
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Coasts As Natural Systems
What type of sytsems are coasts,
When there is a balance of inputs...,
Inputs of the coast
11
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Systems And Processes In Coasal Environments
Define erosion,
Define fetch,
Define mass movement
48
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Sea Level Change
Eustatic change,
Isostatic change,
How much lower we re sea levels i...
7
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Australia Black Saturday 2009
How many people were cut off of t...,
How many deaths,
How many ha were burned
11
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amazon rainforest case study
Stores of water in the amazon,
Flows of water in the amazon,
Causes of deforestation
22
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Pevensey Bay
What type of engineering,
How much would the 150 groynes co...,
Recharging at pevensey
6
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