Geography 1

Created by: annelister12
Created on: 22-05-22 18:13

Outline each plate boundary.
Conservative, Constructive, Collision

Conservative = sliding past in opposite directions
Constructive = pulling apart
Collision = heading towards each other

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Typhoon Haiyan - 3 primary + 3 secondary impacts

Outline: 2013, Phillippines, Category 5, 150mph, 28 degrees
PRIMARY = 6300 deaths
Rainfall/Winds
Storm Surge
SECONDARY = Charities helped
Looting so Gov. sent army

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How have geomorphic processes been managed on a river you have studied?

! RIVER TEES !
Reservoir reduces erosion
Yarm straightened river increases erosion
Mandale Loop increases erosion
Barrage - decrease erosion
(erosion+transport, opposite deposition)

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Impacts of climate change on UK?

0.8 degrees higher, 20cm higher

shorter growing seasons
import food
tourism grows
elderly more vulnerable
loss of habitat
coastal flooding

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Impacts of climate change on Tuvalu?

Salt poisoning of soil
Coral reef bleaching because of warmer seas
Fewer fish because less coral
Farming/fishing jobs decrease, less income
Migration
Loss of culture/language
Desalination tanks from charities

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How is a spit formed?

LSD moves material along coastline
Deposited material forms a spit
Develops a hook over time
Salt marshes form behind

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Other cards in this set

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Front

Typhoon Haiyan - 3 primary + 3 secondary impacts

Back

Outline: 2013, Phillippines, Category 5, 150mph, 28 degrees
PRIMARY = 6300 deaths
Rainfall/Winds
Storm Surge
SECONDARY = Charities helped
Looting so Gov. sent army