Geography 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyGeneralNational 5SQA Created by: Mati123Created on: 22-04-17 19:45 Explain plucking When chunks of rock are pulled from the surface because of water freezing and the glacier moving and pulling it free 1 of 32 Explain freeze-thaw Water entering cracks and freezing then expanding, enlarging the hole 2 of 32 What can be curved or hooked in a coastal landscape? Spit 3 of 32 Most common direction of wind Prevailing wind 4 of 32 Another word for corrasion? Abrasion 5 of 32 Attrition means? Rocks being eroded together to eventually form sand 6 of 32 Process moving sediment along a shoreline Longshore drift 7 of 32 mA brings what weather? Heavy rainfall 8 of 32 What feature of a glaciated landscape often has a waterfall? Hanging valley 9 of 32 Tropical storms occur where? 30 degrees north and south of equator, between tropic of cancer and capricorn 10 of 32 Explain abrasion The grinding of rocks to erode a landscape 11 of 32 If isobars are close together what does it mean? There are strong winds 12 of 32 When was the one child policy introduced and to who did it apply? 1979, Han chinese 13 of 32 What have replaced water buffalo in LEDCs? Tractors 14 of 32 Another word for Solution? Corrosion 15 of 32 Small cracks in a cliff are called? Fault lines 16 of 32 Tropical Storms rotate clockwise in NH. T/F? False 17 of 32 cP brings what weather? Cold and dry 18 of 32 What were the countries worst affected by Hurricane Mitch? Nicaragua and Honduras 19 of 32 By how many air masses is Britain affected? 5 20 of 32 What are examples of natural fertiliser? Manure, Compost, Animal and Plant waste 21 of 32 Miracle seeds are an example of? GM crops 22 of 32 The centre of the hurricane is? The eye 23 of 32 What are the sides of a U shaped valley called? Truncated spurs 24 of 32 ......air pushes .......air upwards cold, warm 25 of 32 How many did Hurricane Mitch kill? 11,000 at least 26 of 32 What is different about organic farming? No fertilisers or pesticides are used, no chemicals 27 of 32 What has been the negative effect of new farming technology? Unemployability 28 of 32 The sediment at the base of a glacier is called? Moraine 29 of 32 cT brings what weather? Warm and dry 30 of 32 Vaccinations have been made to reduce? Infant mortality rate, death rate 31 of 32 On what day did Hurricane Mitch begin to form? 22nd of October 1998 32 of 32
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