Geography flashcards topic 1

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National park
A large area of national land protected by the government because of its natural beauty, plants and animals
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Arable
The farming of crops like wheat and barley
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Cultivation
The action of using the land agrilcultural purposes
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Wildlife corridors
A link of wildlife habitat, normally native vegitation, which joins 2 or more larger areas of similar wildlife habitat
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Scrub encroachment
The gradual invasion of bushes due to lack of management
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Spring line settlement
Found where there is a ridge of permeable rock lying over impermeable rock; with a line of springs along the boundary, between the two layers
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Coppices
Woodland where the trees or shrubs are cut back every few years for fire wood or timber
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Biodiversity
The number and variety of living species found in a specific area
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Erosion
The wearing away and removal of material by a moving face, such as a river, a breaking wave or a glacier
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Sediment
Material such as mud, sand and pebbles carried and deposited by rivers or waves
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Permeable
Rock that are permeable, like chalk, allow water to pass through them
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Impermeable
Rock that are impermeable, like clay, don't allow water to pass through them
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Card 2

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Arable

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The farming of crops like wheat and barley

Card 3

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Cultivation

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Card 4

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Wildlife corridors

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Card 5

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Scrub encroachment

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