Geography Natural World Keywords 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyGCSEWJEC Created by: Samantha ArendCreated on: 26-05-13 12:48 Afforestation Planting trees - often to prevent flooding 1 of 41 Anticyclone High pressure weather system bringing dry, calm conditions 2 of 41 Aquifer A large store of underground water 3 of 41 Catchment area the area from which a river collects its water 4 of 41 Climate The average weather 5 of 41 Cold front / warm front The boundary between two air masses (bringing rain) 6 of 41 Delta A river landform at the mouth of a river where deposition causes new land to be formed 7 of 41 Deposition When water drops material its carrying 8 of 41 Depression Low pressure weather system that brings changeable weather (usually rain and wind) 9 of 41 Desertification When land turns to desert 10 of 41 Discharge The volume of water flowing in a river 11 of 41 Erosion The wearing away and removal of land 12 of 41 Groundwater Water naturally stored underground 13 of 41 HEP Hydro-electric power generated by drains 14 of 41 Hold the line Keeping the coastline the same (usually with hard engineering) 15 of 41 Impermeable Water cannot pass through 16 of 41 Inflitration Water soaking into the ground/soil 17 of 41 Interception When water is stopped from reaching the ground by trees and plants 18 of 41 Load The sediment carried by a river 19 of 41 Longshore drift The movement of material along the coast 20 of 41 Meander A bend in a river 21 of 41 Managed retreat Allowing the coast to erode naturally 22 of 41 Prevaling Winds The direction the wind most often blows from 23 of 41 Precipitation Water falling to the ground (rain,sleet,snow,fog) 24 of 41 Rainwater Harvesting Collecting rainwater (from roof) 25 of 41 Reservoir A lake for water storage (often man made) 26 of 41 Sahel Dry region in Africa - South of Sahara Desert 27 of 41 Sanitation A safe disposal o sewage 28 of 41 Spit A coastal landform caused by deposition 29 of 41 Storm Surge A rise in sea level causes by low air pressure (cyclone) 30 of 41 Tropical Storms Large depressions formed over warm oceans (Hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons) 31 of 41 Transpiration Water evaporated from plants/trees 32 of 41 Weather The condition of the atmosphere (at one place and time) 33 of 41 Abrasion When large peices of rock wear away land/river bed 34 of 41 Attrition Rocks carried in water knock against each other and break apart 35 of 41 Hydraulic Action The force of the water wears away softer rocks 36 of 41 Corrosion/solution When rock is dissolved by water 37 of 41 Traction Larger items of sediment roll along the river bed 38 of 41 Saltation Smaller items of sediment bounce along the river bed 39 of 41 Suspension Finer material us light enough to float down the river 40 of 41 Solution Minerals dissolve in the water 41 of 41
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