Physical Geography 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyKeywordsGCSEEdexcel Created by: stephaniecobbiahCreated on: 07-06-15 16:07 Weathering Breakdown of material in one place 1 of 18 Erosion Breakdown and removal of material 2 of 18 Discharge Velocity of the river 3 of 18 Water deflict Not recieving enough water to meet demand 4 of 18 Water surplus Recieving more than ebnough water than required 5 of 18 Drought A prolonged period of dry water 6 of 18 Desertifiation Turning land into dersert ( soil .. sand ) 7 of 18 Overcultivation growing too many crops onto the same land, loosing nutrients and eventually becoming exhausted 8 of 18 Overgrazing Trying to put too many animals on the same land. Land gets strampled and gress doesn't grow back 9 of 18 Deforestation Cutting down tress 10 of 18 Anticyclone Clear skies, no moisture amd no rain fall. Less precipition 11 of 18 Shifting Cultivation Letting the land recover 12 of 18 Arid a desert 13 of 18 Semi-Arid A half desert ( desert which recieves rain) 14 of 18 Nomadic People who move from place to place. They are never permanant 15 of 18 Fragile Vunerable to areas around 16 of 18 Degradation Not as good quality as before 17 of 18 Glaciers A slow moving mass of river of ice formed by snow or mountains or near the poles 18 of 18
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