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Name a fact about Niagara falls
The water flows over the falls is at 25%-50% capacity at time given
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what are one of the problems caused by tourists at Niagara falls
congetion on narrow roads
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Effects of boscastle flood
Local shops bed and breakfast cafe's lost on bussiness that summer in the height of tourist season
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soulutions to flooding
flood barriers / gates
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Attrition is
The particales are knocked about as they are transported and the gradually become more rounded and rudced in size
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hydrallic action is
Air may become trapped in joints and cracks of cliff face when a wave breaks trapped is compressed which weakens the rock
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abrasion is
bits of rock and river bed down on other rocks like sandpaper
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corrosion is
chemicals erroding away the rock
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solution is
the process by which carbon dioxide is mixed with rain water to form carbonic acid
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salutation is
small pebbles and stones are bouced along the river bed
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Suspension is
fine light matriel is carried along in the water
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Traction is
Large Boulders and rocks are rolled along the river bed
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what are one of the problems caused by tourists at Niagara falls

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congetion on narrow roads

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Effects of boscastle flood

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soulutions to flooding

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Attrition is

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