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Where is Svalbard Located

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North Hemisphere, North of Norway and East of Green land

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Svalbard is example of what in geography?

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Opportunities in cold environments

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List 3 opportunities in Svalbard

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Fishing, Mineral Extraction, Tourism

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Fact about employment in the mines in Svalbard

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Over 300 people employed in the mines in Svalbard

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Fact about fishing in Svalbard

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150 species of fish in the oceans surrounding it

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Fact about tourism in Svalbard

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300 local people employed

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River Case study

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River Tees

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Waterfall on the river tees

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High force waterfall

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Description of location of the river tees

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The River Tees is located in the north of England. The source of the River Tees is located in the Pennines and it flows east to its mouth where the river joins the North Sea.

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Geographical location of where ox bow lakes and meander form on the river tees

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Near Yarn

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Flooding Case study

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Boscastle

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Fact on why it flooded

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Heavy rainfall, nearly twice the monthly amount in one hour according to the BBC (130mm, monthly average 60-70mm)

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Why was a second wave released?

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Debris was trapped under the bridge cause a build up of pressure

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Cost spent on prevention methods

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£10m

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Small scale sustainable water supply scheme

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Wakel Basin project, Rajastan

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Where is Rajasthan located

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Rajasthan is a state located in the northern hemisphere in the north west of India, on the continent of Asia. Rajasthan is landlocked (it has no coasts) and borders Pakistan to the north west and 5 other states of India.
Delhi, India’s capital city, is located north east of Rajasthan.

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3 sustainable water supply scheme, Wakel Poject

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Tankaas, Joheds, Pats

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When did the Wakel Basin project run

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2004-2014

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What is a Taankas

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An underground concrete container that collect rain water from pipes and riff gutters

20
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What is a Johed

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A johed is a small dam made from earth and sand designed to ensure rivers flow all year round

21
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What is a pat system

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A system consisting of irrigation channels from rivers that provide crops with water

22
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Water transfer scheme UK

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Kielder Water Scheme

23
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Where is Kielder reservoir located?

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In the Pennines

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Purpose of Kielder water scheme

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To combat the issues associated with the increasing demand for water from Newcastle to Middlesbrough

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Advantage of Kielder water scheme

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Generates electricity through hydroelectric power stations

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Disadvantage of Kielder water scheme

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58 families were displaced from their homes by the dam, their houses disappearing beneath the lake that formed.

27
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Where is the great man made river located

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Liberia, North Africa

28
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Cost of the first phrase of the Great Man made river?

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$14b

29
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How much drinking water does the Great Man Made River transfer a day

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65 million litres

30
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What provides the great man made river with water

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Aquifer

31
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Case studies in Malaysia

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Ecotourism and deforestation

32
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How much of Malaysia’s rain forests have been cut down

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80%

33
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2 earthquake case studies

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Chile 2010 and Nepal 2015

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Fact to compare both earthquakes

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Death toll was 18 times higher in Nepal

35
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In Nepal how far was the epicentre from the capital, Lathmandu

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80km

36
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Magnitude of Chile earthquake

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8.8

37
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Magnitude of Nepal earthquake

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7.8

38
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Reasons for worse effects for Nepal

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Less doctors
Worse quality of buildings
Less shallow epicentre

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