Component 1 Knowledge Quiz Flashcards
What is the distribution of highland areas in the UK?
Northern UK, Scotland, Wales & Northern England.
What is the distribution of lowland areas in the UK?
Southern UK particularly South East.
What is a national park?
Protected area due to wildlife, cultural heritage or beautiful countryside.
What does AONB stand for?
Area of Outstanding National Beauty
How is the Brecon Beacons National Park managed?
Footpaths repaired using stone & Vegetation on pathways being restored.
How is the Gower managed?
- Information boards
- Clearly marked car parks
- Strict control over building.
What are the impacts of human activity on Snowdonia?
Souvenir shops instead of essential goods stores, Welsh language diluted, house price increase & Jobs.
What does carrying capacity mean?
The maximum population size that an environment can sustain.
What limestone landscape have you studied?
Yorkshire dales.
What are the 5 key features of a drainage basin?
Tributary, Confluence, Source, Mouth & Watershed.
What three fluvial/water processes change rivers over time?
Erosion, Transportation & Deposition.
What are the four types of fluvial/water transportation?
Solution, Suspension, Saltation & Traction.
What are the four types of fluvial/water erosion?
Abrasion, Hydraulic Action, Solution & Attrition.
What is a meander?
Bend in a river.
On a meander where is the fastest flow?
Outside of the bend.
On a meander where does deposition occur?
Inside of the bend.
Is a river cliff likely to form on the outside or the inside of a meander?
Outside.
Where is the hard rock located on a waterfall?
On top.
Where is the soft rock located on a waterfall?
Underneath.
How is a plunge pool formed?
Force of water hitting rock.
What is the ledge of hard rock called on a waterfall?
Overhang.
When a waterfall retreats (goes backwards) it forms a…
Gorge.
What named example of a waterfall have we studied?
Niagara falls.
What two ways have people used waterfalls?
Tourism & Hydroelectric Power.
What is the flat area next to a river called?
Floodplain.
What is the Bluff line?
Edge of a floodplain.
What is the key process that forms floodplain?
Deposition.
True or False? Levees are banks made of deposited.
True
True or False? Levees are only naturally made.
False
What word is used for water flowing over the surface of the land?
Overland flow
What word is used for water flowing into the soil?
Infiltration
What word is used when there is too much water in the soil and it cannot take anymore?
Saturation
Give the 4 natural causes of flooding
- Prolonged rainfall (raining for a long time)
- Heavy rainfall
- Steep relief (steep slopes)
- Impermeable geology (rocks that don’t allow water to
sink through it.)
Give 2 man made (human) causes of flooding.
- Deforestation (Chopping down trees)
- Urbanisation (Buildings)
