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how do winds blow?

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from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

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2 types of winds

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  • westerlies
  • trade winds
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how do trade winds blow

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blow towards the equator

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how do westerlies blow

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blow towards poles

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3 types of global circulation cells

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  • Hadley cells
  • Ferrel cells
  • Polar cells
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what came first Quaternary period or the Neogene period

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Neogene

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How long did the Neogene period last

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21.4 million years

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how long did the Quaternary period?

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2.588 million years

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what periods where inside the Quaternary period?

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  • interglacial
  • glacial
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how long did the interglacial period last ?

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about 10,000 years

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How long did the glacial period last ?

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about 100,000 years

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Evidence for Climate Change?

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  • tree rings
  • ice cores
  • historical evidence (paintings)
  • pollen
  • temperature
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How to find evidence of climate in ice cores?

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  • each year new layers of ice sheets appear.
  • examining each layer can show climate.
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how are tree rings evidence of climate change?

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  • new rings form on trees each year
  • the thicker the ring , the greater the conditions
    (temperature and wet climate)
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what can old pollen be preserved in ?

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  • sediment
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what features of the rings are useful to scientists?

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  • thickness of rings
  • number of rings
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how many degrees has earth warmed since 1880?

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0.8

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notable periods in the UK?

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  • little ice age
  • medieval warm period
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what was the time period for the medieval warm period?

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950 - 1100AD

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Why did scientists say temp increased?

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increase in solar activity, decrease in volcanic activity

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The UK’s 4 regions

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  • North west : mild winter, cool summers
  • South east : cold winters, warm summers
  • North east : cold winters, cool summers
  • South west - mild winters, warm summers
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natural factors for climate change

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  • orbital change
  • asteroid collisions
  • volcanic activity
  • solar output variation
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volcanic activity

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major volcanic eruptions can change composition of earth

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solar output variation

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when output is low, climate would cool

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Asteroid collision

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when asteroids collide with the earth, huge amounts of dust thrown into atmosphere

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orbital change

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the closer to the sun, the more solar radiation it is exposed to

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Milankovitch cycle

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earth changes orbit from circular to eliipitcal to circular
- in span of 96,000 years

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what components of farming emits methane?

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  • rice paddies
  • degestive system of cows
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human activities increasing concentration of greenhouse gases

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  • transport
  • agriculture
  • industry
  • energy
  • deforestation
  • burning fossil fuels
  • cement production
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which region reflects greatest proportion of radiation?

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Antarctica
- white surface

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main sources humans are cause of climate change

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  • declining arctic ice
  • global temp rise
  • sea level rise and warming oceans
  • increased extreme weather events
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greenhouse effect

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  • sun emits short wave length towards earth
  • earth absorbs some radiation, long wavelength reflected back
  • greenhouse gases can’t absorb frequency of radiation
  • gases re-radiate energy
  • temp rises
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effect of climate change on environment?

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  • changing distribution of species
  • melting ice
  • sea surface temp rises
  • reduction in biodiversity
  • changing weather patterns
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effect of climate change on people

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  • more extreme weather events
  • more deaths due to heat
  • problems with water availability
  • loss of coastal areas
  • lower crop yield
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tropical cyclone

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  • spin caused by earth’s rotation
  • form over warm water
  • move west near equator
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main features

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  • circular shape
  • 100’s of kilometres wide
  • lasts 1- 2 weeks
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3 main regions of a tropical cyclone

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  • eye
  • eyewall
  • edges
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physical hazards

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  • intense rainfall
  • storm surges
  • high winds
  • coastal flooding
  • landslides
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impact on people

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  • cuts of electricity supplies
  • food shortages
  • makes hard for aid to arrive
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Bangladesh (case study)

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  • much of population is rural
  • increasesd surface run off
  • unplanned settlements have been built on low-lying land
  • GDP is low, less able to invest
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Bangladesh attempts to protect population

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  • forecasting
  • satellite tech
  • warning system
  • evacuation strategies
  • surge defences
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USA ( case study)

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Primary impacts
- May 2009
- Cyclone Aila killed 190 people and made 750,000 homeless
Secondary impacts
- crops destroyed
- farm animals killed
- sickness spread from contaminated water

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divergent plate boundary

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  • plates move apart
  • gap causes magma to rise
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Preparation

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  • forecastin
  • satellite tech
  • warnings
  • evacuation systems
  • storm surge defences
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convergent plate boundary

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  • plates slide under each other
  • oceanic slides underneath continentsl
    stuck, pressure builds
  • causes eathquake
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conservative plate boundary

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  • plates slide past each other
  • in opposite directions
    or same direction but at different speeds
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what is the point where tectonics meet

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plate boundary

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where do volcanoes happen?

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  • divergent
  • convergent
  • hotspots
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types of volcanoes

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  • composite
  • shield
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characteristics of a composite volcano

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  • found at convergent boundaies
  • erupt explosively
  • produce a lot of gas
  • produce a lot of lava
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characteristics of shield volcano

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  • found at divergent and hotspots
  • not very explosive
  • don’t produce ash
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difference in shield and composite

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  • composite has andesitic lava
  • shield have basaltic flow
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developing country pyramid

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  • base is wide (birth rate is high)
  • middle is narrower, infant mortality is higher , life expectancy is lower
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emerging country pyramid

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  • base is narrower, more women have better education and contraception
  • top is wider as life expectancy and quality of healthcare is higher
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phycical facors affecting development

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  • landlocked, don’t have access to see when most trade is done by sea
  • infertile farmland, low food production leads to death by starvation
  • climate, if too hot or cold it’s difficult to grow crops
  • steep topography, bad for farming , transport goods & restricts trade
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developed country pyramid

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  • top is wider, healthy lifestyle
  • quality of life and healthcare is higher
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