Exam questions Flashcards
1
Q
‘Evaluate the relative importance of different factors in driving change in the magnitude of stores of water over time and space’, what would you write about?
A
ITCZ - over time and space Orographic rainfall Frontal rainfall - space Cryosphere - poles + high areas - space Ice age - time Seasonal change - time
2
Q
‘Evaluate the view that human activity is having a greater impact than natural factors on the water cycle’. what could you write about?
A
Human
- Deforestation
- Agriculture
- Urbanization
- Water abstraction
Natural
- Temperature
- Precipitation
3
Q
Describe river regime?
A
The pattern of a river’s flow over a period of time, usually a year.
