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Geography Flashcards

1
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What is the coast?

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Where the land meets the sea

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2
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What is meant by marine ?

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Waves , Tides , Storm surges

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3
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What is meant by atmospheric?

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Weather/climate , climate change , Solar

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4
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What is meant by land?

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Rock type / Structure , Tectonic activity

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5
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What is meant by people ?

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Human activity and costal management

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6
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What is erosional landform?

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They are things like headlands ,bays ,caves ,arches ,stacks and stumps.

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7
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What is Depositional landform?

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It is a landform that is created from glacial deposition

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8
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What are the waves?

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The waves are movement of water

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9
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The top of a wave is called …

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Wave crest

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10
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The bottom of a wave is called …

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Trough

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11
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The length of a singular wave is a ….

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Wavelength

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12
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What is the movement of a wave based on …

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The strength of the wind

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13
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What is Hydraulic action?

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It is the force of water crashing against the coastline

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14
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What is abrasion?

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When rock and other material are carried by the sea and are thrown against the coastline breaking down other material

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15
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What is corrosion?

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It is a process of chemical erosion

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16
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What is attrition ?

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When material such as rocks and stones carried by waves hit and knock against each other wearing them down.

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17
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What are sedimentary rocks ?

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These are formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once -living organisms .

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18
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What is metamorphic rock?

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It is rock that has undergone transformation by heat and pressure

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19
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What is igneous rock ?

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It is formed through the cooling and solidification of lava/magma

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20
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Name a characteristic of sedimentary rock

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They have distinctive layering

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21
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Name a characteristic of Igneous rock

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Hard no layers

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22
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Name a characteristic of metamorphic rock

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It is quite hard and could or could not have layers

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23
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What type of formation is there in sedimentary rocks?

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They are made of dead rocks

24
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What type of formation is there in igneous rocks?

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Made from magma/lava solidification

25
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What type of formation is there in metamorphic rocks?

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Transitioning of other rocks

26
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What is chemical warming?

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IT occurs when rainwater comes in contact with a rock

27
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What is biological weathering ?

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It is when plants and animals beat down a rock

28
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What is Freeze thaw?

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It occurs when water gets into a rock and freeze

29
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What is Geomorphology?

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It is the study of how the coastline changrs

30
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What would wave attack do?

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It breaks down the rocks

31
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What is a Headland?

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Hard rock and harder to wear away

32
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What is differential erosion ?

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Different types of erosion forms

33
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What is transportation ?

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The movement of material along the coast

34
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What is deposition ?

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The laying down of material along the coast

35
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What is suspension ?

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Small material that are carried by water

36
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What is saltation ?

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Bigger pieces of material bounce against the river bed

37
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What is traction?

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The ocean pushes out bigger rocks

38
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What is solution?

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When minerals dissolve in water

39
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What is Longshore drift ?

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It is a simple movement of material along the shore

40
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What does the backwash do ?

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It sends the river backwards

41
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What is a spit ?

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It is an extra stretch of beach that is created

42
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What is a saltmarsh?

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They are formed in the sheltered area of a spit

43
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What is hard engineering ?

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It is man made engineering

44
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What is soft engineering ?

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It is natural engineering

45
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What does DTM stand for ?

A

Demographic Transition Model

46
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What is natural population increase?

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It is the difference between the number of births and numbers of deaths[

47
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What are some reasons why the birth rate may decline ?

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-High cost of livings
-Viruses
-Poor healthcare

47
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What is Urbanisation?

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It is the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

48
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What are the processes of transportation

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Traction , Saltation , Suspension, Solution

49
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What type of rock is usually found at a headland ?

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Usually hard and more resistant rock

50
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What is the correct order for the formation of a stump?

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Cave -> Arch -> Stack -> Stump

51
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What is an emigrant?

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When a person leaves a country with the intention of settling somewhere

51
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What is an illegal migrant?

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Someone who does not have the official right to move to a country but seeks to move there regardless

51
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What is an internal migrant?

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A person moving from one area to another in the same country

51
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What is an economic migrant?

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Someone whose primary reason for migrating is due to better jib oppurtunities

51
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What is an immigrant?

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When a person arrives in a country with the intention of settling there.

51
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What is a refugee ?

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People who have been forced to leave their home country often because of war or persecution

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