Geography 4.3 - UK Climate

Question 1

What is coastal retreat

Answer 1

allows an area that was not previously exposed to flooding by the sea to become flooded by removing coastal protection.

Question 2

What are destructive waves

Answer 2

They occur when wave energy is high and the wave has travelled over a long fetch. They tend to erode the coast. They have a stronger backwash than swash.

Question 3

What is the overall climate in England called?

Answer 3

Temperate maritime

Question 4

Which of the following factors has a big influence on the British climate

Answer 4

Latitude

Question 5

What is the drop in temperature for every 100m increase in altitude

Answer 5

1*C

Question 6

What is the name of the ocean current of warm water from the Gulf of Mexico that gives Britain its mild climate

Answer 6

What is the name of the ocean current of warm water from the Gulf of Mexico that gives Britain its mild climate

Question 7

What is relief rainfall

Answer 7

When air rises over high land, cools and condenses

Question 8

When does the UK experience convectional rainfall?

Answer 8

prolonged sunny spells that warm the land

Question 9

Definition of hydraulic action

Answer 9

the weight of a wave crashing on a cliff face, pushing the air in cracks and caves, under pressure, to force open the crack/cave
chemicals in the sea water dissolve the rocks

Question 10

Definition of abrasion

Answer 10

small rocks are smashed against each other making smaller rocks.
little rocks getting picked up by the waves and being smashed on to the cliffs