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Physical Geography

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Study of natural processes and environment

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Human Geography

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Study of human processes and man made environment

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Environmental geography

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Study of the impact that humans have in the natural world

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British Isles

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Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England

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The United Kingdom

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Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England

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Great Britan

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Scotland, Wales and England

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Ireland

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Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

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Emergent Layer

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Top of the rainforest

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Canopy layer

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Tops of some trees, but not all

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Under story/shrub layer

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The trunks - a buncha bugs live here

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Forest floor

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Very bottom of the forest - buncha bushes

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Seringueirio

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Rubber Tapper

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Amazon

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Forest

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Layers

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Of the rainforest

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Moist

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Sorta wet / humid

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Climate

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Area around

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Tourism / tourist

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Tourist - to stay somewhere (mainly foreign) Overnight

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Cultural

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Something to do with culture

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Natural

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Natural

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Entertainment

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Entertainment

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Primary

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Main areas / sources

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Secondary

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Secondary areas / sources

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Tertiary

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No clue

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Economy

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The Economy

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Analytical

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To identify what the keys mean and where the places are

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Domestic

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A domestic environment

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International

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Many nations

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Global Pandemic

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Like covid - spread throughout the world

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Epidemic

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Spread through one or two countries

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Air bridge

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a link between two places that is provided by air transport, especially during a conflict, blockade, or other emergency

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Staycation

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Explore your own country rather than going abroad - holiday at home

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Rural Areas

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Like contrysides

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National Parks

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Protected by the government. Include: Lake District and park district

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Mass tourism

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A place attracts thousands of people at once - Thailand, Venice, Cornwall

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Extreme tourism

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Travelling to dangerous locations or participating in dangerous activities

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Latitude

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Around the earth

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Longitude

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The top to the bottom of the earth

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Contour lines

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Join places with same height- when spaced out land is flat

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Spot height

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Exact point on map - with height.

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Relief

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Height and shape of land

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Layer colouring

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Areas of heights are shown by different colours

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Weather

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Day to day conditions - temp and precipitation

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Climate

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Average weather taken over a period of 30 years

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Season

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A period of the year defined by distinct climate

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Range

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The difference between two values

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Meteorology

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Study of the weather - to measure and record features of the day

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Observing

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To look around and gather a good idea of what the conditions are like

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Conventional Rainfall

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Happens more in summer

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Relief rainfall

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Frontal rainfall

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Cumulus clouds

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Low in the sky bring light rain, sometimes heavy

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Stratus Clouds

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Low in sky light drizzle no real showers

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Cirrus Clouds

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High clouds bad weather

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Low air pressure

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Rising off of us

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High air pressure

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Pushing down on us

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