geography paper 1 Flashcards

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what is a primary effect of a natural hazard

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building and roads destroyed from an earthquake

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what is a secondary effect of natural hazards

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earthquakes can trigger tsunamis

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3
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where are tectonic plates found

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in the earths crust

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4
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what are the 3 types of plate margin

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destructive, conservative and constructive

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5
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what temperature does say water need to be for a tropical storm to occur

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higher than 27°C

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what is the centre of the storm called?

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The eye it’s up to 50 km across and it caused by descending her air

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what is the eye surrounded by?

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The highest surrounded by the eyeball where there’s spiralling rising air and very strong wins

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what is towards the edge of the storm?

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Towards the edge of the storm, the windspeed falls the clouds become smaller and more scattered

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typhoon Haiyan

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Typhoon Midland fallen the Philippines on the 8th of November 2013

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what are two primary effects of typhoon

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6300 people were killed and 1 million homes were severely damaged

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what is two secondary effects of typhoon high?

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Flooding triggered several landslides and 5.6 million workers lost their jobs

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what is a long-term response of typhoon Hayyan

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The UN appealed for over 300,000,000 to help fund rebuilding And relief

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what are immediate responses of typhoon Hayyan?

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fisherman were worn not to go to say

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14
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what three ways to reduce the effects of a tropical

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Prediction planning and protection

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15
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given an example of how UK weather is becoming more extreme

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The U.K.’s 10 warmest years have occurred since 2002 and 2018 was the giant hottest summer on record

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16
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Somerset flu

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December 2013 to February 2014 Somerset experience three times the average amount of rain

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17
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what was the social impact of Somerset flooding?

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More than 600 homes were flooded

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what is an environmental impact of Somers

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Tons of mowed and debris were left by the floods

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what is an economic impact of Somerset flood

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The total cost of damage was 80 million

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21
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what is a natural factor that causes climate change?

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volcano activity

22
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what is a human factor? Causes climate change

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Burning fossil fuels

23
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how does volcano activity increase climate change?

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major volcanic eruptions release large quantities of material and the atmosphere

24
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what is a mitigation strategy used to reduce climate

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Planting trees

25
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what is one way we respond to climate change?

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Changing agriculture systems, for example planting new crop types that are more suited to climate conditions in an area

26
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what is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A producer uses sun To produce food

27
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what does a consumer do in an ecosystem?

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Gets its energy by eating other organisms

28
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What is a decompose? Do an ecosystem?

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An organism that gets its energy by breaking down dead material such as dead producers

29
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what is an example of an ecosystem?

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A tropical rainforest found around the equator between the tropics where its and wet all year round

30
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why isn’t the soil very fertile in a rainforest?

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Heavy rain washes nutrients away

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what are the layers of the rainforest?

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shrub layer under canopy main canopy emergent trees

32
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what is the climate like in a hot desert?

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There’s very little room for less than 250 mm per year

33
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How have plants and animals adapted to the physical conditions of a hot desert?

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Plant roots are extremely long to reach deep water

34
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The Sahara desert

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The Sahara desert is the earths largest desert

35
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What is the daily temperature in the Sahara desert?

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40°C and at night below freezing

36
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what year was the haiti earthquake?

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12th of January 2010

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what is a primary effect of the haiti earthquake?

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2000 people died in 12,000 Were injured

38
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what is the secondary effect of the Haiti earthquake?

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lords of landslides occurred

39
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what year was the Laquila earthquake?

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sixth of April 2009

40
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what is a primary effect of the Laquila earthquake?

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308 people died

41
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what was the secondary effect of the Laquila earthquake?

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after-shocks triggered landslides

42
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what is an example of a coastal landform?

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Cave arch stack stump

43
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what causes clips to form a wave platform?

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Waves Cause most erosion

44
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how was the spit formed?

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Spit form shop bend longshore drift transport, sand and shingle past band deposit in the sea strong waves and wind can curve the end of the spit. The area behind the space sheltered from waves of material and plants are able to grow overtime. The area can become a mud flat.

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