Geography Revision Flashcards
1
Q
What is weather?
A
Weather is something that happens almost instantly.
2
Q
What is climate?
A
Climate is when you can predict what it is going to be like.
3
Q
Types of rainfall
A
There are relief, frontal and convectional.
4
Q
Effects of the beast from the east
A
People died, people were trapped in their car and couldn’t get out. It also brought 50 cm of snow.
5
Q
Influnces of Britain’s climate
A
Distance from the sea, prevailing winds, latitude, altitude and ocean currents.
6
Q
Causes of flooding
A
heavy rainfall and thunderstorms over a short period.
prolonged, extensive rainfall.
high tide combined with stormy conditions.
Barriers breaking/bursting which stops the water.
