Main things to rmb

Question 1

What is eccentricity, when does it occur and what is the influence?

Answer 1

How circular the orbit is
Takes 100,000 years
It influences the seasons.
When circular there are no seasons and temperatures reach extremes in winter and summer.

Question 2

What is precession when does it occur and what is the influence?

Answer 2

The wobble of the earth
Occurs every 24,000 years
It influences which season are in which month
June - summer December - winter

Question 3

What is obliquity ( axial tilt) when does it occur and what does it influence?

Answer 3

how tilted the orbit is.
Every 24,000 years
It occurs between 22.5 ° and 24.5°
When it is the smallest, there’s less of a difference in seasons
When it is highest, there’s more of a difference in seasons.

Question 4

What is the order of the circulation cells starting from north to south?

Answer 4

Polar, Ferrell, Hadley

Question 5

Define enhanced greenhouse effect

Answer 5

Disruption to natural process caused by humans increasing the power of the greenhouse effect

Question 6

What are tropical storms?

Answer 6

Large rotating storms that form over oceans in tropical areas

Question 7

What are storms known as in Atlantic?

Answer 7

Hurricanes

Question 8

What are storms known as in pacific ?

Answer 8

Typhoons

Question 9

What are storms known as from India?

Answer 9

Cyclones

Question 10

Where does storms occur in months June — November?

Answer 10

Northern tropics

Question 11

Where does storms occur in months November — April?

Answer 11

Southern tropics

Question 12

Define the Coriolis effect

Answer 12

The deflection of wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere.

Question 13

Define meteorlogical causes to drought

Answer 13

This is when there is a deprived amount of rainfall than average

Question 14

Define hydrological causes of drought

Answer 14

Affects of reduced precipitation

Question 15

What are the 5 main areas affected by hydrological causes to drought

Answer 15

Streamflows, soil moisture, reservoir, lake levels, groundwater supplies

Question 16

Define El Niño and where / what does it affect?

Answer 16

A reversal in normal conditions - cool and dry near Australia, warm and wet near South America

Question 17

Define La Niña and where / what does it affect?

Answer 17

A strengthening of the normal conditions - very warm near Australia and intense rainfall, very dry at west coast of South America )

Question 18

Where and when did hurricane sandy occur?

Answer 18

24th October 2012, it was present in the Caribbean Sea

Question 19

Where was affected by hurricane sandy and when did it reach the USA?

Answer 19

Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas
It reached USA 29th October 2012

Question 20

Where and when was Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 20

2013, Philippines

Question 21

What level was typhoon haiyan on the saffir Sampson scale and when did it form?

Answer 21

Level 5, formed in South Pacific on 2nd November 2013

Question 22

When did the drought begin in California?

Answer 22

2012 — présent

Question 23

When did the drought start in Ethiopia?

Answer 23

1983 — present’

Question 24

Where does the river Dee start and end?

Answer 24

Starts from the upland of snowdon and ends around Chester in the North Sea

Question 25

What is the geology like at the start and end of the river Dee?

Answer 25

Start :
- hard rock
- V shaped valleys

End:
-softer rock
-floodplains

Question 26

Where and what is Dawlish Warren?

Answer 26

It is a sand spit extending at around 2km located south of Devon

Question 27

Name 3 advantages to the dawlish warren spit

Answer 27

Provides sanctuary for lots of coastal species
Protects Exe estuary
Very popular location for tourism

Question 28

What and where is the new forest?

Answer 28

It is a national park spanning 480km2 to the south coast of England.

Question 29

Name the 4 transportation methods and their function

Answer 29

Solution - dissolved carrying of rock
Suspension- rocks carried in water flow
Traction - large boulders rolling on seabed
Saltation - small pebbles bouncing on seabed

Question 30

Name the 4 erosional processes and their function

Answer 30

Hydraulic action - sheer force of wave
Abrasion - sandpaper effect
Corrosion - dissolved rock
Attrition - bashing of rocks making them smoother and smaller

Question 31

State the 3 types of mass movement and their function.

Answer 31

Mudflow - saturated masses of sediment move downhill
Slumping - rotational movement of material downhill
Rockfall - rapid fall of rock due to gravity