memorisation Flashcards by Aimee Butters

Q

Processes at birling gap?

A

marine erosion
aerial weathering
cliff retreat
mass movement

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Rock at birling gap?

A

Coombe rock (softer than chalk)

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How many evacuated in Typhoon Haiyan?

A

750000

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landforms at seaford head?

A

headland erosion forms stacks

cliffs

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landforms at birling gap?

A

a bay caused by eroding rock

wave cut platforms

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injured? haiti

A

300000

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deaths? haiti

A

230000

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businesses lost? haiti

A

20000

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how many made homeless? haiti

A

1.5 million

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how many households for hosepipe ban? uk

A

20 million

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how many mroe deaths than usual? uk

A

700

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causes of uk heatwave?

A

weak jet streams

high pressure stayed

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how high were temps? uk

A

over 30

highest of 32.5

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when was haiti earthquake?

A

jan 12 2010

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causes of haiti?`

A

shallow focus

conservative amrgin

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economic cost of haiti?

A

$10 bn

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height of storm surge? haiyan

A

25ft

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cost of damage? haiyan

A

$5.8 bn

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how mnay displaced? haiyan

A

6 mil

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jobs lost? haiyan

A

6 mil

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how many made homeless? haiyan

A

1.9 mil

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deaths? haiyan

A

7000

Q

ocean temp? haiyan

A

over 27

Q

how much rainfall? haiyan

A

281.9 mm

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speed of winds? haiyan

A

313 km/h

Q

where was typhoon haiyan?

A

Philippines - SE Asia

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what was typhoon haiyan?

A

tropical cyclone

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how many had to evacuate? iceland

A

700

Q

tourism cost per day? iceland

A

£6 mil

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how high was ash cloud? iceland

A

10 km

Q

Airline cost per day? iceland

A

£130 mil

Q

What caused ash cloud? iceland

A

gases and melting ice mixed

Q

Causes of iceland?

A

Constructive plate boundary

large magma chamber

Q

When was iceland?

A

March to May 2010

Q

Rock? seaford head

A

chalk

Q

Processes at seaford head?

A

erosion (HA)

transportation (E to W)

Q

Coast defefnces? seaford head

A

splash point groyne

Q

coast defences? brighton

A

marine arm

sea wall

Q

processes? brighton

A

erosion
transportation
mass movement (rockfall)

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landforms at shoreham?

A

spit/salt marshes

lagoom

Q

processes? shoreham

A

longshore drift

deposition

Q

coast defences at shoreham?

A

harbour arms

Q

processes? worthing

A

longshore drift

deposition

Q

Processes at slesey?

A

longshore drift
marine erosion
deposition

Q

landfirms at selsey?

A

spit

salt marsh

Q

rock at selsey?

A

Paleogene rock (sedimentary)