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What happens in a Hadley cell?

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Between 0 and 30 north and south of the equator
Warm moist air rises and travels whilst forming clouds because water vapour condenses

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What happens in a Ferrell cell?

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As air moves north and south of the equator towards 30
Here the warm air has cooled down with height and now cold, dry air is sinking and travelling east

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What happens in a polar cell?

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Cool air sinks back down to earth
The air is still moving west towards 60 north and south of the equator. Some air is transferred to Ferrell cell which will travel to the equator

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How is cool air returned back to the equator or towards the poles?

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Air completes the cycle and flows back towards the equator as the trade winds

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What are ocean currents?

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In the North Atlantic cold, salty water is heavy and sinks
This sets up a convection current which drags surface water down
The current draws warmer salty water over the ocean surface from area near the equator
This cools and sinks and flows south toward the equator where it is warmed again

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Focus

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The point of origin of an earthquake

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ITCZ

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A narrow zone of low pressure near the equator where northern and southern air masses converge

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Safari Simpson scale

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Hurricane scale
5 categories

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Richter scale

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Magnitude of earthquakes

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How do orbital changes cause climate change?

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The earths orbit is sometimes circular, and sometimes more oval
The earths axis tilts. Sometimes it is more upright and sometimes more on its side
The earths axis wobbles.
Changes called milankovitch cycles
Can be hotter or cooler

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How can volcanic activity cause climate change?

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Volcanic eruptions produce
Ash and sulphur dioxide gas
Stops some sunlight
Cools planet and lowers the average temperature

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How can sunspots cause climate change?

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Black areas on the suns surface
Lots of spots means more solar energy being fired out.

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How can asteroid collisions cause climate change?

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The impact releases ash and dust into the atmosphere
Cools the climate because it blocks the sunlight

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How can climate change evidence come from tree rings?

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Find out by the trees experiences.
Periods of growth can be seen from the number of rings in a tree

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How can climate change evidence come from ice cores?

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Trapped in ice layers are air bubbles. These preserve air from the time the snow fell.
Locked in the air bubbles is CO2
Climatologists can reconstruct past temperatures by drilling a core through ice and measuring the amount of trapped CO2 in ice layers

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How can climate change evidence come from historical records?

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Old photos, drawings and painting of the landscape.
Written records, such as diaries, books and newspapers
The recorded dates of regular events, such as harvests, the arrival of migrating birds and tree blossom

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Enhanced greenhouse effect

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The increased effectiveness of the greenhouse effect, believed to be the cause of recent global warming

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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A natural process where greenhouse gases trap the energy from the sun inside the earth’s atmosphere, warming the earths surface

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How does declining sea ice provide climate change evidence?

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The average sea temperature is increasing which is melting the ice

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How do tropical cyclones develop?

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Large, still warm ocean whose surface temperatures is greater than 26.5c
Strong winds
Coriolis force

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How do tropical cyclones intensify?

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Warm water
Warm moist air

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How do tropical cyclones dissipate?

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Lack of water (no energy)
Lack of warm moist air

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What is the eye of a cyclone?

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An area of a tropical cyclone with extremely low pressure and calm conditions.

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What is the eyewall of a cyclone?

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An area of a tropical cyclone with the most intense, powerful winds and torrential rain.

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What happens at the edge of a cyclone?
Coriolis force causes rising currents of air to spiral around the centre of the tropical cyclone.
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What physical hazards do tropical cyclones cause?
Strong winds Storm surges Intense rainfall Landslides Coastal flooding
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What impacts do these physical hazards have on people?
Loss of homes Deaths Destruction of buildings Loss of global communication
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What impacts do these physical hazards have on the environment?
Destroys habitats Ecosystems messed up Deforestation
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Why may a country have physical vulnerability to a cyclone?
Low lying Coastal
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Why may a country have economic vulnerability to a cyclone?
It’s expensive to repair
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Why may a country have social vulnerability to a cyclone?
Kills people
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How is forecasting used to respond to/ prepare for tropical cyclone?
Allows for evacuation Educate people on cyclones
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How is evacuation used to respond to/ prepare for TCS?
Less people will die because they are already gone Lower death toll Still buildings suffer Helps emergency services control the situation
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How is defences used to respond to/ prepare for TCS? (Provide examples)
Not very effective Could absorb some of the energy of the storm Examples Beach nourishment Creating reefs and wetlands Artificial islands
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What are the characteristics of the core?
Inner = solid Under huge pressure Outer = liquid Under low pressure Consists of iron and nickel
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What are the characteristics of the mantle?
Upper part called asthenosphere Beneath the earths crust lies the mantle Convection currents occur within lower mantle
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What are the characteristics of the crust?
Continental Forms the land Made of granite Oceanic crust Under the oceans Denser than continental
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How do convection currents cause tectonic plates to move?
Convection cells where heat moves towards surface called plumes Some plumes rise and form divergent plate boundaries at the surface
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What are convergent plate boundaries?
A plate boundary where two plates are moving towards each other
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What are divergent plate boundaries.
A plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
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What are conservative plate boundaries?
A plate boundary where two plates are moving alongside each other
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Shield volcanoes? Where form What look like Type of lava Hazards
Form at constructive plate boundary Low with gentle sloping sides Basaltic lava Takes longer to cool so flows over longer distances
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Composite volcanoes? Where form What look like Type of lava Hazards
Found at destructive plate boundary Steep slopes Infrequent but violent eruptions. Andesite lava Lava flows. Travels only short distance before cooling
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What are hotspots?
An area where unusually hot magma breaks through the middle of a plate and travels up to the surface, creating a volcano.
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How do earthquakes occur at convergent boundaries?
Friction builds Violent earthquake
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How do earthquakes occur at divergent boundaries?
Friction builds Small earthquake
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How do earthquakes occur at conservative boundaries?
Friction build up Rare but very destructive because it’s close to surface
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How do shallow focus earthquakes occur?
Friction between plates Causes a very destructive earthquake because it is so close the the surface
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How can earthquakes cause tsunamis?
Earthquakes beneath the sea bed can generate a tsunami Fault cause water to be pushed upwards
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What is GDP per capita?
The value of all produce and spending within a country divided by the population
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What is birth rate?
Number of live births per 1000 people per year
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What is death rate?
Number of deaths per 1000 people per year
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What is fertility rate?
Average number of births per woman
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What is infant mortality rate?
Number of children per 1000 live births who die before their first birthday
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What is maternal mortality rate
Number of mothers per 100 000 who die in childbirth
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What does the clark fisher model explain
Changes in employment structure as countries develop their economies
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What is HDI?
A standard means of measuring human development
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How does fertility rate change as a country develops?
Falls
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How does mortality rate change as a country develops?
Falls
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What does a developing country’s population pyramid look like and why?
Low life expectancy High amount of youth Looks like a pyramid (as age increases number does)
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What does a developed country’s population pyramid look like and why?
High life expectancy Roughly the same width for all ages Because better health care for elderly and higher wealth for government to distribute.
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How can climate affect development?
Water shortages as temperatures rise Food shortages caused by variable rainfall and increased drought
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How can topography affect development?
Harder to develop if a hilly terrain Could be low lying therefore being vulnerable to flooding
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How can education affect development?
Better knowledge economy for the future Could be a pull factor
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How can health affect development?
Longer life expectancy leading to a longer life of working
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How can colonialism affect development?
Still have a foothold in the country Control development and it can lead to lack of control for country
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How can neocolonialism affect development?
Profit for developed countries
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How can economic and political factors affect development?
Trade is a big part of developemnt
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How can global inequalities cause consequences in education?
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How can global inequalities cause consequence in health?
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How can global inequalities cause political consequences?
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How can global inequalities cause environmental problems?
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What happens at the traditional society stage of rostows modernisation theory?
Most people work in agriculture but produce little surplus This is a subsistence economy
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Preconditions for take off?
There’s a shift from farming to manufacturing. Trade increases profits which are invested into new industries and infrastructure. Agriculture produces cash crops for sale.
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Take off?
Growth is rapid. Investment and technology create new manufacturing industries. Take off requires investment from profits earned from overseas trade
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Drive to maturity?
A period of growth. Technology is used throughout the economy. Industries produce consumer goods.
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Mass consumption?
A period of comfort. Consumers enjoy a wide range of goods. Societies choose how to spend wealth (military, healthcare, education or luxuries for wealth)
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What is franks dependency theory?
Theory developed by economist Andre frank that describes development using two types of global region (core and periphery)
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How does globalisation cause countries to become more connected?
Economic interdependence between countries Increasing volumes and variety of trade Increased spread of technology International flows of investment into other countries Outsourcing - using people in other countries to provide services because it is cheaper Culture spread
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How do TNCs increase globalisation?
Outsourcing connects countries
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Top down development
When decision making about the development of s place is done by governments or large companies
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Bottom up development
Experts work with communities to identify their needs, offer assistance and let people have more control over their lives, offer run by NGOs
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Footloose
Companies that are able to locate anywhere there is high quality communication links
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Why is the number of mega cities increasing?
Global population increasing
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What is a mega city?
Area with more than 10 million people Sometimes formed by merging two cities together
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What are push factors?
Reasons why a person may feel they need to move away from a rural area
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What are pull factors?
Reasons why a person may feel attracted towards living in the city
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Brownfield site definition
Former industrial areas that have been developed before
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What are cities growing?
Rural - urban migration Natural increase
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Define net growth
The number left after subtracting those leaving from those arriving
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What is formal work?
Work agreed in a contract with regular income and safe working conditions
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What is informal work?
Self employed or temporary work, which provides a small wage and limited health regulations.
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What is the primary sector?
Employment in raw materials E.g. mining
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What is the secondary sector?
Employment based in manufacturing
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What is the tertiary sector?
Employment based on services
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What is the quaternary sector?
Employment based on highly specialised knowledge and skill
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Advantages of informal economy
Don’t pay tax No set working hours Encourages entrepreneurship Produces cheap good Provided casual employment (ideal for developing countries)
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Cons of informal economy
No employment rights or protection Pay tends to be low No holiday Dangerous Long working hours Poor working conditions
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What is urbanisation?
A rise in the percentage of people living in urban area compared to rural areas
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What is suburbanisation?
Migration to live on the periphery of a city or town
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What is deindustrialisation?
A city with a declining economy and high levels of unemployment.
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What is counter urbanisation?
Migration away from a city because of urban problems
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What is regeneration?
A city tries to change its appearance or reputation through new building constructions
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How is land used in the CBD?
Offices Taller buildings than the rest Higher density of buildings
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How is land used in the inner city?
Older housing Industries Brownfield sites
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How is land used in the suburbs?
Mainly residential Terraced housing Semidetached and detached housing
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How is land used in the rural urban fringe?
Green belt and greenfield sites Low rise buildings and retail parks on the city edge
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Define ocean current
The predictable, continuous circulation of ocean water which transfers heat around the globe

Edexcel B Geography (17 decks)

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