Parts of a volcanoes and parts of a river Flashcards
Source - The river’s journey
The place where the river starts
Tributary - The river’s journey
A tributary is a freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream or river
Meander - The river’s journey
Due to erosion, a gentle curve in the river flow is made, called the meander
River - The river’s journey
A large, natural stream of flowing water
Ox-bow lake - The river’s journey
A U-shaped lake or pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water
Mouth - The river’s journey
The place where a river enters a lake, larger river, or the ocean and it is where the river ends
Economic scarcity/basic economic problem
People have unlimited wants but only limited supplies
Social impacts of walking on the Uluru
It ignores and disrespects the culture of the Anangu people
More tourism is present and more people come to see the Uluru everyday
Environmental impacts of walking on the Uluru
The land slowly gets worn down due to the erosion of people walking on it
Economic impacts of walking on the Uluru
More tourism allows for higher pay going to the businesses that own the tourism of the land
More tourism also allows for local shops to gain more profit
Composite/Stratovolcanoe
Tall, steep, cone-shaped volcanoes and are formed from alternating layers of lava or ash and are simply normal volcanoes
Cinder cone volcanoes
Small, steep, cone-shaped volcanoes which usually only have one vent of lava
Shield volcanoes
These volcanoes have a cone shape and form in the ocean from divergent plate boundaries
Types of economic resources
Land (resources found in nature, rainfall, food on trees)
Labour (people employed by businesses and companies and people who working to create resources)
Capital (resources gained by a combination of labour and land resources eg electricity)
Enterprise (individuals who organise and combine other three resources to creak value and take risks)
4 methods of erosion
Solution
Abrasion
Attrition
Hydraulic action
