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theme 1,4 uk landscapes Flashcards

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1
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relief

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height and shape of the land

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upland

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an area of high or relatively high ground

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lowland

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an area of land that is lower than the land around it

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geology

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the types of rock that can be found in an area

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management methods for protecting an area

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protect area status, limiting tourism numbers, maintaining footpaths, education (signs and rules), car parks.

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honeypot site

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a place that attracts a lot of people - eg buckingham palace, the hollywood sign.

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source

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where a river begins

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tributary

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where a small river joins with a bigger river

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drainage basin

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an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries.

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mouth

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where a river meets the sea

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confluence

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where 2 or more rivers merge

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watershed

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the boundary of a rivers drainage basin and is usually along a ridge of highland

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abrasion

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the scraping away of river banks and bed by stones picked up in the river flow

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hydraulic action

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the force of the water in the channel hits against the bed and banks - wearing them away

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corrosion

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the dissolving of minerals of rocks being carried away in solution

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attrition

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rocks bang against eachother gradually breaking down into smaller, more rounded shapes.

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upper course

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section at the beginning of a river, near the source. usually upland.

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middle course

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between upper and lower course, water flows slowly. wider than upper course

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lower course

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final section of a river which flows into another body of water. water flows even slower, and has less energy to carry sediment.

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long profile of a river

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a summary of the shape and gradient of a river bed from source to mouth

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cross profile of a river

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the appearance of a river from the side of a river bank to another

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vertical erosion

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downward erosion that deepens the channel. it is a v-shaped valley.

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lateral erosion

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the sideward erosion which widens the river channel

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traction

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rocks rolled along the river bed

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saltation

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smaller rocks/pebbles bounced along the river bed

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suspension

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smaller particles suspended in flow

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solution

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very very small particles carried in flow

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deposition

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a river putting down its load

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river discharge

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the volume of water passing a river measuring station at a particular time

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saturated

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where the soil is no longer able to absorb any additional water

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surface run off

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where water flows over the surface rather than the soil

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flooding

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where land that is not usually underwater becomes inundated

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hydrograph

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plots river discharge after a storm

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hard engineering

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involves building artificial structures which try to control rivers. they tend to be more expensive.

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soft engineering

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does NOT involve building artificial structures, but takes a more sustainable and natural approach

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constructive wave

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swash is bigger than backwash

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trough

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the base of the wave

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destructive wave

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the backwash is stronger than the swash

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swash

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when a wave breaks, water is washed up the beach

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backwash

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the water runs back down the beach

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erosion

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movement
eg- abrasion, hydraulic action, attrition, solution)

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crest

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the top of a wave

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weathering

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no movement

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mechanical weathering

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any processes where physical disintegration of exposed rock is caused without changing the chemical composition

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chemical weathering

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the disintegration of rocks caused by chemical reactions

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biological weathering

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the effect that living organisms have on rocks and other inanimate objects
eg- plants and animals

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slumping

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bite-shaped chunks are removed from the top of a cliff

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landslides

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leaves a concave scar in the upper cliff, like a giant bite mark and a fan shaped pile of debris on the beach

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rock falls

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rocks loosened by winter frosts or heavy rainfalls, can fall suddenly to the beach below

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divergent

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develop in different directions

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meander

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the large bends in the middle and lower courses of the river. formed by erosion and deposition.

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thalweg

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the line of fastest flow in a river

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oxbow lake

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a curved lake formed from a horseshoe bend in the river when the main stream has cut across the narrow end and no longer flows around the loop of the bend.

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geology

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what rocks are made of

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fetch

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the area where ocean waves are made by the wind

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rising sea levels

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icebergs and glaciers melting due to global warming, causing higher sea levels.

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dredging

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removal of sediments and debris that would normally be deposited on the coastline

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infrastructure

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the basic foundation of businesses or services

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wave-cut platforms

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narrow, flat land below sea cliff, created by erosion

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spit

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a long narrow beach that is made of sand or shingle, connected to the mainland but stretches out to the sea

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headland

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an area eroded that had alternating layers of soft and hard rock - causing headlands and bays jutting out into the sea

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slip-off slope

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gently sloping bank found on the inside of a river bend

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plunge pool

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very deep depression at the bottom of a waterfall

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river cliff

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outside bank of a curve in a river, continuously being eroded.

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when is a waterfall made

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when there is hard rock on top of soft rock

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