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Water - Key Terms
Define store,
Define flux,
Define cryosphere
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Lesson 1 - Global Hydrological Cycle
List 5 examples of stores,
List 5 examples of fluxes,
What are the 2 types of system
16
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Lesson 2 - Drainage Basin Cycles
What are 5 key factors which affe...,
How does relief affect the draina...,
How does climate affect the drain...
11
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Lesson 2 - Factors Affecting Drainage Basin
What are the 3 types of rainfall,
What is convectional rainfall,
What is cyclonic rainfall
15
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Lesson 3 - Water Budgets
Define water budget,
When does dynamic equilibrium occur,
How is change in storage calculated
11
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Lesson 3 - River Regimes
What is a river regime,
What is a river regime measured in,
Which main factors influence a ri...
12
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Lesson 4 - Storm Hydrographs
What is a storm hydrograph,
What are the 2 types of storm hyd...,
What are the characteristics of a...
8
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Lesson 5 - ENSO Terms
What are teleconnections,
How do enso cycles relate to tele...,
What is the humboldt
7
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Lesson 5 - ENSO Cycles + Normal Year
What is the el nino southern osci...,
Where is the enso usually located...,
Which physical factors push the e...
13
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Lesson 5 - La Nina
What is la nina,
Why does la nina occur,
How does la nina affect indonesia...
5
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Lesson 5 - El Nino
What is el nino,
How often does el nino occur,
How do pacific waters behave duri...
8
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Lesson 6 - Causes of Drought
Define drought,
What are the 4 types of drought,
When does meteorological drought ...
14
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Lesson 7 - Impacts of Drought on Ecosystems
What are wetland ecosystems,
What are the key functions of wet...
2
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Lesson 8 - Physical Causes of Flooding
What are the 5 main physical caus...,
How does prolonged heavy rainfall...,
What is this sequence of depressi...
14
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Lesson 8 - Factors Affecting Flooding
How does vegetation affect flooding,
How does a slope affect flooding,
How does rock type affect flooding
6
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Lesson 8 - Human Causes of Flooding
What are the 4 main human causes ...,
How does urbanisation result in f...,
How do bridges culverts reduce ri...
9
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Lesson 9 - Impacts of Flooding
How can flooding affect water qua...,
How does flooding affect physical...,
What are the economic impacts of ...
5
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Lesson 10 - Climate Change + Hydro Cycle
What is positive feedback,
What is negative feedback,
Give an example of negative feedback
11
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Lesson 10 - Climate Change + Hydro Cycle Components
Evaporation evapotranspiration,
Groundwater flow,
Ice
10
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Lesson 10 - Climate Change + Short Term Supply
Cyclones and shit,
Drought,
Rainfall
8
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Lesson 11 - Water Insecurity Stats
What are the major global issues ...,
Define water scarcity,
Define water stress
12
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Lesson 11 - Causes of Water Insecurity
What are the 5 causes of water in...,
How does industrial pollution har...,
Which industrial pollutants are t...
18
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Lesson 11 - Water Supply + Demand
0
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Lesson 12 - Supply + Economic Development
1
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Lesson 12 - Importance of Supply
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Lesson 14 - Hard Engineering: Desalination
What is desalination,
Why can desalination be considere...,
How has desalination improved in ...
9
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Lesson 14 - Hard Engineering: Water Transfers
How do water transfers work,
What are the economic benefits of...,
What are the ecological env conce...
6
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Lesson 14 - Hard Engineering: Megadam
What is a megadam,
What are the positive impacts of ...,
What are the drawbacks of megadam...
4
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Lesson 15 - Supply Management: Sustainable
What is sustainable water management,
How does sustainable water manage...,
What is river restoration
5
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Lesson 16 - Water Insecurity Effects
What are the 2 types of water sca...,
What is physical water scarcity,
Which factors affect physical sca...
13
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