A Level Global Systems

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Decks in this class (10)

1 - the concepts of system and mass balance ✅
What are the sources of water glo...,
What are the three phases water a...,
What approach are water and carbo...
47  cards
2 - catchment hydrology, the drainage basis as a system ✅
What is a drainage basin,
What factors affect a drainage ba...,
What are the runoff processes in ...
17  cards
3 - temporal variations in river discharge ✅
What is a river regime,
What is a simple vs complex regime,
What is unique about the colorado...
24  cards
4 - precipitation and excess runoff within the water cycle ✅
What causes clouds,
What are the effects of deforesta...,
What is the effect of glaciers
23  cards
5 - deficit within the water cycle ✅
What is a deficit in the water cycle,
What can cause deficits in the wa...,
What does more precipitation create
19  cards
6 - the global carbon cycle ✅
What processes transfer carbon be...,
What is the difference between th...,
What is the importance of carbon ...
41  cards
7 - carbon stores in different biomes ✅
What are the main reservoirs of c...,
Where is carbon primarily stored ...,
How have forest landscapes been a...
49  cards
8 - changing carbon stores in peatlands over time ✅
What is peat,
Where are peatlands,
What colour is peat and why
29  cards
9 - links between the water and carbon cycle ✅
What is noaa,
What is the evidence for climate ...,
What are scientific views of clim...
33  cards
10 - feedback within and between the water and carbon cycles ✅
What do most natural systems exis...,
What is negative feedback,
What is positive feedback
23  cards

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