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Solar Radiation
How does earth receive energy,
What does insolation stand for,
What 3 things happen when solar r...
15
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Global Energy Balance
What is the theory of the heat bu...,
Where is there a positive heat ba...,
Where is there a negative heat ba...
6
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Horizontal And Vertical Heat Transfers
Two ways in which a he imbalance ...,
Is energy coming in and being los...,
If energy coming in and being los...
17
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Pressure Belts And Currents
What happens when air is heated,
What happens when air becomes colder,
What is wind
7
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Factors That Influence Air Temperature
What is latitude and what does it...,
Latitude why are equatorial areas...,
Latitude why are polar areas colder
14
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Factors Affecting Transfers And Stores Of Matter In A Drainage Basin
Name the 7 factors affecting tran...,
What is the nemonic for the 7 types,
What does thick vegetation create
21
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Pakistan 2010 River Case Study
What was the dates of the floodin...,
What where the most affected area...,
Physical describe the affects of ...
36
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Hurricane Katrine Case Study
Where did hurricane katrina first...,
When did hurricane katrina hit th...,
Where did hurricane katrina go on...
38
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Conditions Required For A Hurricane
What are the 4 essential conditio...,
Why is 26 degrees sea temp required,
Why does the air above need to be...
15
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Structure Of A Hurricane
What type of storm is a hurricane,
Two words to describe a tropical ...,
What is a hurricane
7
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Formation Of A Hurricane
Step 1 conditions required,
Step 2 what happens air and what ...,
Step 3 what clouds form
7
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Jetstreams Influencing Weather
What are the two types of jet str...,
Where does the pfjs occur,
What does the pfjs form the divis...
14
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Rossby Waves
What type of pattern does rossby ...,
What are rossby waves,
Why down the path that rossby wav...
6
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Tricellular Model
Where does air blow from,
With air moving from high pressur...,
What is formed as the movement of...
8
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Meanders
What is a meander,
1shape what are meander formation...,
2thalweg what do meanders a low t...
3
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El nino
1 what direction does easterly tr...,
12 what happens the easterly trad...,
2 what is at the east coast of so...
10
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La Nina
1 what direction does easterly tr...,
12 what happens the easterly trad...,
2 what stays at indonesia
6
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Why Is Channelisation Needed
What is the aim of channelisation,
What are the 5 reasons for channe...,
Flood control downstream and floo...
13
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River Management Strategies Hard And Soft
What is hard engineering,
What is soft engineering,
What is afforestation
20
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River Bank Protection
Why is bank protection needed,
What are the 5 methods of bank pr...,
What are levees
15
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Impacts Of Channelisation
What are the four impacts of chan...,
Instability what are natural chan...,
Increased flood hazard what does ...
5
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Entrionmentally Sensitive Stragegies
What is an environmentally sensit...,
What is a sustainable management ...,
Three factors to consider in sust...
4
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Why Are Environmentally Sensitive Strategies Needed
Three reasons why environmentally...,
Limitations of channelisation as ...,
To restore natural rivers increas...
4
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Waterfall
Where do waterfalls form,
What are waterfalls,
1 two layers
8
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Levees
What are levees and how are they ...,
Where are levees found,
5 headers for how levees are formed
10
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Oxbow Lakes
What is an oxbow lake,
1 outside bend narrower,
2 high discharge what does the ri...
6
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Hydrographs
What are hydrography,
What is discharge measured in,
What is discharge
20
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Erosion, Transportation And Deposition
What is erosion,
Describe characteristic of high e...,
Describe the characteristic of a ...
14
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Weathe Rconditions Occuring When UK experiences TM air Mass
Where does the tropical maritime ...,
From the gulf of mexico where doe...,
3 what happens when the tm air ma...
5
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Rapids
What are rapids and where are the...,
Why do rapids form,
What 2 processes are involved in ...
6
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Deltas
What are deltas,
When do deltas form,
4 factors for a delta formation
9
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