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By: Emily Burns
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Decks in this class (35)

Glaciation Pack A
What is a glacier 1,
How are glaciers useful to humans 2,
How does snow become ice and wher...
23  cards
Glaciation Pack B
What is a cirque corrie glacier 1,
What is a valley glacier 2,
What is a piedmont glacier 3
18  cards
Glaciation Pack C
Where is ice now and why 1,
Where was ice 20 000 years ago 2,
What are the three states of equi...
6  cards
Glaciation Pack D
How does ice move by basal sliding 1,
How does ice move by subglacial b...,
How does ice move by internal def...
6  cards
Glaciation Pack E
What role does moving ice play in...,
What is weathering 2,
What are the three types of weath...
22  cards
Glaciation Pack F
What is a cirque 1,
What makes a hollow deep enough t...,
Why is freeze thaw weathering imp...
34  cards
Glaciation Pack G
How does material get into or ont...,
How does material become part of ...,
How is material transported in an...
16  cards
Glaciation Pack H
What is till 1,
What three types of till exist 2,
What are the characteristics of g...
12  cards
Glaciation Pack I
What does moraine refer to 1,
Where are the 5 types of moraine ...,
What leads to the 5 types of mora...
29  cards
Glaciation Pack J
Where in the uk was there upland ...,
Where was there ice sheet erosion...,
Where are periglacial lowlands in...
16  cards
Glaciation Pack K
What are the characteristics of p...,
What are the processes that cause...,
How does ground ice formation hap...
18  cards
Glaciation Pack L
What are 5 ways that humans use g...,
What is an example of a direct an...,
What percentage of glaciers have ...
20  cards
Glaciation Pack M
What are glofs 1,
How are glofs caused 2,
What are the impacts of glofs 3
11  cards
Glaciation Pack N
Where are periglacial landscapes 1,
What is permafrost 2,
What are the characteristics of p...
9  cards
Glaciation Pack O
What are the processes and landfo...,
What are the processes and landfo...,
What time frame are glaciers meas...
11  cards
1.3.1 Changing Places - Relationships and Connections
What does endogenous mean 1,
What does exogenous mean 2,
What is a lived experience 3
32  cards
1.3.2 Changing Places - Meaning and Representation
What does the meaning of a place ...,
What were the events of the stock...,
What were some of the online comm...
24  cards
1.3.3 Changes Over Time in the Economic Characteristics of Places
What is the clark fisher model 1,
What is the primary sector 2,
What is the secondary sector 3
50  cards
1.3.4 Economic Change and Social Inequalities in Deindustrialised Urban Places
• Consequences of the loss of traditional industries in urban areas including the cycle of deprivation, social exclusion, and lower pollution levels • Consequences of loss of secondary industries in urban areas including unemployment • Government policies in deindustrialised places including retraining, economic (local to global), environmental policies and stimulating tertiary growth and investment by foreign MNCs
51  cards
1.3.5 The Service Economy (Tertiary) and its Social and Economic Impacts
What is tertiarisation 1,
How has employment in services ch...,
How has gdp from tertiary sectors...
59  cards
1.3.6 The Twenty-First Century Knowledge Economy and its Social and Economic Impacts
• Knowledge economy clusters including education, research, culture / creative industries, digital / IT companies, science and biotechnology • Locational factors encouraging cluster growth including proximity to universities and research institutes, government support, planning regulations and infrastructure • Impacts of quaternary industry clusters on people and places including place making and marketing, demographic change and global connectivity
47  cards
1.3.7 The Rebranding Process and Players in Rural Places
• Diversification in the post-productive countryside is achieved through re-imaging and regenerating rural places through recreation, heritage, media and event management that have been driven by local groups and external agencies • The consequences of rebranding on the perceptions, actions and behaviours of people, including those in other places who choose to relocate there, changes to businesses and the local community
43  cards
1.3.8 Rural Management and the Challenges of Continuity and Change
• Managing rural change and inequality in diverse communities including issues of housing, transport and service provision, including digital connectivity • Ongoing challenges in rural places where regeneration / rebranding are absent or have failed or have created conflict • New challenges of managing change in some rural communities associated with counter-urbanisation and second home ownership, and possible actions
29  cards
1.3.9 The Rebranding Process and Players in Urban Places
• Re-imaging and regenerating urban places through sport / music stadia, cultural quarters, festivals, industrial heritage and flagship developments • Re-imaging and regenerating urban places through external agencies including governments, corporate bodies and community groups • The way in which the urban place has been re-imaged and regenerated impacts on the actions and behaviours of individuals, groups, businesses and institutions
16  cards
1.3.10 Urban Management and the Challenges of Continuity and Change
• Re-imaging and regenerating affects the social and economic characteristics of urban places and may create conflicting perceptions • Ongoing challenges in urban places where regeneration / rebranding are absent or have failed or are causing overheating • New challenges of managing change in some urban communities associated with the Covid-19 pandemic and economic change
63  cards
Water Cycle Pack A
What three things greatly impact ...,
What are the main uses of water 2,
In what general ways can humans a...
13  cards
Water Cycle Pack B
What are the flows in the water c...,
What are the 6 main stores in the...,
How does the world s water cycle ...
10  cards
Water Cycle Pack C
Why does the amount of water in t...,
What are eustatic changes 2,
What causes the changes in the am...
14  cards
Water Cycle Pack D
What causes clouds 1,
What causes rain in general 2,
What is the bergeron findeisen th...
12  cards
Water Cycle Pack E
What is the vegetation like in th...,
Are there seasons for temperature...,
What type of precipitation falls ...
19  cards
Water Cycle Pack F
What is a hydrograph 1,
What does a hydrograph show 2,
What are the characteristics of a...
22  cards
3.4.1 The Classification and Distribution of Energy Resources
• Classification of energy resources • Global distribution of fossil fuel stocks and reserves • Alternatives to conventional fossil fuel sources
0  cards
3.4.2 Physical Factors Determining the Supply of Energy
• Geological factors including physical reserves of fossil fuels and active areas for geothermal energy • Climatic factors including insolation rates and wind strength and reliability • Relief factors including suitable locations for dam construction and hydropower • Locations with favourable conditions for sustainable energy generation from waves, tides and biofuels
0  cards
3.4.3 The Changing Demand for Energy
• Changing global patterns of energy demand • Economic factors influencing the demand for energy • Demographic and social factors influencing the demand for energy • Technological factors influencing the demand for energy
12  cards
3.4.4 The Global Management of Oil and Gas
• Managing the imbalance between the supply of and demand for oil and gas through transfers, storage and pricing • Management of oil and gas exploration and production by MNCs and national governments • Management of oil supplies by OPEC and national governments
0  cards

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