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Decks in this class (38)

Hydrosphere: Hydrosphere Terminology
Tributary 1,
Precipitation 2,
Evaporation 3
14  cards
Glaciation: Glaciation points
Where does snow accumulate 1,
How does it accumulate there shad...,
What does the accumulated snow do 3
12  cards
Population: Challenges Conducting a Census
Accessibility due to terrain infr...,
False statements 2,
Fear of deportation 2
13  cards
Urban: Solutions to Glasgow's Housing Issues
What is garden bridge 1,
Why was garden bridge built 2,
What is a negative of garden brid...
15  cards
Urban: Solutions to Glasgow's Traffic Issues
What are lez s 1,
Why were lez s introduced to glas...,
Positive of lez s reducing n2o em...
13  cards
Urban: Solutions to Rio de Janeiro Housing Issues
What are self help schemes 1,
Positive of self help schemes own...,
Positive of self help schemes com...
17  cards
Urban: Solutions to Rio de Janeiro's Traffic Issues
What is metro rio 1,
How was the metro rio extended 2,
How does metro rio manage traffic 3
13  cards
Population: Describe how Population Data is collected
How often is the census carried o...,
What is the census 2,
What type of questions does the c...
8  cards
Population: Consequences of a Youthful Population
Increasing birth rate 1,
Maternity hospitals 2,
Pediatric doctors and childhood v...
9  cards
Population: Consequences of an Ageing Population
Schools shut down 1,
Pressure on health services 2,
Adult children carers 3
8  cards
Population: Pull and Push factors for Voluntary Migration
Push few jobs 1,
Push lots of jobs in agriculture 2,
Push low paying jobs 3
7  cards
Rural: Land Use Conflicts
Narrow road congestion 1,
Tourists parking 2,
Tourists wandering off footpaths 3
8  cards
Rural: Solutions to Traffic in the Cairngorms
Park and ride schemes in aviemore 1,
How are park and ride schemes eff...,
Negative of park and ride schemes 3
6  cards
Rural: Solutions to litter in the Cairngorms
What does removing litter bins do 1,
Positive of removing litter bins ...,
Annual mountain clean ups 3
6  cards
Hydrosphere: Water Moving Through a Hydrological Cycle
Main input 1,
Intercepted 2,
Transpiration 3
9  cards
Energy: Energy Production (across the world)
Why are countries close to the eq...,
Why is scotland suitable for wind...,
Why is scotland suitable for wind...
7  cards
Energy: Changes in Energy Demand in Developed Countries (High Income)
Period of increasing growth incre...,
Period of increasing growth incre...,
Period of increasing growth newer...
8  cards
Energy: Changes in Energy Demand in Developing Countries (Middle and Low income)
Population increasing population 1,
Population increasing demand in f...,
Population urbanisation more hous...
8  cards
Energy: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind
Advantage infinite and sustainable 1,
Advantage consistent wind exposed...,
Advantage independent production ...
13  cards
Energy: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Oil
Advantage abundant 1,
Advantage simple to extract 2,
Advantage liquid easy to transport 3
11  cards
Climate Change: Physical Causes of Climate Change
Milankovitch cycles theory of cha...,
Milankovitch cycles when does the...,
Milankovitch cycles how often doe...
11  cards
Climate Change: Human Causes of Climate Change
Carbon dioxide how is it released...,
Methane rice padi fields 2,
Methane gross gross gross cattle ...
7  cards
Climate Change: Impacts of Climate Change
What are sea levels rising as a r...,
How do these rising sea levels im...,
How do refugees moving to higher ...
12  cards
Climate Change: Strategies to Reduce Climate Change
People grow their own food advant...,
People grow their own food disadv...,
Explain how reduce reuse and recy...
13  cards
Rural: Impacts of Rural Land Degredation
What has desertification led to 1,
What does this loss of fertile to...,
What does this crop failure cause 3
12  cards
Rural: Strategies to Manage Rural Land Degredation
Frame fuel efficient stoves what ...,
Frame fuel efficient stoves why i...,
Frame fuel efficient stoves examp...
19  cards
Formation of a Wave Cut Platform
Weaknesses undercut wave cut notch 1,
These cracks are eroded by hydrau...,
What is abrasion 3
6  cards
Describe the pattern of ocean currents
Where do warm currents move what ...,
What do cold currents do give the...,
What are the loops formed by warm...
7  cards
Population: Impacts on Donor Country (Mexico)
Positive sending money back 1,
Positive returning with new skills 2,
Positive less overcrowding pressu...
6  cards
Atmosphere: Energy Distribution
Curvature of the earth sun s rays...,
Curvature of the earth less atmos...,
Albedo effect how do darker and l...
5  cards
Population: Impact on Recipient country (USA)
Positive willingness to do unskil...,
Positive thriving business on bor...,
Positive increased diversity and ...
6  cards
Atmosphere: Origin and Characteristics of the Tropical Maritime and Continental
Tropical continental origin 1,
Tropical conitental precipitation 2,
Tropical continental humidity 3
10  cards
Atmosphere: ITCZ Changing inland rainfall differences
What is the itcz 1,
What does the tropical maritime d...,
Why is the furthest north locatio...
4  cards
Atmosphere: Circulation Cells & Surface Winds Redistributing Energy
Northern hemisphere what directio...,
Northern hemisphere where are war...,
Which cells are thermally direct ...
7  cards
Urban: Issues with Glasgow’s Housing
Increasing student population 1,
Increased single people 2,
Landlords doing a bad job remembe...
6  cards
Urban: Issues with Glasgow’s Traffic
Narrow cbd roads olden days 1,
Increased wealth increased owners...,
Extreme weather roads get damaged 3
6  cards
Urban: Issues with Rio’s Housing
Lack of facilities 1,
Scrap material houses 2,
Landslides 3
7  cards
Urban: Issue with Rio’s Traffic
Mountains 1,
Only a few main roads 2,
Accidents pollution 3
6  cards

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