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Physical Geography

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By: Jaya Purewal
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Decks in this class (16)

Plate boundaries and the distribution of tectonic hazards
Convergent destructive plate boun...,
Transform conservative 2,
Divergent constructive 3
7  cards
Plate Movements
What is the theory of plate tecto...,
What is sea floor spreading 2,
Key developments supporting the t...
11  cards
The Earth's internal structure
Crust 1,
Upper mantle 2,
Lower mantle 3
5  cards
Earthquakes and Seismic Waves
Where and why do earthquakes happ...,
Features of an earthquake 2,
How does the depth of he focus hy...
15  cards
Volcanoes and types of lava
What are volcanoes 1,
Basaltic lava 2,
Rhyolitic lava 3
4  cards
Tsunmais
What are tsunamis and how are the...,
What does the impact of a tsunami...,
What happens as the tsnuami trave...
7  cards
1.4 Why do some hazards develop into disasters?
What is a hazard 1,
Degg s disaster model 2,
Types of vulnerability 3
10  cards
Measuring hazards
What does the richter scale measu...,
Positives of the richter scale 2,
Negatives of the richter scale 3
12  cards
Managing the effects of hazards
Vulnerabilites of china 2008 79 m...,
Resistance of china 2,
Vulnerabilities of japan after 20...
4  cards
Coasts introduction and Keywords
Strata 1
1  cards
2b.1 Coastal Landscapes - classifying
What is an estuary 1,
What is dynamic equilibrium 2,
What are litteral zones 3
6  cards
Coastal classification
Rocky coastlines properties 1,
Sandy coastline properties 2,
What is an estuarine 3
9  cards
2.2B - How coastlines are influenced by geology
What is the order of rocks from m...,
What is igneous rock made of 2,
What is metamorphic rock made of 3
12  cards
Coastline development
Discordant coastline development ...,
Discordant coastline development ...,
What is a discordant coastline 3
5  cards
Comparing cliff structures
Horizontal dip 1,
Seaward dip low angle 2,
Seward dip high angle 3
7  cards
Rates of Erosion - Rock Types
Igneous rock 1
1  cards

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