General Revision Michaelmas 2015 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Why do we make maps?
1) To reveal newly discovered places.
2) To aid us in our daily lives
3) To protect us
4) To get us somewhere
5) To make us understand an area
When were the large floods in and around Eton?
1947
Where was the devastation from the 1947 floods?
Entire thames valley floodplain
How much rainfall was there in one month in the 1947 summer
115mm
The ground was very ……… In 1947
Saturated
What did the saturated gound lead to?
Lots of surface run off
How did surface run off affect the river?
Caused it to burst/overflow its banks
What were the consequences of the 1947 floods?
1400 homes were flooded
Between 2/4000 homes had no electricity or gas.=no heating at very cold time if year
Shops were not able to re stock so families were being underfed
Thousands of homes were contaminated with flood water full of chemicals faeces and other hazards
Thousands of trees uprooted
Boats came off mooring and leaked fuel into rivers which ended ul in sea
Candles ran out
£3million in damage payout fees
Devastated entire nation
What is the key essay structure acronym?
S-social
E-environmental
E-economic
What were the flooding factors?
Rain Saturated ground Thick snow stored was above saturated ground Thawing ice and melting snow Temperature rise Minimal evaporation Trees lack leaves Water floods over impermeable ground Into river which bursts its banks Large scale flooding
What is surface run off?
When the soil is saturated so the water runs off it
What is the water table?
The level below the ground which is filled with water.
What are man made flood causes?
Impermeable ground
Deforestation
Man made straightening of rivers
Silted up rivers
What does good geography have?
SEE
Statistics Examples Presentation Introuduction References Opinion Diagrams Resources
What is the four step data analysation method?
Observe
Describe
Explain
Conclude
