memorisation Flashcards by Aimee Butters

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Processes at birling gap?

A

marine erosion
aerial weathering
cliff retreat
mass movement

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Rock at birling gap?

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Coombe rock (softer than chalk)

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How many evacuated in Typhoon Haiyan?

A

750000

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landforms at seaford head?

A

headland erosion forms stacks

cliffs

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landforms at birling gap?

A

a bay caused by eroding rock

wave cut platforms

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injured? haiti

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300000

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deaths? haiti

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230000

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businesses lost? haiti

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20000

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how many made homeless? haiti

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1.5 million

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how many households for hosepipe ban? uk

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20 million

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how many mroe deaths than usual? uk

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700

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causes of uk heatwave?

A

weak jet streams

high pressure stayed

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how high were temps? uk

A

over 30

highest of 32.5

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when was haiti earthquake?

A

jan 12 2010

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causes of haiti?`

A

shallow focus

conservative amrgin

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economic cost of haiti?

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$10 bn

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height of storm surge? haiyan

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25ft

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cost of damage? haiyan

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$5.8 bn

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how mnay displaced? haiyan

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6 mil

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jobs lost? haiyan

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6 mil

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how many made homeless? haiyan

A

1.9 mil

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deaths? haiyan

A

7000

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ocean temp? haiyan

A

over 27

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how much rainfall? haiyan

A

281.9 mm

speed of winds? haiyan

313 km/h

where was typhoon haiyan?

Philippines - SE Asia

what was typhoon haiyan?

tropical cyclone

how many had to evacuate? iceland

700

tourism cost per day? iceland

£6 mil

how high was ash cloud? iceland

10 km

Airline cost per day? iceland

£130 mil

What caused ash cloud? iceland

gases and melting ice mixed

Causes of iceland?

Constructive plate boundary | large magma chamber

When was iceland?

March to May 2010

Rock? seaford head

chalk

Processes at seaford head?

erosion (HA) | transportation (E to W)

Coast defefnces? seaford head

splash point groyne

coast defences? brighton

marine arm | sea wall

processes? brighton

erosion transportation mass movement (rockfall)

landforms at shoreham?

spit/salt marshes | lagoom

processes? shoreham

longshore drift | deposition

coast defences at shoreham?

harbour arms

processes? worthing

longshore drift | deposition

Processes at slesey?

longshore drift marine erosion deposition

landfirms at selsey?

spit | salt marsh

rock at selsey?

Paleogene rock (sedimentary)