National parks and river features Flashcards
what does AONB stand for
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
how is the brecon beacons national park managed
pathways repaired and restored
how is the gower managed
information boards, strict parking restriction and strict building allowances
what are the 4 impacts of human activity on snowdonia
- Souvenir shops instead of essential goods stores
- welsh language diluted
- house prices increased
- increased jobs
what does carrying capacity mean
the maximum population an enviroment can sustain
where was the limestone landscape that we studied
Yorkshire dales
what are 5 key features of a drainage basin
- Tributary - a secondary river that joins with the primary
- Confluence - join of two rivers primary and secondary
- Source - start of the river
- Mouth - end of the river
- Watershed - area which water is taken in from
what are the 4 types of water sediment transportation
- Solution - material dissolved into the water
- Suspension - dust being carried
- Saltation - small rocks bouncing
- Traction - large rocks rolling
what named example of a waterfall has been studied
niagra falls
what two ways have people used waterfalls
- tourism
- hydroelectric power
what process forms a flood plain
depostiton
what is the buff line
the edge of a flood plain
what word is used when describing soil containing the maximum amount of water
saturation
what are 4 natural causes of flooding
- long periods of rainfall
- heavy rainfall
- steep hills / cliffs
- impermeable rocks
what are two human causes of flooding
- deforestation
- urbanisation
