Physical Geog Flashcards

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: AIN 2015 what was average temp above pre industrial

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1 degrees above

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: when was the amazon drought and what occurred?

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Amazon 2010, recieved exceptional drought

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: in the 2010 amazon drought how many trees dies and how many tonnes of ghg was released?

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Billions of trees died and in 2010 8million tonnes of co2 released

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: how much forest is lost due to forest fire?

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2.2 million ha

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: by how muchh as deforestation decreased?

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Between 1990 and 2015 decreased by 50%

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: when was the hottest year on record?

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2015

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: in the yukong by how much has inflows increased?

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39% due to more precipitation

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: by how much has the crosphere lost in 20 uears

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Lost mass, in 20 years glacier retreat every year

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: how many deaths were there in 2007 worcestershire floods

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15

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: how much does carbonic acid lower ph

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More acidic by 1

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: by what % is the ocean most acidic than in 1750

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30% more than in 1750

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: what percentage is the great barrier reef severely bleached?

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25%

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: what percentage of mangroves have we lost since 1950?

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50%

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THREATS TO CARBON CYCEL: how many rely on fishing?

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500 million

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DRAINAGE BASINS: how much precipitation does the amazon recieve

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1500 mm to 3000 mm

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DRAINAGE BASINS: how much precipitation does the yukong recieve

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827mm

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DRAINAGE BASINS: how long is the amazon basin

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6308 km

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DRAINAGE BASINS: how much km2 does the Amazon basin drain

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6 million km2

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DRAINAGE BASINS: how far does the murray darling cover ?

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1millikn km2

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DRAINAGE BASINS: how many people is the Murray darling home to?

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2.2 million

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SHORT LONG CC: how many years does it take for shape of orbit to vary

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100000 years

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SHORT LONG CC: when was the lunch lomond dtadial

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12,000 years pleistocene epoch

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SHORT LONG CC what were temps lower than normal in Lochte lomond stadial

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6-7 degrees

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SHORT LONG CC: what does tilt if axis vary between?

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21.4 and 24.5

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SHORT LONG CC; how long does it take for tilt of axis to avry
40,000 years
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SHORT LONG CC: how long does it take for wobble to varg
200000 years
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SHORT LONG CC: when is sun closet to sun and furthest away
Closet- perihelion | Furthest - aphelion
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SHORT LONG CC: when was the little ice age and what were tenos
19th cent and -2 degrees
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: how many people visit sagarmatha?
37000 people
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: how many reach everest and what percent are guided
6000 reach summit and 90% guided
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: how much rubbish is disposed on Everest
3 tonnes aand ' worlds tallest rubbish dump'
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: how many visitors reach zermatt
2 millikn
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: in 2013 by what percent did everest shrink by
13% in 50 years, snowline 180m higher
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: how high was the glacial outburst Nd how many killed
Surge of 10-15m and 22 killed
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: if all ice melts how much dea level rise will there be
7m increase
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: how many people visit lake district
6 million
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: how many miles are there of footpaths in ld
2000 miles
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: how much di visitors spend only in 2014?
1.1 billion
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: how many jobs are reliant on tourism inld
160p0
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: in ld when was there floodong
2009 and 2015 storm Desmond
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: how high did the river great rise in keswick
5.2 m
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: in ld what indigenous animals are threatened?
Mountain ringlets butterfly
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: what are local management in ld
Low carbon iniciate and carbon neutral by 2030
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GLOBAL MANAGEMENT: in gap how many people are buses free for?
39000 with shuttle every 10 mins
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: how many countries have signed Antarctic treaty
60+
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: what is created in zermatt as sustainable
Matterhorn glacier paradise
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: in zermatt how many protected forests are there/ wildlife sancts
6 forests/ 10 sancts
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THREATS TO ACTIVE RELICT: who has helped with local management in sagarmatha
Sir Edmund hilary
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GOVERNEMENT IN MANAGEMEENY: in Japan how many drills are there at schools
4 a year
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GOVERNEMENT IN MANAGEMEENY: how many turn up to disaster prevention day?
2 million
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GOVERNEMENT IN MANAGEMEENY: how many troops were mobilised in japan within 24 hours
11,000
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GOVERNEMENT IN MANAGEMEENY: in China how many buildings collapsed and how many homeless
5 million collapsed and 4 .8 homeless
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GOVERNEMENT IN MANAGEMEENY: when was Afghan earthquake where community helped
2015
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EFFECTING MANAGEMNET: in Nepal's 2015 earthquake how many smaller aftershocks were ther
100
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EFFECTING MANAGEMNET: in Nepal how many houses remaind standing
10 out of 1200 remained
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EFFECTING MANAGEMNET: what magnitude was Sichuan earthquake
7.9 magnitude
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EFFECTING MANAGEMNET: in china how long did it take to rebuild damage
2 weeks
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EFFECTING MANAGEMNET: when was the haiti cholera outbreak and when was it still happening
2010 and still covered in 2016