geography paper 2: component 2 topic 4 - the uk's evolving physical landscape

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The UK Physical Landscape
The uk has large upland and _____...,
The uk s main upland areas tend t...,
The grampian mountains are part o...
6  cards
Rocks And The UK Physical Landscape
What are the three types of rocks,
Igneous rocks are formed when mol...,
Sedimentary rocks are formed when...
17  cards
Landscape Processes - Physical
Physical processes alter the ____...,
What are the four physical proces...,
Weathering is the ______________ ...
14  cards
Landscape Processes - Human
Is louis a cock,
People have cleared the land of f...,
What are the three different type...
13  cards
Coastal Weathering And Erosion
Mechanical weathering is the ____...,
What is the main type of mechanic...,
Formation of salt weathering
18  cards
Coastal Landforms Caused By Erosion
Coastlines dan be concordant or _...,
Hard rocks limestone or chalk and...,
Soft rocks clay or sandstone are ...
26  cards
Coastal Landforms Formed By Deposition
What is known as the movement of ...,
Material is transported along coa...,
Formation of longshore drift
12  cards
Identifying Coastal Landforms
How to identify caves arched and ...,
How to identify cliffs and wave c...,
How to identify beaches on a map
4  cards
Human Activity At The Coast
Human activities have direct and ...,
What are direct effects,
What are indirect effects
17  cards
Coastal Landscape - Example
Holderness in east yorkshire has ...,
How long is the holderness coastline,
What is causing the cliffs to col...
15  cards
Coastal Flooding
Climate change is increasing the ...,
Rising sea levels pose a ________...,
An increase in sea levels could c...
11  cards
Coastal Management
What do coastal defences include,
What is hard engineering,
What is soft engineering
26  cards
River Landscapes
A river s long profile and cross ...,
The path of a river as it flows d...,
Rivers have an upper middle and l...
21  cards
River Processes
_______________ helps shape river...,
Weathering breaks down ________ o...,
Features of freeze thaw weathering
17  cards
River Landforms - Erosion
Waterfalls and gorges are found i...,
Waterfalls form where a river flo...,
Softer rock is __________ more th...
6  cards
River Landforms - Erosion And Deposition
Meanders are formed by erosion an...,
Rivers develop large bends called...,
In meanders the current is faster...
6  cards
River Landforms - Deposition
Flood plains are ______ area of l...,
The flood plain is the _______ va...,
When a river floods onto the floo...
13  cards
Identifying River Landforms
On maps what do contour lines tel...,
Contour lines are _________ lines...,
Contour lines tell you about the ...
7  cards
River Landscapes And Sediment Load
Rivers in wetter climates have a ...,
Higher discharge increases the ra...,
Higher discharge shapes the lands...
13  cards
River Discharge
Hydrographs show the change in ri...,
River discharge is simply the ___...,
What is peak discharge
17  cards
River Flooding
0  cards
River Management
0  cards

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