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natural systems and concepts (water and carbon)
Isolated systems 1,
Closed system 2,
Open system 3
9
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The Water Cycle
4 global stores of water 1,
What type of system is the global...,
How much freshwater is held in th...
93
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carbon cycle
Name all the transfers of carbon 1,
Advantages of carbon sequestration 2,
Disadvantages of carbon sequestra...
36
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the enhanced greenhouse effect (carbon cycle)
What is the enhanced greenhouse e...,
What is the most important anthro...,
What process will increase as a r...
6
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the concept of a hazard in a geographical context
What is a hazard 1,
What types of natural hazards are...,
Economic determinants of hazard p...
24
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plate tectonics
What is the earths structure 1,
What elements are in the crust 2,
How thick is the crust below the ...
44
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volcanic hazards
How is vulcanicity measured 1,
Nuees ardentes pyroclastic flows 2,
Lave flows 3
18
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montserrat volcano 1997
What plate margin was montserrat ...,
How many m3 of material was erupt...,
Economic impacts of montserrat 3
6
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seismic hazards
What are earthquakes 1,
What is retrofitting 2,
What are tsunamis 3
18
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Storm Hazards
Define a tropical storm hazard 1,
5 conditions needed for tropical ...,
How are tropical storms measured 3
29
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Wildfires
Define a wildfire 1,
Conditions favouring wildfires 2,
How does vegetation effect impact...
22
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japan 2010 earthquake/tsunami
What was the magnitude 1,
How many deaths 2,
How many buildings destroyed 3
10
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sundabarns case study
Where is the sundabarns 1,
How big is the sundabarns 2,
What is the primary natural proce...
11
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London Thames Case Study
How much has sea level risen sinc...,
Main risk to thames 2,
How much land does the thames bar...
7
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Holderness
Length of holder nests coast 1,
How fast is holderness eroding a ...,
What mass movement occurs at prev...
19
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Coasts Landforms
Formation of caves arches stacks ...,
Formation of wave cut notch to a ...,
Depositional landforms 3
29
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HIC Volcano - Eyjafojokull
Vei scale iceland 1,
How many times has it erupted sin...,
How many were evacuated 3
7
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Haiti 2010 LIC Earthquake
Magnitude of haiti 1,
Depth of earthquake haiti 2,
What boundary is haiti on 3
10
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Hurrican Katrina
Category 1,
Wind speeds 2,
Areas affected 3
14
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Typhoon Haiyan
What category 1,
Wind speeds 2,
How much rainfall in 12 hours 3
13
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South Indian Ocean Tsunami
Magnitude 1,
Death toll 2,
Cost to fishing industry 3
6
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Multihazard Envrionment - Phillipines
Philippines population 1,
What disasters occur here 2,
Vulnerability of philippines 3
12
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Coasts As Natural Systems
What type of sytsems are coasts 1,
When there is a balance of inputs...,
Inputs of the coast 3
11
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Systems And Processes In Coasal Environments
Define erosion 1,
Define fetch 2,
Define mass movement 3
48
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Sea Level Change
Eustatic change 1,
Isostatic change 2,
How much lower we re sea levels i...
7
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Australia Black Saturday 2009
How many people were cut off of t...,
How many deaths 2,
How many ha were burned 3
11
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amazon rainforest case study
Stores of water in the amazon 1,
Flows of water in the amazon 2,
Causes of deforestation 3
22
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Pevensey Bay
What type of engineering 1,
How much would the 150 groynes co...,
Recharging at pevensey 3
6
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