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physical geography - water and carbon cycles

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By: Paige Humphreys
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Decks in this class (19)

The concept of a "System"
What is an input,
What is an output,
What is a store
4  cards
Types of system
Characteristics of an open system,
Characteristics of an isolated sy...,
Characteristics of a closed system
6  cards
Global distribution and size of major stores of water
What are the major stores of water,
What are the 4 major systems,
What is the hydrosphere
14  cards
Water cycles and processes
What is evaporation,
What is condensation,
What is latent heat
4  cards
drainage basin hydrological cycle
What is soil water storage,
What is vegetation storage,
What is transpiration
17  cards
the water balance
What is the formula for precipita...,
What is water surplus,
What is utilisation
8  cards
runoff variation and the flood hydrograph
How can river flow be measured,
How does area influence a hydrograph,
How does shape influence
9  cards
changes in the water cycle over time
How does summer affect the water ...,
How does winter affect the water ...,
What can be a result of extreme w...
10  cards
case study: River Exe
What are the characteristics of t...,
What are the characteristics of t...,
What are the characteristics of t...
13  cards
global distribution and size of major stores of carbon
What are the main stores,
What is the definition of a sink,
What is the definition of a source
12  cards
carbon cycle processes
What is the equation for photosyn...,
What is the equation for respiration,
What is decomposition
6  cards
changes in the carbon cycle over time
What is the milankovitch cycle,
What happens during colder periods,
What happens during warmer periods
8  cards
changes in the carbon cycle over time (human)
What was the energy supply increa...,
How many pentagrams of carbon wer...,
What is significant about develop...
14  cards
the carbon budget and enhanced greenhouse effect
What is the carbon budget,
What classifies as a sink,
Give 3 points about the land
8  cards
the key role of the carbon and water stores and cycles in supporting life on earth
0  cards
relationship between the water cycle and the carbon cycle in the atmosphere
0  cards
the role of feedbacks within and between cycles and their link to climate change and implication for life on earth
0  cards
human interventions in the carbon cycle designed to influence carbon transfers and mitigate the impacts of climate change
0  cards
case study - Amazon rainforest
0  cards

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