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Tectonics Lesson 1: Global Distribution
Define intra plate earthquakes,
Define volcano,
Define seismic hazards
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Tectonics Lesson 2: Plate Tectonic Theory
James hutton theory,
Alfred wegener theory,
Harry hess theory
13
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Tectonics Lesson 3: Divergent Plate Boundaries
Define plate boundary,
Define plate margin,
How many types of plate boundarie...
19
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Tectonics Lesson 4: Convergent Plate Boundaries
Define subduction zone,
Define locked fault,
Define benioff zone
18
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Tectonics Lesson 5: Conservative Plate Boundaries
What happens at a conservative pl...,
What is the break in the crust kn...,
What is the movement of a plate t...
9
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Tectonics Lesson 6: Causes of Earthquakes
How is energy from the release of...,
Where are seismic waves released ...,
What is the hypocentre
34
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Tectonics Lesson 7: Volcanic Hazards
How many people have died of erup...,
Describe lava flows,
Describe pyroclastic flows
12
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Tectonics Lesson 8: Tsunamis
Define tsunami,
How are tsunamis formed,
Define the water column
21
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Tectonics Lesson 9: Hazards and Vulnerability
Define hazard,
Define diasater,
When does a hazard become a disaster
15
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Sichuan (China) Earthquake Case Study
When did this earthquake occur,
What was the magnitude of the ear...,
Where was the epicentre
19
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Carbon Lesson 1: Carbon Cycle Basics
What are the 4 stores of carbon,
Define a store reservoir,
Defie fluxes
7
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Carbon Lesson 2: Carbon Cycle Processes
Define what a source is,
Examples of sources,
Define what a sink is
16
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Carbon Lesson 3: Geological Carbon Cycle
What are the key processes of the...,
Desrcibe the 3 types of weathering,
Describe decomposition
23
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Carbon Lesson 4: Ocean Pumps
How much larger is the ocean a st...,
What of carbon is stored in under...,
What are the 3 ocean pumps
16
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Carbon Lesson 5: Biological Processes
Where are phytoplankton located,
Why do phytoplankton locate in th...,
What is the fastest part of the c...
18
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Carbon Lesson 6: Human Inference
What of short wave radiation is r...,
What of short wave radiation is a...,
What temperature does the natural...
23
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Lesson 7: Implications of Climate Change
Between 1750 and 2011 the concent...,
What of those emissions are still...,
How long can carbon remain in the...
21
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Lesson 8: Energy Consumption
Define energy consumption,
What of energy does the world pop...,
What of ghgs do cities produce
33
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Lesson 9: Energy Mix
Define energy mix,
What are non renewable resources,
What are renewable resources
40
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Lesson 10 and 11: Energy Players and Pathways
Define energy pathways,
What are the objectives of energy...,
What is biofuel
43
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Lesson 12: Unconventional Fossil Fuels
What are tar sands,
What of tar sands does canada have,
What is oil shale
52
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Lesson 13: Radical Technologies
Define radical technologies,
Give some examples of radical tec...,
What are the benefits of using hy...
18
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Lesson 14: Threats to the Biological Cycle
What of tropical forests have bee...,
Where have tropical forests been ...,
Which country has overtaken brazi...
38
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Lesson 15: Climate Change and Drought
Define drought,
A 2 degree rise in warming had le...,
What does this increase to with t...
12
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Lesson 16: Forest Loss and Wellbeing
How many hectares of forest were ...,
How many tonnes of palm oil are p...,
How many land conflicts were link...
27
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Lesson 17: Ocean Acidification
What of co2 have oceans absorbed ...,
What of co2 have oceans absorbed ...,
Ocean acidification has lowered t...
12
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Lesson 18: Degradation of the Water Cycle
Describe how rising temperatures ...,
Describe how rising temperatures ...,
Describe how rising temperatures ...
27
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Lesson 19: An Uncertain Future
How much are temperatures predict...,
Give some physical factors making...,
Give some human factors making th...
18
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Carbon Lesson 20: Responding to Climate Change
Define adaption,
Define mitigation,
Which country has adopted a syste...
55
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Lesson 2: Ice Masses
Define cryosphere,
Describe piedmont glacier,
How large are piedmont glaciers
28
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Lesson 3: Glaciers
Define warm based glaciers,
Example of warm based glacier,
Define cold based glaciers
12
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Lesson 4: Glacial Distribution
Of ice covering earth s land,
Of freshwater ice accounts for,
Of current glacial ice in the ant...
15
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Lesson 5: Periglacial Landscapes
Define periglacial,
What are periglacial areas also c...,
Define tundra
47
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Lesson 6: Glacial Mass Balance
What are glaciers primarily forme...,
Describe the formation of ice,
Time for ice to form from neve
16
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Lesson 7: Positive and Negative Feedback
Define negative feedback,
Example of negative feedback,
Define positive feedback
8
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Lesson 8: Glacial Movement
Define pressure melting point,
Temp of pmp,
Effect of pmp on ice melt
22
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Lesson 9: Glacial Processes and Landforms
4 glacial processes,
Describe erosion,
3 types of transportation
42
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Lesson 10: Glacial Landscapes
Define macro scale,
Define meso scale,
Define micro scale
10
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Lesson 11: Glacial Deposition
Define lodgement,
Define ablation,
Define deformation
24
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Lesson 12: Glacial Meltwater
What are the 2 main sources of me...,
What is a glacial outburst,
Where does meltwater travel
32
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Lesson 13: The Value Of Relict And Active Glaciated Landscapes
Define cultural value,
Define environmental value,
Examples under cultural value
58
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Lesson 14: Biodiversity of Glaciated and Periglacial Landscapes
Growing season length in tundra,
Temps in this growing season,
Area covered by vegetation in per...
14
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Lesson 15: Threats
Examples of natural threats,
Examples of human threats,
Define avalanche
58
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Lesson 16: Threat of Global Warming
What is happening to most world g...,
Glaciers in the rocky mountains h...,
Area glaciers covered in tajikist...
14
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Lesson 17: Managing Glaciated Lanscapes
Define stakeholder,
International government organisa...,
Example of international governme...
35
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Water Lesson 1: Hydrological Cycle
Define store,
Define fluxes,
Define processes
45
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Water Lesson 2: Physical Processes
3 factors for rain to form,
Define saturation point,
Define dew point
20
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Water Lesson 3: Drainage Basins
Define drainage basin,
What type of system is a drainage...,
Define watershed
22
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Water Lesson 4: Water Budgets
Define water budget,
Positive water budget,
Negative water budget
21
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Water Lesson 10: Climate Change and the Hydrological Cycle
Input output store short droughts...,
Input output store sea level will...,
Input output store there may be a...
20
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Water Lesson 5: River Regimes
Define river regime,
How are river regimes measured,
Name factors which affect river r...
26
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Water Lesson 6: Storm Hydrographs
Define storm hydrograph,
Define normal base flow,
Define rising limb
42
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Water Lesson 7: Causes of Flooding
Define a flood,
Describe storms and flash flooding,
Example of storms and flash flooding
46
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Water Lesson 8: Physical Causes of Drought
Define drought,
Describe meteorological drought,
Describe agricultural drought
19
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Water Lesson 9: Human Cause of Drought
Name 3 human causes of drought,
Of australia affected by drought ...,
When do most droughts occur in au...
31
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Water Lesson 11: Water Insecurity
Of people in 2015 without reliabl...,
Of people without clean sanitatio...,
Of water as freshwater accessible...
48
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Water Lesson 12: Impacts of Water Security
3 factors considered in water sca...,
Describe availability in water sc...,
Describe access in water scarcity
30
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Water Lesson 13: Water Conflicts
Between 1948 2008 how many intern...,
Of these events which led to conf...,
Fraction of these conflicts which...
32
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Water Lesson 14: Water Management
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Japan Earthquake 2011 Case Study
When did the earthquake occur,
What was the magnitude,
What was a major secondary impact...
19
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Haiti Earthquake 2010 Case Study
When did the earthquake occur,
What was the magnitude,
Where was the epicentre
17
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Superpowers Lesson 1: Defining Superpowers
What are the economic characteris...,
What are the political characteri...,
What are the military characteris...
9
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Superpowers Lesson 2: Power and Maintenance of Superpower
What is hard power,
What is soft power,
Give examples of hard power
9
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Superpowers Lesson 3: Geo-Strategic Theory
What was the world island,
How was the heartland perceived,
Who developed the heartland theory
6
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Superpowers Leson 4: Changing Paternes of Polarity
What is a unipolar world,
What is the best example of a uni...,
What of the world s population an...
35
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Superpowers Lesson 5: Rostows Model
What is rostows model known as,
What are the 5 stages of the model,
Advantages of the model
4
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Superpowers Lesson 6: Franks Dependency Theory
What are the 2 components of this...,
What do core countries provide to...,
What do peripheral countries prov...
5
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Superpowers Lesson 7: Wallersteins World System Theory
What does this theory propose abo...,
What are the 3 categories of this...,
What countries come under the cor...
9
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Superpowers Lesson 8: Global Concern For The Physical Environment Influenced By Superpowers
What are the 4 main environmental...,
When were mines closed in the uk,
What mine was opened in the uk wh...
17
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Superpowers Lesson 9: Middle Class Demands
Define tragedy of commons,
Define middle class,
What are rare earths
15
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Health And Human Rights Lesson 6: Variation In Human Rights
Which ethnic group was persecuted...,
What was introduced in 2011 in my...,
When was the first fair election ...
34
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Health And Human Rights Lesson 7: Geopolitical Intervention
When might military aid be given,
Who were the top receivers of us ...,
How did jordan breach human right...
62
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Superpowers Lesson 10: Environmental Impacts Of Superpowers
What of the world s coal consumpt...,
How much iron ore was mined by ch...,
How much co2 did the us emit betw...
11
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Superpowers Lesson 12: Global Economic Influence Is Contested
What has existed since 1967 to pr...,
What does this organisation enure,
What is counterfeiting
9
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