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coasts L1 Coastal Landscapes
Backshore 1,
The littoral zone 2,
Foreshore 3
26  cards
coasts L2 Geology and Coastal Morphology
Factors affecting rate of erosion 1,
What is the variation in rates of...,
Rock types from most resistant to...
14  cards
coasts L3 Geology and Lithology
Horizontal dip 1,
Seaward dip high angle 2,
Seaward dip low angle 3
7  cards
coasts Glamorgan Heritage Coast
Where is it glamorgan heritage co...,
Glamorgan heritage coast details 2,
Glamorgan heritage coast geology 3
7  cards
coasts L4 marine processes, waves, and vegetation
How does vegetation stabilise low...,
Why is marram grass effective aga...,
What is the maximum wave energy 3
16  cards
coasts L5 marine erosion & beach morphology
Hydraulic action 1,
Abrasion 2,
Attrition 3
9  cards
coasts L6 weathering
What are subaerial processes 1,
Biological weathering 2,
Chemical weathering 3
7  cards
coasts Hemsby
Homes being destroyed among other...,
How many major settlements on thi...,
Why is hemsby important 3
9  cards
coasts L7? Sediment Cells and Feedback
What is a littoral sediment cell 1,
What are sources examples 2,
What are transfers examples 3
8  cards
coasts L8 depositional landforms
Spit process and example 1,
Bayhead beach process and example 2,
Tombolo process and example 3
8  cards
coasts L10 climate change
2024 was the hottest year since 2...,
Storm and heatwaves frequency is ...,
Eustatic forces 3
10  cards
coasts L9 mass movement processes & landforms
What is mass movement downslope o...,
What is soil creep 2,
What is a rock fall lol 3
6  cards
1992 RIO EARTH SUMMIT
1992 earth summit 1,
What do the iczm do 2,
What was the primary objective of...
5  cards
coasts L11 shoreline management
What are shoreline management pla...,
What are the 4 smp s 2,
What are the pros and cons of the...
9  cards
coasts 12 the holderness
Bridlington 1,
Skipsea 2,
Hornsea 3
7  cards
coasts L13 SIDS
What are sids 1,
Sids 1 tuvalu 2,
Sids 2 haiti 3
8  cards
coasts L14 storm surges & bangladesh
What caused the 1953 storm surge 1,
What happened in england as a res...,
What happened in the netherlands ...
8  cards
coasts L15 hard and soft engineering
6 types of hard engineering 1,
Groynes 2,
Sea wall 3
12  cards
coasts L16 happisburgh
Mundesley town and aonb 1,
Bacton walcott 2,
Happisburgh 3
4  cards
tectonics L1 dynamic landscapes
How are earthquakes distributed 1,
How is volcanic activity distribu...,
How are tsunamis distributed 3
27  cards
tectonics L2 theory & plate movement
Plate tectonic theory 1,
How do convection currents work 2,
How do convection currents relate...
12  cards
tectonics L3 Volcanoes
What causes volcanic eruptions 1,
How do we measure the magnitude o...,
Effusive eruptions 3
7  cards
tectonics HW how EQs and tsunamis occur
Process of an earthquake 1,
Process of a tsunami 2,
What is the hypocentre of the ear...
8  cards
tectonics L4 earthquake measurements
Earthquakes mercalli scale 1,
Earthquakes moment magnitude scal...,
Types of waves 3
5  cards
tectonics HAITI EQ 2010
Why is haiti vulnerable to the im...,
Why can t haiti manage it s hazar...,
Haiti eq 2010 social factors cont...
8  cards
tectonics CHINA 2008 EQ
China eq 2008 facts 1,
China eq 2008 vulnerability 2
2  cards
tectonics JAPAN 2011 EQ & TSUNAMI
Japan 2011 eq tsunami 1,
Japan 2011 eq tsunami 2
2  cards
tectonics MT PINATUBO 1991 ERUPTION
Mt pinatubo philippines 1991 erup...,
Mt pinatubo philippines 1991 erup...,
Mt pinatubo philippines 1991 erup...
5  cards
tectonics MONTSERRAT 1995-1997
Montserrat eruption 1995 1997 1,
Montserrat eruption 1995 1997 2,
Montserrat eruption 1995 1997 3
4  cards
tectonics L5 hazards & disasters
What is a hazard 1,
What is a disaster 2,
What is cred 3
8  cards
tectonics L6 governance and spearmans rank
Spearmans rank what is it 1,
Spearmans rank equation 2,
Spearmans rank null hypothesis 3
6  cards
tectonics NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH EQ 2010
New zealand christchurch eq 2010 1,
New zealand christchurch eq 2010 2
2  cards
tectonics L7 hazard trends & risks
Disaster trends 1,
Risk equation 2,
What is hazard resilience 3
6  cards
tectonics L8 multiple hazard zones & hazard profiles
What is a multiple hazard zone 1,
The philippines as a mhz 2,
Tectonic hazard profiles 3
4  cards
tectonics L9 mega disasters
What is a mega disaster 1,
Super volcanoes yellowstone 2,
What is adaptation tectonics 3
8  cards
tectonics 2004 BOXING DAY TSUNAMI
2004 boxing day tsunami 1
1  cards
tectonics E15 ICELAND ERUPTION
E15 iceland eruption 2010 1
1  cards
carbon L1 the carbon cycle
What conditions does the slow car...,
What conditions does the fast car...,
Why is carbon important 3
21  cards
carbon L2 long-term carbon cycle
Which sphere has the shortest res...,
Which temp water has a greater ab...,
The carbon cycle is a what system 3
11  cards
carbon L3 carbon sequestration & pumps
What is carbon sequestration 1,
What is metamorphosis 2,
Chemical weathering carbon 3
5  cards
carbon L4 anthropogenic carbon & climate
How much have anthropogenic facto...,
Anthropogenic factors increasing ...,
The greenhouse effect 3
7  cards
carbon L5 carbon, humans & soil health
What does soil health depend on 1,
Why is carbon important for soil 2,
Nutrient cycling 3 stores 3
6  cards
carbon L6 energy security
What is energy security 1,
What is energy intensity 2,
What is energy mix 3
13  cards
carbon L7 security, pathways, examples
Per capita energy consumption 1,
Per capita energy consumption 2,
Per capita energy consumption 3
14  cards
carbon HW usa vs france
Usa energy security 1,
Usa energy security 2,
France energy security 3
3  cards
carbon HW tropical rainforests and coral reefs
What percentage of terrestrial ca...,
Impacts of climate change on trop...,
Impacts of climate change on cora...
3  cards
carbon L8 conventional energy supply-demand mismatch
What of europe energy usage is us...,
Who are the three biggest coal pr...,
Who are the three biggest coal co...
13  cards
Carbon L9 importance of peatlands & wetlands
Why are peatlands wetlands import...,
Why do wetlands degrade 2,
Physical factors disrupting pathw...
10  cards
carbon L10 energy alternatives & radical solutions
What is renewable energy 1,
What is recyclable energy 2,
What are examples of radical solu...
8  cards
carbon L11
What are pinch points 1,
What is a baseload 2,
How does ccs work 3
8  cards
carbon HW growing populations and demand
How have growing human population...,
What is ocean acidification and w...,
How do carbon water cycles link t...
3  cards
carbon L12 carbon, human wellbeing & kuznets
What is cop 1,
What are goods in carbon 2,
What are services in carbon 3
6  cards
carbon L13 modernisation theory
What are the five stages of moder...,
Cop 21 details 2016 2,
Cop 29 details 2024 3
6  cards
carbon L14 futures & scenarios
Ipcc climate modelling 1,
Variety of ipcc climate modelling...
2  cards
carbon L15 climate change feedback processes
What is albedo flip 1,
7 possible tipping points 2
2  cards
carbon L16 futures
Was cop 30 a success 1,
What did they agree to in cop 28 2,
Climate adaptation resilient agri...
7  cards
water L1 sources, stores etc
Water sources 1,
What of water does the ocean hold 2,
What of water is freshwater 3
10  cards
water L2 the drainage basin
What is a drainage basin 1,
How is a drainage basin boundary ...,
What physical factors affect the ...
8  cards
water L3 - water budgets & river regimes
What is pluvial flooding 1,
What are water budgets 2,
Formula for water balance 3
5  cards
water L4 hydrographs
What are storm hydrographs 1,
Storm hydrographs peak precipitat...,
Storm hydrographs rising limb 3
19  cards
water L5 deficits & droughts
Type of drought meteorological 1,
Type of drought hydrological 2,
Type of drought agricultural 3
15  cards
water L6 surplusses & flooding
Types of flooding jokulhlaup 1,
Types of flooding flash flooding 2,
Types of flooding groundwater flo...
5  cards
water L7 drought & flooding
Socio economic impacts of flooding 1,
Environmental impacts of flooding 2,
How many deaths due to floods bet...
6  cards
water L8 climate change impacts on the hydrological cycle
Impacts of climate change on the ...,
Royal meteorological society rmets 2
2  cards
water L9 water insecurity
What is water stress 1,
What is water scarcity 2,
What is physical scarcity 3
12  cards
water L10 how much water do we use?
Why is virtual water a significan...,
Factors influencing price of water 2,
Which region privatised and rever...
10  cards
water L12 water conflict & hard engineering
Who are global water key players 1,
Who are national water key players 2,
Who are local water key players 3
11  cards
water L14 water management approaches & futures
What of water does israel recycle 1,
Unece how much land is a shared r...,
Unece how much water is on the tr...
7  cards
water L15 solutions, futures & synoptic themes
Simple sustainable solutions 1
1  cards

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