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processes of erosion
What are the four types of erosion,
What is hydraulic action,
What is abrasion
8
cards
processes of transportation
What is transportation,
What are the four methods of tran...,
What is traction
6
cards
depostion
What is deposition,
Which material gets deposited fir...,
Why does the smaller material get...
5
cards
long and changing cross profile
What is the long profile,
What is the shape of the long pro...,
What happens to the potential ene...
24
cards
river landforms
What are features of the upper co...,
Why do waterfalls and gorges form,
What are features of the middle c...
6
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waterfalls and gorges
What to waterfalls leave in their...,
What is the first step in the for...,
What is the second step in the fo...
5
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meanders and oxbow lakes
Where are meanders and oxbow lake...,
What is the thalweg,
What happens first in the formati...
6
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levees and floodplains
Where are levees and floodplains ...,
Why do levees and floodplains form,
Why are levees and floodplains un...
7
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drainage basin (hydrological cycle)
What is the drainage basin,
What is the discharge of a river,
What is an input in the hydrologi...
25
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the flood / storm hydrograph
What is the flood or storm hydrog...,
What are flashy hydrographs,
What are delayed hydrographs
3
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factors affecting river discharge
What factors influence the discha...,
How does the amount and type of r...,
How does temperature affect a riv...
9
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causes of flooding
What are floods,
What are the physical causes of f...,
What are the human causes of floo...
4
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how and why the effects of and responses to flooding vary
Why do the effects of flood vary,
Where does the impact of floods t...,
How does a medc respond to floods
5
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cockermouth, 2009
When did this flood in cockermout...,
What were the previous weather co...,
How did the previous weather cond...
25
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bangladesh, 2004
Why does bangladesh experience an...,
When did these particularly bad f...,
How much of dhaka was underwater ...
37
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hard and soft engineering
0
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three gorges dam
0
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rivers providing water supply for the UK
0
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