STRUCTURE OF THE SYLLABUS ............................................................................................................3 UNIT 1: POPULATION GEOGRAPHY‚ GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES AND HAZARDS MODULE 1: POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT.....................................................4 MODULE 2: HYDROLOGICAL‚ FLUVIAL‚ COASTAL AND LIMESTONE..9 ENVIRONMENTS MODULE 3: NATURAL EVENTS AND HAZARDS .....................................................14 UNIT 2: CLIMATE‚
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south-western coast of Adelaide. An old and popular suburb‚ Hallett Cove is made of a variety of different landforms which have made it quite a popular destination for geological and geographical studies. The CBC Year 8 Geography class went to explore how Hallett Cove was formed and the significance of the landscape to different people. Through this we discovered a variety of geomorphic processes have affected the Cove. Historical Background Hallett Cove was previously occupied by Aboriginal groups
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Physical Geography Citrus College Chapter 17 – Solution Processes and Karst Topography 1. How does carbonic acid form? It forms when water and carbon dioxide combine and react. 2. What is meant by dissolution? Dissolution is the action of being dissolved. 3. What kinds of rock are most susceptible to solution processes? Why? Limestone and dolomite are most susceptible to solution processes because the water‚ which is slightly acidic‚ reacts with
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part of the world heritage site (the Jurassic Coast)‚ from Old Harry Rocks to St Oswald’s Bay Discordant Coast - the structure and alignment of these rocks have a significant effect on the landforms produced. This is a discordant coast where the geological sequence has produced distinctive coastal landforms. At Old Harry/Ballard Point and at Durlston Head are outcrops of rocks resistant to erosion. The chalk escarpment which bends from St Oswald’s Bay eastwards to Old Harry increases in width
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Landforms Australia’s major landforms Mountains Many of Australia’s mountain ranges are the result of folding or faulting – for example the Flinders ranges and the Stirling Ranges. Fold Mountains are formed when one plate slides down under another .Some rocks are forced down while others are forced upwards and bent into wave-like forms. Fault Mountains are formed when layers of rock are fractured and one section moves down and another section moves up. Until about 600 million years ago‚ the area
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Physical Geology: Term Paper The break that now separates the Ouachita Mountains from the Appalachians‚ a feature known as the Mississippi Embayment‚ constitutes one of the largest and least understood landforms of the central U.S. In the article‚ “The Mississippi’s Curious Origins” the authors‚ Roy B. Van Arsdale and Randel T. Cox shed light on the mysterious Mississippi Embayment. They begin by explaining the origins of the horseshoe-shaped lowland that is underlain by massive quantities of
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GCSE Geography Unit 1- Dynamic Planet Brief overview study guide Please use this booklet with caution – it is designed to give a summary of some of the key ideas and point you in the right direction for case studies. It does not however cover everything and has little case study detail. A full revision programme also needs: Revision using your notes Ensuring you understand key terms and can give definitions of them. Learning key facts about case studies Completion of past
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star dies. Depending on the size and mass of the star‚ it can go through many stages and die in different ways-one of those ways being a supernova. 5. Choose a region or landscape‚ describe the landforms in it‚ the drainage pattern‚ how the geology influenced the landscape‚ and the surficial processes that influenced it as well. Much of the region of western New York State north of the Pennsylvania border has dendritic drainage because rock layers are flat and there are few faults or folds to
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w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level .c rs om MARK SCHEME for the June 2004 question papers 9696 GEOGRAPHY 9696/01 9696/02 9696/03 Paper 1 (Core Geography)‚ maximum raw mark 100 Paper 2 (Physical Geography)‚ maximum raw mark 50 Paper 3 (Human Options)‚ maximum raw mark 50 These mark schemes are published as an aid to teachers and students‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. They show the
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Week 6 Earth Processes Earth’s Changing Surface CLICK link below to hear a Science Course Mentor provide an overview to this section‚ “Earth’s Changing Surface”: http://wgu.connectpro.acrobat.com/p56293907/ Use Chapters 22 and 25.5 in Conceptual Integrated Science to address the following items in your notes: 1. Why did Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift fail and what was the evidence needed to support his predictions- why was it literally an idea before its time? Because no one could
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