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Can you give me a description of how a corrie is formed and details about what sort of drawings you have to use?
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of national parks in Wales?
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Can you please tell me how an ox bow lake is formed? And waterfalls?
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Could you show us with the use of a diagram how to identify 1. corries 2. truncated spurs 3. u-shaped valleys 4. v-shaped valleys 5. arêtes 6. pyramidal peaks on an OS map
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Could you tell me how a corrie is formed? And would I be able to get full marks without a diagram?
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Can you show me a picture of an OS map with an annotated corrie on it?
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What exactly is a misfit stream and how is it formed and identified on an OS map?
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How is it easy to see what are physical and man made features of a river? What are the dangers of a river?
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How do you know what the structures are on an ordnance survey map eg waterfall, corrie etc?
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Moving ice erodes the land by abrasion and plucking, but how do these occur?
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Can you determine whether volcanoes have anything do with the plate boundaries? At which type of plate boundaries are volcanoes more likely to be found?
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Explain why the land use in the area of glacial erosion differs from that of glacial deposition? And why is boulder clay more fertile than terminal moraine and sand and gravel?
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I was wondering how a drumlin is formed and how many landforms we need to know for the actual exam.
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I have several questions: 1. what do you call the flat valley floor in the lower course? 2. how long ago was the last ice age? 3. what are the 2 types of erosion caused by a glacier? 4. what is a hanging valley? 5. what is terminal moraine? 6. name five ways that the land can be used by people in a countryside area.
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How do you study landscapes accurately as I find it very boring and it won't stay in my head. |
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Can you tell me about swallow holes in limestone
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What other use can the middle course of a river be used for, apart from farming?
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Can you tell me how 'deposition' is formed?
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What is a cirque?
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How is a hanging valley shown on an O.S map?
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Can you explain leaching and shifting cultivation in simple terms?
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Can you tell me what soil entrainment is?
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After making notes for Geography on rivers I noticed a term called "braiding" what does this mean?
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What is the difference between permeable rocks and impermeable rocks?
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In an explanation of how a pyramidal peak is formed do you have to include how a corrie is formed too? As it says in the revision bite in brackets (see the formation of a corrie) in one part of the written explanation.
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I would like to know a) how a drumlin is formed and b) how an outwash plain is formed.
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What is a dissected plateau?
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How is a plunge pool formed?
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Are there actually any physical differences between a loch and a lake, or is the difference just a matter of location/language (i.e. whether it's in Scotland or not)? And if such a body of water is classed as a loch solely because of location/language, then why is Lake Monteith referred to as a lake and not a loch?
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Could you please tell me how long the River Mersey is?
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Describe and explain the formation of a tarn
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I am having problems in identifying glacial and river features in OS maps and I know they are really important in the exams. I have the patterns in my jotter but it is so different trying to find them in the maps. What should I do?
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What is the difference between lateral and vertical erosion?
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What different type of land use are there along the course of a river from the source to the mouth? Why do these changes happen?
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Where is the source of the River Clyde?
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I am really struggling with the Landscapes of Glacial Erosion please could you give me any information on how I could remember this in its easiest form.
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How does the sea erode away headlands?
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We have been set a task and one of the questions is "how do high force waterfalls form?" Could you help me with this?
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How is terminal moraine formed?
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Are there any benefit of earthquakes?
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How is a corrie formed in a series of easy to understand and remember bullet points?
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What is the process of composite volcanoes?
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What are ribbon lakes and misfit streams?
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I need to know the meanings of the following terms: accelerated erosion, sedimentation, deposition, and siltation.
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I'm really interested in Geography and would like to continue with it in the future. I'm most interested in the physical environment side of Geography, which subjects should I take at Higher level to help me with my career?
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I have to match up definitions of limestone features with the names of the features. Could you please give me a definition of a doline, a pothole, a cave, and a tufa?
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How are river flood plains formed?
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Which is bigger, the Pacific or the Atlantic?
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Could you please tell me how a pyramidal peak is formed and what is a corrie?
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Please could you explain glaciation to me as I am quite confused with the whole thing?
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I find it hard to remember all the names in the section physical landscape. For example corrie, ribbon lake and u-shaped valley
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Name two countries that are on plate boundaries and what volcanoes are in them? What volcano has seriously erupted and how many people died? Why do people still live near volcanoes?
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What is meant by plate tectonics?
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Suggest how the waterfall in Stanah Gill was formed
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Please can you tell me the most important rivers in the following places: Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia?
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What are frost shattered slopes?
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I'm doing a geography essay and am having problems answering it : 'Using examples or a case study, show ways in which human activities can affect soil processes. To what extent can these changes in processes leading to both the LOSS OF FERTILITY and SOIL EROSION'. Could you send me a guideline on how to answer it?
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How are waterfalls formed and what are are gorges?
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I keep getting the physical side of things wrong, like describing rivers; valleys etc. Are there any helpful ways I can remember the differences of landscapes? Any advice will do!
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I don't understand how you get the different types of moraine after a glacier?
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How are river cliffs formed, I cannot find information anywhere
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How would I explain the formation and distribution of the surface deposits?
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How is a U-shaped valley formed? With diagrams?
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What are the 10 longest rivers in the UK?
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What are the physical features in glacial and limestone areas?
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What is bulkhead? What are embankments? What is artificial reef to do with coastal protection and where you get pictures of these?
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How does water erode the land?
What is an ox bow lake?
How are meanders formed?
How do waterfalls form?
What is the highest waterfall?
What is the longest river?
What is the largest river?
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Waterfalls that form gorges because of hard and soft rocks. Please could I have an example of one of these in the world that actually does this?
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What can you tell me about the Brazilian Highlands?
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What are the features of escarpments in Britain? Where are they found ? Does the rock type influence these landscapes? Do they have any distinctive landform features?
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Why does erosion and deposition change along the course of a river?
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Why do the distribution of mountains and volcanoes frequently coincide?
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In my 4th year preliminary exam I didn't know how a corrie was formed, so, how are corries formed?
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Can you tell me about each layer (in the earth)? If you have any info on the earth's structure, that would be great.
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I have been asked to "describe the changes of a river and its valley from source to mouth (start to finish)". I really cannot understand this. Can you help me with an answer or point me in the right direction?
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Could you please explain the differences between the formation of a terminal moraine and a recessional moraine.
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I was wondering, if in an ordnance survey question it asks you to
'explain or describe the growth of' a certain area, how would I
tackle this type of question?
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How is a V shaped valley formed?
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How do you explain the process of the River Tees, starting form
the beginning (highlands) and the end (sea)?
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Please tell me as much about waterfalls as you can
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In answer to the How are corries formed? (use
diagrams to help explanation) What sort of diagrams would be suitable?
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What is a kame and how is it formed?
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How do coastal defences have influences beyond the area directly
affected and why do they happen? Does this happen at Barton Upon
Sea and Bournemouth?
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How do I describe the formation of a pyramidal peak in full detail.....diagrams
too if possible
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I do not fully understand how to work out where a rivers flood plain
originates from by looking at a diagram. Could you please help?
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Can you explain the formation of a meander?
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How is an arête formed
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What is erosion?
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Are waterfalls formed by soft rock on top of hard rock or hard rock on top of
soft?
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How are swallow holes formed? Are there any good diagrams to show
this?
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What's a river regime?
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On an OS map, how do you identify the parts of a river, i.e. river
cliffs?
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I don't understand lowland glacation especially Eskers and Drumlins. Please could
you explain?
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Why do volcanoes and earthquakes occur in certain parts of the world
and why do they not happen here?
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What kind of features do you write about a valley, when it asks
you to describe the physical features of the valley?
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How are volcanic plugs formed? Are they extinct volcanoes with the ash on the
slopes removed?
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I can never remember the processes of glaciation, is there a better
way to remember them?
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I would like to know about plate tectonics and I would like to organise
a timetable for work
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In Britain is river pollution getting to be a problem?
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When red mud dries, it becomes hard on the surface, while it is
still soft underneath. Why does this happen?
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What is the largest man made lake in Britain?
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How are the different types of moraine formed?
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How are river basins formed?
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I keep getting confused between a corrie and a tarn. Does the tarn
of corrie hold water, and is there a good way of remembering this?
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Are there any benefits of earthquakes?
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Can you tell me why are levees needed when humans know that they
cannot control rivers?
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How is a alluvial fan made?
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How is a Corrie formed?
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What are sea walls and groynes and what do they look like?
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How do you tell a truncated spur and an alluvial fan on a map?
Also I need to know for a test what the earth's albedo is?
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How would you identify the following on an OS map.
1.arete
2.u-shaped valley
3.v-shaped valley
4.corrie
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What are the effects of weather on landscape?
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Can you describe the formation of a V-Shaped valley?
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What is a
kettle? (the geographical term!) Also what is an esker?
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My DME is in 8 days about the conservation of national parks and
striking a balance between the effects of tourism and sustaining
natures beauty. Is there anything I can do, or anything I should
study to help with my preparation previous to the exam?
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How do waterfalls form?
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Explain what the main ways in which erosion happens in a river?
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To what extent is a classification of hazards by their affect on
people, more relevant than that of other hazard classification?
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What is a river terrace?
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I know what a meander is, but how is it formed (i.e. what makes
it swerve across the landscape?) We have been given two different
explanations by two different teachers and I am really unsure.
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I'm looking for reasons why land use differs between areas of glacial
erosion and a glacial deposition?
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How does forestry in glacial enviroments affect other aspects of
the glacial economy e.g. tourism, hillwalking and climbing?
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What is meant by the
term 'delta' in geography? Has it got anything to do with rainfall?
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Can you tell me how a pyramidal peak is formed, please?
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How and why do length of daylights vary from place to place?
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How do you identify a hanging valley and a corrie on an OS map?
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Is a "Lochan" the same as a Loch?
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Please could you tell me more about freeze-thaw weathering?
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What is a subductive plate boundary and how does it differ from a destructive
plate boundary?
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How is a corrie formed in a glaciated valley?
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What's the fault line that runs from the top of north America to
south America, the one that San Francisco sits on?
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How do we identify the source of river pollution?
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How are corries formed?
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How do you identify between the different river processes?
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I'm confused about what to class as primary or secondary effects involving natural
disasters. Which heading would the amount of deaths come under?
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Could you tell me more about chemical weathering?
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Can you name the different types of weathering please?
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Please help me understand water bowls/basins and the water storage system underground
that creates springs.
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How do I explain the formation and distribution of sand dunes, sorted
sands and gravel, terminal moraine and boulder clay? (Q2a - 1996
S. Grade Credit Level Paper)
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I have a test in Geography coming up on earthquakes and volcanoes
and I was wondering what are the main things that I should look
at?
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1. Can floods be controlled by straighten menders and increasing
the velocity?
2. What is the difference between a stream and a river?
3. Does turbulence increase or decrease with velocity?
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I'm not particularly good at identifying truncated spurs on a map
and was wonder if you have any tips for doing so?
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Why does land use differ between areas of glacial erosion and glacial
deposition?
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What are the differences in land use in areas of glacial deposition and erosion?
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How is glaciation formed?
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How is a limestone pavement formed?
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What is a roche moutonnee?
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What is an arete?
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Could you tell me about Glacial depositation?
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Why does a volcanic eruption happen
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Plate Tectonics - What happens at plate boundaries and why does
it happen?
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Why do we consider glaciers a large global system?
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What is "Onion Weathering"?
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What is a multi-purpose river valley project? Why do we need it?
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How is a waterfall formed?
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What are the main points, advantages and disadvantages of a National
Park and could I have some examples of NP's please?
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I was wondering
what a delta is and also what a levee is?
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Would you tell me the meaning of the word PHYSICAL?
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Can you please give me some info on igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
rocks?
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I don't understand what is meant by the term 'vertical erosion'.
Could you explain it to me?
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Explain the distribution and characteristics of volcanic landforms
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How is limestone made, can you describe a limestone landscape, and
what effects does weathering have on limestone?
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What is a hanging valley and how is it formed?
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I would like to know about land form created as a result of glacial
deposition?
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Could you please describe the terms block disintegration and granular
disintegration.
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How is a fiord formed?
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How do ox-bow lakes form?
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Are there any good sites where I can find out about Granite? I need to know landscape
features its formation and its uses.
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Do you know a website I can go to, to find a map marked out with
places of where limestone is found?
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What is the difference between the physical and human environment?
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What is a Bergschrund gap?
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Whats the best way to study for glaciation?
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What decides whether an area has good or bad drainage? Does it have good drainage
if there are lots of rivers or no rivers?
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How can I remember every name of every landscape formation?
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What coastal defences are used on some coasts against longshore
drift? What are descriptions of the defences?
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How can you recognise truncated spurs, particularly on OS maps?
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Why is it important to manage coastlines?
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Please describe a Karst landscape?
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What are the differences between an island and a continent?
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How could you describe the 3 methods of weathering (mechanical,
biological, chemical) and could you give me examples.
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What exactly is a truncated spur and how does it form?
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Is it a destructive plate margin where fold mountains are made?
I have been told it is but I don't know why.
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How do you tell the difference between a drumlin and an esker?
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What are linear features in the sense that 'Rivers flow in linear features'?
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The only thing I struggle with in Geography is understanding how
different glacial features are formed. What would be the best way
of revising this, as i can never remember it?
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What is the difference between middle and a lower course of a river?
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What are the main features of a V-shaped valley?
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I have never been told about alluvial fan what is it? Is it a build
up of alluvium? How do I describe it if I am asked to do so?
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What is a river basin?
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Please could you tell me what is a hydrograph used for?
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I find the glaciation the most difficult part of the standard grade geography
course. I was wondering if you could explain to me the difference between glacial
features and fluvo-glacial features and give me examples of both?
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What's hydraulic radius and how do you work it out? Also, when measuring base
line survey, is that to calculate the width of the river or not?
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What's the difference between corrosion and corrasion?
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Could you please tell me 4 mountain ranges in Western Europe that
I could look over to help with my S3 exams?
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What is the largest man made lake in the world?
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I don't understand how glaciers first came about and travelled all
over the earth?
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Can you describe the formation of a V-Shaped valley?
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Why does deposition occur at the side of a river?
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Could
you tell me what permeable means?
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Why is it that eskers can go up hill?
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Can you please give me information on interlocking spurs?
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How are pyramidal peaks and terminal moraine formed?
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Describe why the same magnitude of earthquake can have much more
serious consequences in some places than others.
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How can I
find out any information on the 1953 East coast flood in England?
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