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- 1Cirque (The Work of Moving Ice)Birthplace of a glacier
- 2Focus (The Restless Earth)Place where crack occurs
- 3Epicentre (The Restless Earth)Surface area directly above the focus
- 4Surtsey (The Restless Earth)Volcanic island off Iceland which first appeared in an eruption in 1963
- 5Grikes (Chemical Weathering by Rainwater: The Burren Area)Deep grooves in the limestone pavement. Once narrow, vertical joints which were widened
- 6Clints (Chemical Weathering by Rainwater: The Burren Area)Blocks of limestone that separate the grikes
- 7Terracettes (Mass Movement)Ridges soil accumulates in during soil creep
- 8Confluence (The Work of Rivers)The place where two or more rivers meet
- 9Watershed (The Work of Rivers)The high ground which separates one river basin from another
- 10Arete (The Work of Moving Ice)Narrow ridge separating two Cirques
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- Leaving Certificate Geography Flashcards on Key Words, created by cian.buckley on 06/05/2013.
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