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FlashCards sobre Geography , criado por xmagdalenax1998 em 16-03-2015.
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Deindustraliation The decline in industrial activity in a region or economy
Primary (employment classification) The extraction of raw materials e.g. farming
Secondary (employment classification) Manufacturing - where raw materials are converted into finished products e.g. car making
Tertiary (employment classification) The service industry. This includes doctors and teachers
Quaternary (employment classification) Provide information and expect help. They are often associated with creative or knowledge- based industries
The hydrological cycle the transfer of water between the atmosphere, land and oceans. it is a closed system (nothing is added or lost)
Precipitation rain, snow, sleet, hail
Interception The capture of water by vegetation
Stemflow water flowing down the stem/ trank
Infiltration The movement of water into the soil from the surface
Percolation The movement of water into the rocks
Throughflow Sideways movement of water throught the soil
Groundwater flow The flow of groundwater into the river
Groundwater storage Water stored in rocks following percolation
Surface runoff Water running over the land into the river
Evapotranspiration Water lost from the land and vegetation. The change from a liquid into a gas
Transpiration Water vapour lost through pores in leaves
Biosphere The part of the Earth and atmosphere in which living organisms exist
Litosphere Outer layer of the Earth's surface
Primary impacts Impacts that happen as a direct result of the event
Secondary impacts Impacts that happen later as an inirect effect of an event
Social impact Things that affect people's lives and the way they live
Environmental impact Things that affect the physical environment and the natural word
LEDC A less economically developed country
MEDC A more economically developed country
Prediction Using scientific techniques to foresee when an event will happen
Preparation Actions that are taken in advance of an event to reduce the possible impacts
Responses Actions that are taken after an event to reduce an impacts
Hazard resistant design Ways of planning and constructing buildings to reduce the possible impacts of an event
Constructive boundary Where two tectonic plates are moving apart
Destructive boundary The boundary where a continental plate and oceanic plate collide. The denser oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate.
Collision boundary Where two continental plates collide , forming fold mountains
Conservative boundary Where two tectonic plates slide past each other
Subduction zone The area where one plate is pushed underneath another
Mantle The middle layer of the Earth. It lies between the crust and the core
Asthenosphere The upper part of the Earth's mantle that is semi-molten
Oceanic plate Dense crust made out of basalt
Continental crust The crust that forms the land. It is mostly made of granite
Earthquake The movement of the Earth's surface caused by the build-up of friction between tectonic plates
Volcano The landform created when lava erupts from the surface of the Earth
Magma Molten rock below the surface of the Earth
Lava Molten rock above the surface of the Earth
Convection current Currents that rise in the Earth's mantle that are strong enough to move the tectonic plates
Epicentre The point on the ground directly above the focus of an earthquake
Focus The point of origin of an earthquake. It is usually underground

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