Geography Flashcards
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What is the name for the curved ridge of deposited material that forms across a bay?
Answer: Bar
A bar is a ridge of sand or shingle that forms when a spit extends across the full width of a bay, enclosing a lagoon.
Which greenhouse gas is primarily produced by livestock and landfill sites?
Answer: Methane
Methane (CH₄) is released in large quantities through livestock digestion and the decomposition of organic waste in landfills.
In a river's long profile, where does deposition most commonly occur?
Answer: In the lower course near the mouth
Deposition is most common in the lower course where the river slows down as gradient decreases and it approaches the sea.
What is a 'corrie' (also called a cirque)?
Answer: An armchair-shaped hollow in a mountainside carved by glacial erosion
A corrie is an armchair-shaped hollow high on a mountainside formed by rotational movement of ice eroding the rock.
Which of the following best describes a 'trade wind'?
Answer: Prevailing winds that blow toward the equator from the subtropical high-pressure zones
Trade winds are persistent winds that blow from subtropical high-pressure belts toward the equatorial low-pressure zone.
What does 'infant mortality rate' measure?
Answer: The number of deaths of babies under 1 year per 1,000 live births
Infant mortality rate measures the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given year.
What term describes a river's ability to transport its load?
Answer: Capacity
Capacity refers to the total amount of load a river can carry at a given time, determined mainly by its discharge.