GCSE Geography FLASHCARDS - UK Landscapes Key Terms

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What is agriculture?

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The practice of arable (crops) and pastoral (animals) farming

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Which rock type is formed by volcanic activity?

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Igneous

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What is a lowland?

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Relatively flat land below 250m above sea level

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Which term refers to the shape and features of Earth’s surface?

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Relief

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Climatological processes are largely determined by which of the following?

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Physical processes linked to location, land and sea masses, and latitude

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Which rocks are formed by extreme pressure or heat?

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Metamorphic

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Which coastal process involves the movement of material along a coastline by wave action?

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Longshore drift

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What is a spit in coastal geography?

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A curved accumulation of sand or shingle extending into the sea

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What describes the breakdown and decay of rocks due to natural factors?

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Weathering processes

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Which process is responsible for the creation of arches, stacks, and stumps? Options: Deposition of sediment, Erosion by waves, Chemical weathering, Longshore drift

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Erosion by waves