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What is attrition?
Soluble particles are dissolved into the sea
The process by which breaking waves compress pockets of air in cracks in a
Erosion caused when rocks and boulders transported by waves bump into each
The wearing away of cliffs by sediment flung by breaking waves.
2
What is a decomposer?
Creature that eats animals and/or plant matter.
An organism or plant that is able to absorb energy from the sun through pho
A community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their p
An organism such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue,
3
What is traction?
Fine solid material held in the water while the water is moving.
Particles bouncing down the sea bed.
Soluble particles are dissolved into the sea.
The rolling of boulders and pebbles along the sea bed.
4
What is the development gap?
The simple, easily learned and maintained technology used in a range of eco
Very small loans which are given to people in the LICs to help them start a
The difference in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s ric
When producers in LICs are given a better price for the goods they produce.
5
What is a cliff?
A rocky, level shelf at or around sea level representing the base of old, r
A rocky coastal promontory made of rock that is resistant to erosion
A steep high rock face formed by weathering and erosion along the coastline
Less resistant rock where the land has been eroded back by the sea.
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Which wave has the stronger swash?
Conservative
Mexican
Destructive
Constructive
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What is biodiversity?
The removal of solid mineral resources from the earth. These resources incl
The business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs to sawmills.
The variety of life in the world or a particular habitat.
The process by which land becomes drier and degraded, as a result of climat
8
What is a spit?
A depositional landform formed when a finger of sediment extends from the s
Where a spit grows across a bay, a bay bar can eventually enclose the bay t
The zone of deposited material that extends from the low water line to the
Coastal sand hill above the high tide mark, shaped by wind action, covered
9
What is a NEE?
A country with a GNI per capita of $12746 or above
A country with a GNI per capita of $1045 or above
Countries that have begun to experience higher rates of economic developmen
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What does this photo show?
Spit
Sand dunes
Bar
Beach
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Waves moving back down a beach is called?
Swash
Backwish
Wash
Backwash
12
What is a producer?
A community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their p
Creature that eats animals and/or plant matter.
An organism or plant that is able to absorb energy from the sun through pho
An organism such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue,
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What does this photo show?
Destructive Wave
Conservative Wave
Mexican Wave
Constructive Wave
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What is infant mortality?
measurement of economic activity that is calculated by dividing the gross
The average number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age, per 1000 birth
A method of measuring development in which GDP per capita, life expectancy
The number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population.
15
What is a transnational corporation?
A company that has operations in more than one country. Many TNCs are large
Very small loans which are given to people in the LICs to help them start a
The simple, easily learned and maintained technology used in a range of eco
When producers in LICs are given a better price for the goods they produce.
16
What is mechanical weathering?
The movement of eroded material.
The wearing away and removal of material by a moving force, such as a break
Weathering processes that cause physical disintegration or break up of rock
The decomposition (or rotting) of rock caused by a chemical change within t
17
What is life expectancy?
The difference in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s ric
The progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technolog
The average number of years a person might be expected to live.
The percentage of people who have basic reading and writing skills.
18
What is gross national income (GNI)?
The average number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age, per 1000 birth
measurement of economic activity that is calculated by dividing the gross
The number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population.
A method of measuring development in which GDP per capita, life expectancy
19
What is managed retreat?
Changing the profile or shape of the beach. It usually refers to the direct
Action taken to build up dunes and increase vegetation to strengthen the du
The addition of new material to a beach artificially, through the dumping o
Allowing cliff erosion to occur as nature taking its course: erosion in som
20
What is development?
The average number of years a person might be expected to live.
The percentage of people who have basic reading and writing skills.
The progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technolog
The difference in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s ric
21
What does this photo show?
Headland
Cave
Bay
Arch
22
What does this photo show?
Gabions
Groynes
Rock Armour
Sea Wall
23
What is a food web?
Relating to living things.
The connections between different organisms (plants and animals) that rely
Relating to non-living things.
A complex hierarchy of plants and animals relying on each other for food.
24
What is an ecosystem?
An organism or plant that is able to absorb energy from the sun through pho
A community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their p
Creature that eats animals and/or plant matter.
An organism such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue,
25
What challenges are there for development in the hot desert?
Energy
Lack of water
Agriculture (farming)
Mining
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What does this photo show?
Cave
Stack
Stump
Arch
27
What is birth rate?
The average number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age, per 1000 birth
The number of deaths in a year per 1000 of the total population.
The number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population.
A method of measuring development in which GDP per capita, life expectancy
28
What is a hot desert?
The regions of Earth surrounding the North and South Poles.
Parts of the world that have high average temperatures and very low precipi
The flat, treeless Arctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America, where
A natural environment that has not been significantly modified by human act
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What does this photo show?
Bar
Sand dunes
Spit
Beach
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What is a sand dune?
Coastal sand hill above the high tide mark, shaped by wind action, covered
The zone of deposited material that extends from the low water line to the
Where a spit grows across a bay, a bay bar can eventually enclose the bay t
A depositional landform formed when a finger of sediment extends from the s
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What does this photo show?
Arch
Stump
Cave
Stack
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What is death rate?
The number of deaths in a year per 1000 of the total population.
The number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population.
A method of measuring development in which GDP per capita, life expectancy
The average number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age, per 1000 birth
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What does this photo show?
Arch
Wave Cut Platform
Bay
Cave
34
What is a cave?
An isolated pillar of rock left when the top of an arch has collapsed.
A large hole in the cliff caused by waves forcing their way into cracks in
A wave-eroded passage through a small headland. This begins as a cave forme
Over time further erosion reduces the stack to a smaller, lower stump.
35
What is a LIC?
A country with a GNI per capita of $12746 or above
A country with a GNI per capita of $1045 or below
Countries that have begun to experience higher rates of economic developmen
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Which wave erodes?
Mexican
Constructive
Destructive
Conservative
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What does this photo show?
Groynes
Rock Armour
Sea Wall
Gabions
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What landform is before this?
Beach
Stump
Stack
Cave
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What is literacy rate?
The percentage of people who have basic reading and writing skills.
The difference in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s ric
The average number of years a person might be expected to live.
The progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technolog
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What is a consumer?
An organism such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue,
A community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their p
An organism or plant that is able to absorb energy from the sun through pho
Creature that eats animals and/or plant matter.
41
What is a sea wall?
A wooden barrier built out into the sea to stop the longshore drift of sand
Large boulders dumped on the beach as part of the coastal defences.
A concrete wall which aims to prevent erosion of the coast by providing a b
Steel wire mesh filled with boulders used in coastal defences.
42
What is a beach?
Where a spit grows across a bay, a bay bar can eventually enclose the bay t
Coastal sand hill above the high tide mark, shaped by wind action, covered
A depositional landform formed when a finger of sediment extends from the s
The zone of deposited material that extends from the low water line to the
43
What is abrasion?
The wearing away of cliffs by sediment flung by breaking waves.
The process by which breaking waves compress pockets of air in cracks in a
Soluble particles are dissolved into the sea
Erosion caused when rocks and boulders transported by waves bump into each
44
What is fairtrade?
When producers in LICs are given a better price for the goods they produce.
The simple, easily learned and maintained technology used in a range of eco
The difference in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s ric
Very small loans which are given to people in the LICs to help them start a
45
What is nutrient cycling?
Very large ecological areas on the earth’s surface (or biomes), with fauna
A community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their p
Creature that eats animals and/or plant matter.
A set of processes whereby organisms extract minerals necessary for growth
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What does this photo show?
Arch
Bay
Cave
Headland
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What plant adaptation is shown?
Epiphyte
Butress roots
Drip tip
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What does this photo show?
Spit
Bar
Sand dunes
Beach
49
What is a wave cut platform?
A rocky, level shelf at or around sea level representing the base of old, r
A rocky coastal promontory made of rock that is resistant to erosion
Less resistant rock where the land has been eroded back by the sea.
A steep high rock face formed by weathering and erosion along the coastline
50
What is hydraulic action?
Soluble particles are dissolved into the sea
The process by which breaking waves compress pockets of air in cracks in a
Erosion caused when rocks and boulders transported by waves bump into each
The wearing away of cliffs by sediment flung by breaking waves.
51
What is a stump?
A wave-eroded passage through a small headland. This begins as a cave form
Over time further erosion reduces the stack to a smaller, lower stump
An isolated pillar of rock left when the top of an arch has collapsed.
A large hole in the cliff caused by waves forcing their way into cracks in
52
What is beach reprofiling?
Action taken to build up dunes and increase vegetation to strengthen the du
Changing the profile or shape of the beach. It usually refers to the direct
The addition of new material to a beach artificially, through the dumping o
Allowing cliff erosion to occur as nature taking its course: erosion in som
53
What is beach nourishment?
Allowing cliff erosion to occur as nature taking its course: erosion in som
Action taken to build up dunes and increase vegetation to strengthen the du
The addition of new material to a beach artificially, through the dumping o
Changing the profile or shape of the beach. It usually refers to the direct
54
What is solution?
Fine solid material held in the water while the water is moving.
Soluble particles are dissolved into the sea.
Particles bouncing down the sea bed.
The rolling of boulders and pebbles along the sea bed.
55
What is hard engineering?
Managing erosion by working with natural processes to help restore beaches
The use of concrete and large artificial structures by civil engineers to d
56
What is sand dune regeneration?
Action taken to build up dunes and increase vegetation to strengthen the du
The addition of new material to a beach artificially, through the dumping o
Allowing cliff erosion to occur as nature taking its course: erosion in som
Changing the profile or shape of the beach. It usually refers to the direct
57
What does this photo show?
Sea Wall
Groynes
Rock Armour
Gabions
58
What is soft engineering?
The use of concrete and large artificial structures by civil engineers to d
Managing erosion by working with natural processes to help restore beaches
59
What are microfinance loans?
Very small loans which are given to people in the LICs to help them start a
The simple, easily learned and maintained technology used in a range of eco
When producers in LICs are given a better price for the goods they produce.
The difference in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s ric
60
What is chemical weathering?
The wearing away and removal of material by a moving force, such as a break
The decomposition (or rotting) of rock caused by a chemical change within t
The movement of eroded material.
Weathering processes that cause physical disintegration or break up of rock
61
What is rock armour?
A concrete wall which aims to prevent erosion of the coast by providing a b
A wooden barrier built out into the sea to stop the longshore drift of sand
Large boulders dumped on the beach as part of the coastal defences.
Steel wire mesh filled with boulders used in coastal defences.
62
What is a groyne?
A concrete wall which aims to prevent erosion of the coast by providing a b
A wooden barrier built out into the sea to stop the longshore drift of sand
Large boulders dumped on the beach as part of the coastal defences.
Steel wire mesh filled with boulders used in coastal defences.
63
Which wave has the stronger backwash?
Mexican
Conservative
Constructive
Destructive
64
What landform is after this?
Cave
Stack
Arch
Headland
65
What does abiotic mean?
The connections between different organisms (plants and animals) that rely
Relating to non-living things.
A complex hierarchy of plants and animals relying on each other for food.
Relating to living things.
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What is solution?
Soluble particles are dissolved into the sea
The process by which breaking waves compress pockets of air in cracks in a
The wearing away of cliffs by sediment flung by breaking waves.
Erosion caused when rocks and boulders transported by waves bump into each
67
What is deposition?
The zigzag movement of sediment along a shore caused by waves going up the
Occurs when material being transported by the sea is dropped due to the sea
Less resistant rock where the land has been eroded back by the sea.
A rocky coastal promontory made of rock that is resistant to erosion
68
What does biotic mean?
Relating to non-living things.
Relating to living things.
The connections between different organisms (plants and animals) that rely
A complex hierarchy of plants and animals relying on each other for food.
69
What is suspension?
The rolling of boulders and pebbles along the sea bed.
Soluble particles are dissolved into the sea.
Particles bouncing down the sea bed.
Fine solid material held in the water while the water is moving.
70
What opportunities are there for development in the hot desert?
Poor accessibility
Tourism
Energy (solar and wind)
Extreme temperatures
71
What is a bar?
A depositional landform formed when a finger of sediment extends from the s
The zone of deposited material that extends from the low water line to the
Coastal sand hill above the high tide mark, shaped by wind action, covered
Where a spit grows across a bay, a bay bar can eventually enclose the bay t
72
What does this photo show?
Cave
Arch
Stump
Stack
73
What is a headland?
A steep high rock face formed by weathering and erosion along the coastline
A rocky coastal promontory made of rock that is resistant to erosion
Less resistant rock where the land has been eroded back by the sea.
A rocky, level shelf at or around sea level representing the base of old, r
74
What is longshore drift?
Less resistant rock where the land has been eroded back by the sea.
The zigzag movement of sediment along a shore caused by waves going up the
Occurs when material being transported by the sea is dropped due to the sea
A rocky coastal promontory made of rock that is resistant to erosion
75
What is erosion?
Occurs when material being transported by the sea is dropped due to the sea
The movement of eroded material.
Weathering processes that cause physical disintegration or break up of rock
The wearing away and removal of material by a moving force, such as a break
76
Which wave deposits?
Destructive
Conservative
Constructive
Mexican
77
What is a HIC?
Countries that have begun to experience higher rates of economic developmen
A country with a GNI per capita of $12746 or above
A country with a GNI per capita of $1045 or below
78
What is intermediate technology?
When producers in LICs are given a better price for the goods they produce.
The difference in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s ric
The simple, easily learned and maintained technology used in a range of eco
Very small loans which are given to people in the LICs to help them start a
79
What is a stack?
A wave-eroded passage through a small headland. This begins as a cave form
An isolated pillar of rock left when the top of an arch has collapsed.
A large hole in the cliff caused by waves forcing their way into cracks in
Over time further erosion reduces the stack to a smaller, lower stump
80
What is a global ecosystem?
A set of processes whereby organisms extract minerals necessary for growth
Creature that eats animals and/or plant matter.
A community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their p
Very large ecological areas on the earth’s surface (or biomes), with fauna
81
What is an arch?
A large hole in the cliff caused by waves forcing their way into cracks in
An isolated pillar of rock left when the top of an arch has collapsed.
Over time further erosion reduces the stack to a smaller, lower stump
A wave-eroded passage through a small headland. This begins as a cave form
82
What is a food chain?
A complex hierarchy of plants and animals relying on each other for food.
The connections between different organisms (plants and animals) that rely
Relating to living things.
Relating to non-living things.
83
What is transportation?
The movement of eroded material.
Weathering processes that cause physical disintegration or break up of rock
The wearing away and removal of material by a moving force, such as a break
Occurs when material being transported by the sea is dropped due to the sea
84
What is a gabion?
Steel wire mesh filled with boulders used in coastal defences.
A concrete wall which aims to prevent erosion of the coast by providing a b
Large boulders dumped on the beach as part of the coastal defences.
A wooden barrier built out into the sea to stop the longshore drift of sand
85
What opportunities are there for development in the hot desert?
Agriculture (farming)
Lack of water
Mineral extraction
Inaccessibility
86
What is saltation?
Fine solid material held in the water while the water is moving.
Particles bouncing down the sea bed.
Soluble particles are dissolved into the sea.
The rolling of boulders and pebbles along the sea bed.
87
What does this photo show?
Constructive Wave
Mexican Wave
Conservative Wave
Destructive Wave
88
What plant adaptation is shown?
Drip tip
Epiphyte
Butress roots
89
What does this photo show?
Sand dunes
Beach
Bar
Spit
90
What is mineral extraction?
The business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs to sawmills.
The process by which land becomes drier and degraded, as a result of climat
The variety of life in the world or a particular habitat.
The removal of solid mineral resources from the earth. These resources incl
91
What is the human development index (HDI)?
The average number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age, per 1000 birth
measurement of economic activity that is calculated by dividing the gross
The number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population.
A method of measuring development in which GDP per capita, life expectancy
92
What challenges are there for development in the hot desert?
Farming
Tourism
Inaccessibility
Extreme temperatures
93
What does this photo show?
Wave Cut Platform
Cliff
Cave
Arch
94
What is deposition?
Occurs when material being transported by the sea is dropped due to the sea
Weathering processes that cause physical disintegration or break up of rock
The wearing away and removal of material by a moving force, such as a break
The movement of eroded material.
95
What is a bay?
A rocky coastal promontory made of rock that is resistant to erosion
Less resistant rock where the land has been eroded back by the sea.
A rocky, level shelf at or around sea level representing the base of old, r
A steep high rock face formed by weathering and erosion along the coastline
