Geography exam yr 7

• Evaporation is the process of turning liquid into vapour.
• Precipitation is water released from clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
• Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
• Collection is the fallen precipitation which is then taken together in bodies of water until the water cycle starts again.
• The water cycle is also known as the hydrological cycle
• Surplus is when we have more resources then in demand.
• Scarcity is when we have a shortage of recourses and when we reach a higher demand then available.
• Hard engineering is building structures. E.g: Sea walls
• Soft engineering works naturally.

  e.g: Beach nourishment
• Hydraulic action is the force of water pushing against the rock face and eroding it
• Eroding is the process of wearing away, especially by the action of water, wind, or ice.
• Abrasion is the wearing away of the rock surface by the movement of water or ice.
• Attrition is the process of small particles hitting each other and breaking down.
• Solution is a mixture of two or more substances that are dissolved in each other.
• Urban in geography is modern
• The term latitude in geography means the line of length separating West to East from the Equator.