Geo

Cards (30)

  • Landforms in the middle course of a river
    • Meanders
  • Landforms in the lower course of a river
    • Coves
    • Urbanisation
    • Levees
    • Flood plains
  • The river is located in Dorset, England
  • The river is 30 miles long
  • The river's source is at Alton Pancra
  • The river flows from its source to its mouth at Waleham
  • Landforms in the upper course of a river
    • V-shaped valley
  • The river's catchment area is mostly rural chalk downland
  • The Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England is a UNESCO World Heritage site
  • The Jurassic Coast stretches from Devon to Old Harry Stack in Dorset
  • Coastal management techniques used in Swanage
    • Sea wall
    • Groynes
    • Beach nourishment
  • Cotton was imported to Manchester from the USA in the 1890s
  • The Manchester Ship Canal was built in the 1900s
  • The Manchester Ship Canal led to community development in the 1960s
  • The Manchester Ship Canal declined in the 1960s as it became too small
  • Salford Quays was redeveloped from the former docks in the 1980s and 1990s
  • Salford Quays now includes the Lowry Theatre, art gallery, cafes, and residential flats
  • MediaCityUK was developed in Salford Quays in the 2007, costing £550m and hosting 5 BBC studios
  • MediaCityUK has added 10,000 jobs to the local community
  • The University of Salford moved to MediaCityUK in 2010
  • The population of Leeds is 800,000
  • Leeds has a large student population of 30,000
  • Leeds faces challenges with long waiting lists and rising rents reducing housing quality
  • Leeds has over 1.4 million workers and is an important industrial and entertainment centre
  • Leeds has an integrated transport network
  • Leeds produces 150,000 tonnes of waste per year
  • Leeds has high levels of inequality, the highest in the UK
  • The Somerset Levels experienced severe flooding in 2014 which had physical, social and economic impacts
  • The flooding in Somerset Levels led to the use of emergency pumps and dredging to help affected villages
  • The flooding in Somerset Levels had major impacts on agriculture and livestock