Exam (elaborations)
OCR A Level geography paper 1 Facts
- Course
- Institution
OCR A Level geography paper 1 Facts
[Show more]
Seller
Follow
denicetho
Content preview
OCR A Level geography paper 1 FactsSaltburn- Flamborough Head
-1500km fetch
-4m+ waves
Nile Delta
-Formed over 3000 years
-120 million tonnes of accretion annually
-750km Fetch
-0.94m waves
-Aswan Dam 1964 retreats coastline 148m/year
Sandbanks Spit
-12 Rock groynes
-3.5 million tonnes of sediment added
Mangawhai-Pakiri Bay
-75,000m3 of sand mining
-Relict store from flandrian transgression
ELSS overall
-80% of world's energy is fossil fuels
-Fast carbon cycle is 10-1000x faster
Amazon Rainforest/ Madeira Basin
-High temp of 25-30 degrees C
-2000m of rainfall annually
-Absorbs 2.4 million tonnes of carbon/year
-1.7 billion tonnes of carbon from decomposition/year
-Biomass is 60% of carbon store
-Samuel Dam
-44% of rainforest is protected
-63% of deforestation is from cattle ranching
-Dams have flooded 36,000h of forest
-9 million trees replanted
Arctic Tundra/ North Slope
-65-70 degrees North
-Average temp of -11.2
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller denicetho. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $9.35. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
Can Stuvia be trusted?
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
75323 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now