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EXTR IGN LANDF Name Locatin
Deccan, India
EXTR IGN LANDF Surface aREA
700 000 km^2
EXTR IGN LANDF How many lave flows constitutes it?
29
EXTR IGN LANDF How many m above sea level?
700 - 900m
EXTR IGN LANDF Which two major rivers are eroded thereinto
Ward-ha Man-ira
EXTR IGN LANDF Flows are dated to a period within
2 my
INTR IGN LANDF Called and on which coast of scotland
Isle of ARRAN West
INTR IGN LANDF The SANDSTONE domed when
60 mya
INTR IGN LANDF Which small farmanimal names the talest bit and how high
GOAT FELL 874m
INTR IGN LANDF There are a series of dykes 2-3m on which beach
[KIL-DONAN]
INTR IGN LANDF There is a sill how high where
50m [DRUM-ADOON]
INTR IGN LANDF Overlying whats weathered
Sandstone and metamorphic schists
Which scottish city is granite city?
Aberdeen
Where in england would one find copper reservvves?
SW englandd
Iceland is well known for its energy efficiencyt. The capital pupes in geothermal energy from
[NES-JAV-ELLIER]
WEATHERING Freezethaw
Water expands 10% when frozen
WEATHERING Pressure release
Overlying rocks removed
WEATHERING Thermal Expansion
Frequent heat then de-heat cycles crack and flake.,
WEATHERING Salt Crystallisation
Solutions of salt seep into pores. Expands around 300%
WEATHERING Name the 4 physical weathering names
FREEZETHAW PRESSURE RELEASE THERMAN EXPANSION SALT CRYSTALLISATION
WEATHERING Explanify oxidation
Some minerals in rocks, esp iron based ones, react with O2 in air/water. In acidic conditions the rocks become soluble and strucutre is destroyed (the bindings esp in sandstone)
WEATHERING What is carbonation
CO2 dissolves in rainwater => Carbonic Acid. Reacts with CaCO3 in rocks eg. limestone.
WEATHERING Erm solve my problem by explaning what SOLUTION weathering is
Some salts dissolve in water.
WEATHERING What is hydrolysis?
Version of solutoin i think. Silicates combine with water producng secondary minerals eg. clay.
WEATHERING Feldspar in granite is an example of ______. It combines with _____ in water to form _______ aka ____.
Hydrolysis Hydrogen Kaolin China Clay
WEATHERING Hydration??? What does it cause?? Example??
*Water molecules added to rock minerals create new ones of higher volume *SURFACE FLAKING *Anhydrite+water->gypsum
WEATHERING 5 types of chemical weatherin
OXIDATION CARBONATION HYDROLYSIS SOLUTON HYDRATION
WEATHERING Which 3 types of BIOLOGICAL weathering
TREE ROOTS BURROWING ANIMALS ORGANIC ACIDS
WEATHERING How does organic acids erode stuff, and what form of weathering is it?/
Rainwater -> leaf litter. Acidic. Chelation. BIOLOGICAL
Which angle is a SCREE normally?
30-40 degrees
How long does soil take to form?
10000 years for 1m in mid latitudes
A 10 degrees C rise in temperature increases chemical reactions by ___ times up to ___/
2.5 times up to 60 degrees C
A north facing cliff in eEngland will face more or less freezethaw cycles than a S one?
MORE
Deeep _______ starts formations of TORS.
Hydrolysis
GRANITE LANDSCAPES Where?
Dartmoor Devon
GRANITE LANDSCAPES Igneous Intruson when?
60 mya
GRANITE LANDSCAPES What surface stuff domed?
Shingle
GRANITE LANDSCAPES Max height is
621m
GRANITE LANDSCAPES Deep valleys (Think cromwell thing advernture park)
Pym + Dart
GRANITE LANDSCAPES Tors
Hay Tor and Yes Tor
GRANITE LANDSCAPES Tors surrounded by
Clitter and Blockfields
GRANITE LANDSCAPES Kaolinite is found where
in a trib of R.Teign near Bovey Tracey
LIMESTONE LANDSCAPES Name it
MALHAM, Yorkshire
LIMESTONE LANDSCAPES Where is the limestone pavement. When was soil eroded.
ABOVE Malham Cove. 10k years ago
LIMESTONE LANDSCAPES Exposed what was weathereD how?
Carboniferous limestone Carbonation
LIMESTONE LANDSCAPES Grykes how deep
0.5m
LIMESTONE LANDSC Where is a scree? Erored by?
Valley of Ingleborough Freezethaw
LIMESTONE LANDSCAPES There are what where and how big?
SHAKE HOLES AND DOLINES 2-3 deep, 3-5 wide hillside below ingleborough
How many visitor days in Yorskire dales in 2001
8.3 million
How many tertiary jobs created? Effect on economy?
1000. £89m/year local economy boost.
Lee Moor has mined what since when
Kaolin 1830
St Pauls power plant buddy was calledw?
Bankside
Signif of netting on M5?
Gordano Vallet. Stops scree fallingonto motorway. Bare limestone cuttings.

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