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12 Cards in this Set
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Climate |
Mid latitudinal areas have higher rainfall than the equator and the Arctic |
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Climate |
High altitude areas have ice pack reserves |
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Climate |
Monsoon areas have 1 peak, equatorial areas have 2 peaks |
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Climate |
Tropical areas experience frequent droughts |
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Geology |
Impermeable rock (granite + clay) decrease surface drainage |
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Geology |
Permeable rock (limestone, chalk + sandstone) increase water storage |
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River system |
Water transport on a Continental scale |
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River system |
Discharge increases further downstream |
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River system |
Seasonal changes of discharge |
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River system |
Water balance (inputs + outputs) |
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Examples of impermeable rock area |
Granite areas : New Hampshire California Sierra Nevada Colorado Winsconsin |
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Examples of permeable rock areas |
Sandstone areas: Sudan (Nubian sandstone aquifer. 150,000km^3) Chad (Nubian sandstone aquifer) Venezuela Brazil |
