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Geography GCSE Revision

CDunne/TYork (c)2008. Getting Organised!. CDunne/TYork (c)2008. CDunne/TYork (c)2008. Air Masses lead to changes in the UK weather. What are Air masses?What Air masses affect the UK Why is the weather in the UK so changeable? . There are 5 major Air masses over the UK:Tropical MaritimeTropical ContinentalPolar ContinentalArctic MaritimePolar MaritimeWhere do they come from and what do they do?.

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Geography GCSE Revision

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    1. CDunne/TYork (c)2008 Geography GCSE Revision Edexcel Specification A

    2. CDunne/TYork (c)2008 Getting Organised!

    3. CDunne/TYork (c)2008

    4. CDunne/TYork (c)2008 Air Masses lead to changes in the UK weather What are Air masses? What Air masses affect the UK Why is the weather in the UK so changeable?

    5. CDunne/TYork (c)2008 Can You . . . Read the weather on the news? Understand a synoptic chart? Read a climate graph? Draw a front? Name 4 types of cloud? Draw a depression Draw an anti-cyclone? If you answer NO, you need to be able to do all of these things so get revising.

    6. CDunne/TYork (c)2008 Average long term weather patterns lead to distinct climatic types What are the characteristics of West European maritime climate? (Plymouth) East European continental climate? (Kiev) What are the factors that influence these climates? -Latitude -Distance from the sea -Ocean currents

    7. CDunne/TYork (c)2008 Key Question: Distinct forest communities develop in particular conditions. So, how and why are forests distributed throughout the world?

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    9. CDunne/TYork (c)2008 Rainforests: The Key Facts

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    11. CDunne/TYork (c)2008 How have the trees in the Taiga adapted to the natural environment?

    12. CDunne/TYork (c)2008 Papua New Guinea (PNG) The case study should cover the ideas of conservation, exploitation and sustainability, and look at the different groups involved. You must name the groups involved.

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