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Stedent Exercises - Chapter 1


 
 

  1. Look for signs of weathering on stone structures or natural rock exposures in your local area.
    Record the weathering features present and the type of material on which they occur.


  2. Draw a diagram showing the possible impacts of humans in caves.
    Material in Chapter 3 will help you to do this.


  3.  (a) Make a list of human-modified features of rivers in the area in which you live.

     (b) Draw a diagram of a catchments and show the main ways in which humans
                    modify rivers and lakes.


  4. Discuss the likely effects of global warming upon:
    (a) glacial and

    (b) periglacial landscapes.


  5. Figure 11.2 in Physical Geography shows coastal changes likely to result from
    sea-level rise?
     
    Draw an equivalent diagram showing the likely changes that would result from a
    fall of sea level.
 
   

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