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Geography

GCSE · AQA

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Urbanisation
Urban Growth in LICs & NEEs
Urban Change in the UK
Urban Sustainability
- Sustainable Urban Living
  6
- Urban Transport Strategies
  6

Global Variations in Development
Reducing the Development Gap
- Strategies to Reduce the Development Gap
  9
- Tourism in an LIC or NEE
  4
Economic Development in an LIC or NEE
Economic Change in the UK

Issue Evaluation
- Stakeholders & Viewpoints
  4
- Making & Justifying a Decision
  2

Tropical Storm Formation & Structure Flashcards

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What sea temperature is needed for a tropical storm to form?: Over 27 °C, down to a depth of at least about 50 m.
Give one reason why tropical storms have a seasonal pattern.: They occur in late summer and autumn when sea temperatures are highest (over 26–27 °C).
What is the eye of a tropical storm?: The calm, cloud-free centre of low pressure, with light winds and no rain.
What is the eye wall of a tropical storm?: The band of towering dense cloud around the eye, where the strongest winds and heaviest rain occur.
True or false? A tropical storm loses strength once it moves over land.: True. It is cut off from the warm ocean water that supplies its energy, so it weakens.
Why do tropical storms not form within about 5 degrees of the Equator?: The Coriolis effect, caused by the Earth's rotation, is too weak there to make the storm spin.