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Corrie's are the starting point of a glacier where snow flakes collect in a hollow. As more snow falls the flakes compact and over time firn is formed. Pressure builds and it will eventually become glacial i...

Wave cut platforms are created as a cliff retreats, due to weathering at the top of the cliff and sea erosion at the base of the cliff. Coastal erosion creates a wave-cut notch at the base of the cliff, as t...

1) As the river reaches the mouth, it has a large discharge and he river channel is deep and wide. The valley is now wide and flat. This creates a wide floodplain around the river. 2) A floodplain is a flat ...

1) The average daily temperature in the rainforest is between 25-30 o C , whilst the average yearly rainfall is between 1500mm and 3000mm . 2) This means that the rainforest ecosystem has very high inputs of...

1) An ecosystem is an ecological system 2) An ecosystem is a system of plants and animals that live together in a particular environment . The animals and plants interact with each other and their surroundin...