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Suggest two reasons why resources of renewable energy have become more important in many countries.

Firstly, increasing population size can cause increased energy demands. This means that alternatives to non-renewable energy must be found as fossil fuels can no longer meet such demands, thus causing increa...
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Can you explain the process of longshore drift?

Long shore drift operates along a coastline. Waves approach the shore at an angle, carrying sediment with them. Due to the processes of gravity, the wave then returns at a right angle to the coast, dragging ...
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Explain how volcanic eruptions occur at destructive plate margins (4 marks usually).

Oceanic crusts are forced beneath the continental crust at a subduction zone because they are denser. Heat produced by friction turns the sinking oceanic plate into magma. This then tries to reach the surfac...
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What are the differences between the push and pull factors that contribute to urban growth and therefore rural decline?

The distribution of the world's population between urban and rural areas, is evidently changing. Migration patterns and natural decreases (and increases) in population generally create a significant decline ...
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Referring to volcanoes, explain three reasons why fewer deaths are caused by this hazard than in the past. (6 marks)

Firstly, improved monitoring of volcanoes can reduce the death toll of an eruption by leading to enhanced predictions of hazard events and thus providing a longer period for the evacuation of vulnerable inha...
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