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One major consequence of deforestation is loss of biodiversity due to habitat destruction. Habitat destruction affects individual species, as well as the environment as whole. For example, the popular demand...

For longer answer questions, examiners want to see you demonstrate a higher level of analysis and evaluation. The short mark answers rely solely on knowledge but the longer marks require you to do more with ...

Waterfalls form in the upper course of the river, as a result of a process called differential erosion . Bands of geology have varying resistances to erosion; as the river channel flows across different band...

Vegetation can be very important along coastlines bringing stability especially to low energy coastlines. Vegetation can be important to stabilizing coasts because they allow flocculation which is the bindin...

Oxbow lakes are most commonly found in the middle course of the river, where the river has more energy and higher discharge. A meander is first formed due to a balance of erosion and deposition. Helicoidal f...