EDEXCEL A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY TEST
BANK COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS PREMIUM
RESOURCE
●● Tide
Answer: The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean
caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
●● Wave refraction
Answer:
●● Dynamic equillibrium
Answer: When the system changes to restore the equilibrium
●● Positive feedback
Answer: When an initial change within a system brings further change in
the same direction
●● Negative feedback
Answer: When a system returns to equilibrium following a change in the
system
, ●● Concordant coastline
Answer: Rock bands run parallel to the coast
●● Discordant coastline
Answer: Rock bands run perpendicular to the coast
●● Differential erosion
Answer: Different lithology erode at different speeds
●● Dip
Answer: The angle the rock layer forms with the horizontal bedding
plane
●● Igneous rock
Answer: Forms when molten rock cools and becomes solid eg. Basalt
●● Sedimentary rock
Answer: a rock that forms from compressed layers of sediment eg.
Limstone
●● Metamorphic rock
BANK COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS PREMIUM
RESOURCE
●● Tide
Answer: The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean
caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
●● Wave refraction
Answer:
●● Dynamic equillibrium
Answer: When the system changes to restore the equilibrium
●● Positive feedback
Answer: When an initial change within a system brings further change in
the same direction
●● Negative feedback
Answer: When a system returns to equilibrium following a change in the
system
, ●● Concordant coastline
Answer: Rock bands run parallel to the coast
●● Discordant coastline
Answer: Rock bands run perpendicular to the coast
●● Differential erosion
Answer: Different lithology erode at different speeds
●● Dip
Answer: The angle the rock layer forms with the horizontal bedding
plane
●● Igneous rock
Answer: Forms when molten rock cools and becomes solid eg. Basalt
●● Sedimentary rock
Answer: a rock that forms from compressed layers of sediment eg.
Limstone
●● Metamorphic rock