Geography 12

Arcuate Delta: A landform that is created at a mouth of a river where the river flows into a larger body of water.This kind of delta is b...

Headward Erosion: A process of erosion that lengthens a stream, a valley, or a gully at the head and enlarges it drainage basin. Vertical...

Hydrologic Cycle: The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth's surface. Evapotranspi...

Frank Slide, Alberta Location: The Southern section of the Rocky Mountains, near the border of Alberta and British Colombia on Turtle Mount...

CAUSES Shocks: A sudden shock, like that of an earthquake may trigger a slope to become more unstable. Even more minor shocks such as a truc...

Soil Creep: Occurs on slopes, especially in humid areas. A slow movement of loose rock and soil down a slope. Hard to observe it happening...

1. Explain the relationship between earthquakes and plate tectonics. Why do earthquakes occur at places NOT on plate boundaries ? Earthqua...