2B.2 Flashcards

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How are haff coasts formed?

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parallel - concordant
low energy - deposition by onshore winds 
long sediment ridges + sand
These build up creating lagoons (haffs)
EG SOUTH COAST BALTIC SEA
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2
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How are dalmatian coasts formed?

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Tectonic activity folds limestone layers forming anticlines and synclines that are parallel
Sea level increase due to ice age
Raised anticlines are up.

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3
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How are coves formed?

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normal
h.a and abrasion
EG Purbeck and Portland
bands of rock on Concordant coastline

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4
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How are headlands formed?

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normal

include - PERPENDICULAR, SWANAGE BAY, DIFFERENTIAL EROSION, wave refraction

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5
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Example of a concordant and discordant coast?

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The Isle Of Purbeck on the southern coast has concordant on the eastern coast it is discordant.

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What is geological structure?

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how the rock is formed

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7
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What are the 3 sizes?

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Macro>meso>micro

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What is a concordant coastline?

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rock parallel to coastlines eg coves

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What is a discordant coastline?

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rock perpendicular to coastline eg more headlands and bays

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What is coastal morphology?

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study of the origin and evolution of coastal features

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What does unconsolidated mean?

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loosely arranged easy to take apart

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What does jointed mean?

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break in natural occurrence of the rock making rocks weaker

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