Coastal Environment Keywords Flashcards
Define the term growth poles
Areas used for business development
Define multi-use area
An area that has many different uses including for recreational, environmental, economic and residential purposes
Define the term infrastructure
A network of links including transportation and services
Define prevailing wind
The dominant wind in an area
Define the term crest of a wave
The top of a wave
Define swash
Movement of waves up the beach
Define backwash
The movement of waves back down a beach
What is a subaerial process?
A process that attacks the face and the top of the cliff
What is weathering?
The breaking down of rock by the action of the weather, plants or chemical action
Define the term landform
A physical feature that has been shaped by erosion and weathering
What is a headland?
Where the coast juts out into the sea
What is a slipping plane?
A line of weakness along the coast, often where a landslide would have previously occurred
What is sediment?
Material that is eroded and deposited by the action of the sea and wind
What is an ‘accumulation of sand and shingle’ known as?
Beach
What is groyne?
An example of coastal protection - a Woden or concrete barrier that is built across a beach to prevent powerful waves from reaching the coastline
What is an estuary?
The tidal part of the river
What are timber revetments?
An example of coastal protection - open structures of planks which act as breakwaters but still allow some sand through the gaps so that a beach can develop
What is a rock bund?
A mound of rocks that are built in front of cliffs for protection
Define the term beach profile
The shape of a beach
Define ecosystem
Communities of oak to and animals within a particular physical environment
What is a reef?
Ridges of rock near the surface of the sea
What is sedimentation?
Disposition of sand
What is an earth bund?
A constructed mound of earth
What is integrated management?
Management Of the whole of an area rather than just parts of it
Complete the sentence
Sustainable management is…
… a form of management that meets the ends of the present while also preserving an area for the fut
