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How does geology affect erosion

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rocks erode at different rates

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What is the fetch

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The fetch is the distance that a wave travels

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What are joints, bedding plains and faults

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joints, bedding plains and faults are cracks in rocks, they lead to faster erosion

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What is longshore drift

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Longshore drift is the movment of material along the shore by wave action

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What is the tidal range

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Tidal range is the distance between the tide at it’s highest and the tide at it’s lowest

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What is the swash

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the swash is when a wave goes up the beach

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What is the backwash

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the backwash is when the wave comes back down the beach at the quickest angle (straight towards the sea)

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What is geology

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geology is the study of rocks

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How does longshore drift happen

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longshore drift is when the wind makes the swash move at an angle up the beach and the backwash coming back down straight forming a zigzag movement which moves the sediment along the beach

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What are constructive waves

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Constructive waves are waves with a strong swash and a weak backwash, this leaves the sediment on the beach which builds up

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What are destructive waves

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Destructive waves are waves with a weak swash but a strong backwash, this will remove all the sediment off the beach and will destory it

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What is the definition for a dune

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A dune is an area where sand has been trapped and built up to form a mound

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Order the four dunes studied from the youngest dunes to the oldest dunes

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Embryo dunes - Yellow dunes - Grey dunes - Mature dunes

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Which will be further from the sea - mature dunes or embryo dunes

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Mature dunes are the furthest away from the sea

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What dune will have the most vegitation

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Mature dunes include the most vegitation

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What are some conditions required in order for a dune to take place

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Wind is required to move the sediment
Sediment and Sand are required for the dune to build upon

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What happens to dunes over time

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more sediment and sand are being deposited by wind, amount of vegitation and hight of hills increase as newer dunes are formed closer to the sea

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In order for plants/vegitation to be able to grow in a dune what must be special about their characteristics

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The plants must be able to take in salty water or survive without water for long periods of time ( if the climate is dry )

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What are some activities that may threaten sand dunes

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Strong winds, destructive waves, vehicles, dislodging of materials

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What are coral reefs

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A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals.

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Where can the great barrier reef be located

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The great barrier reef can be located in south-east Asia on the boarders of australia

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What is in common about the locations of many coral reefs

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Many coral reefs are found in between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn ( close to equator ) which are areas of warm water

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Describe and explain some conditions for a coral reefs growth

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Can only grow in sea temperatures in between 18 and 27 degrees celcius

Can only grow in areas where they can access the suns rays ( shallow water )

Can only grow in clean water (no pollution )

Can only grow with favourable salinity

Can only grow with favourable PH (otherwise ocean acidification)

Cannot grow in areas that are constantly stomped on by humans

Cannot grow in rivers as sediment if brought into the reefs through deposition

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What is a mangrove

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Mangroves are salt tolerant forests of trees and shrubs

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Where do mangroves grow
Mangroves grow in the tidal estuaries and coastal zones of tropical areas
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Why are mangroves important
Mangroves protect coastlines by absorbing the force of hurricanes and storms, they also act as natural filters which absorb nutrients
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What is happening to damage and destroy mangroves
The mangrove areas are being rapidly removed by rice paddies and shrimp farms. They are also removed along the coastline to allow a better cosmetic apperance on the beach for tourism
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How are mangroves and coral reefs linked
Mangroves stop sedimintation infiltrating the coral reefs and coral reefs provide shelter for the mangroves and their inhabitants
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What is an opportunity
An opportunity is a chance to do something (usually good)
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What is a hazard
A hazard is a possible danger
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Identify some activities that can be done at the coast
Scuba diving Fishing Surfing Tourism - building hotels
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What is meant by marine erosion
Marine erosion is when something ( usually rocks ) are eroded/worn away by the seas current (usually by hydraulic action from the waves)
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What are the five stages of a fault to a stump
Fault -> Cave -> Arch -> stack -> stump
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How are hurricanes formed
Hurricanes are formed when the moist air above the water in the ocean rises due to evaporation, the air will cool down once risen and the process will repeat until a tropical storm is created. once the winds have reached 74mph it is a catagory 1 hurricane, the catagories and danger will increase as the speed of the winds does
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When do hurricanes commonly begin to form
hurricanes typicaly form in Hurricane season which lasts frp, June 1st to November 30th
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True or false will hurricane winds always travel counter-clockwise in the northern hemi-sphere
False, hurricane winds always travel clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern
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What is the center of a hurricane called
the center of a hurricane is called they eye
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Where is the least powerful and the most powerful winds of a hurricane located
the least powerful winds of a hurricane are located closer to the eye while the more powerful winds are on the outerrim of the hurricane
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What is a storm surge (hurricanes)
A storm surge in when strong wind levels pushes water from the ocean above sea level and onto land which can cause major flooding
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What is coastal managment
coastal managment is defence against coastal erosion and flooding, usually done by soft or hard engineering
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what is hard engineering
Hard engineering is the construction of artifical structers
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What is soft engineering
soft engineering is when you use the natural enviroment to help reduce coastal erosion and flooding
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Give 3 examples of hard engineering
Sea walls Revetments Groynes Gabions
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Give 3 examples of soft engineering
Beach nourishment Flood warning Marshland creation Fall back
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What are sea walls
Giant walls that span the coastline and try to reduce erosion
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What are revetments
Small stone or wooden ramp like structures built on the shorelines along the base of cliffs and absorb the energy of waves to reduce coastal erosion
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What are groynes
Fence like structures that extend out to sea in an attempt to catch sand and build up a larger section of the beach
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What are Gabions
Bundles or rock in metal mesh, placed on base of cliff to reduce impact of waves and stop the cliff being undercut
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What is flood warning
warning issued when when possible flooding/tsunami is happing in order to help people get to saftey - maybe a siren nearby
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What is marshland creation
creating a marshland in order to break up waves
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What is fall back
when people in a population will move further away from the coast, to prevent flooding and coastal erosion from affecting them
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What/Where is happisburg and it's situation
Happisburg is a village located in eastern england along the coast. It is rapidly eroding with an erosion rate of 3 meters of land per year.
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Why has happisburg got such a fast rate of erosion
- Very weak rocks, lead to weak resistance against erosion such as hydraulic action - Powerfull waves which increases the force of hydraulic action, due to the long fetch over the atlantic ocean
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What is being done to controll erosion in happisburg
The coastall management in Happisburg is using a strategy called "hold the line" this means using a mix of soft and hard engineering. New policies invented in order to protect people ( soft engineering ) 2007, local council funded money that was put towards ripraps 2015 - 9000 tones of rock armor were re aligned - payed for by council and people Rock armor/ripraps have only slowed down the rapid erosion and have not put it to a stop Wooden revetments were placed approximately 30 years ago and they appear almost fully underwater Unlikely for more coastal management due to residents seeing this as a lost cause
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What is a spit
A spit is an extended stretch of beach material that projects out to sea and is joined to the mainland at one end. it is the result of longshore drift
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What are wave cut platforms
A wave cut platform is a flat bedrock area often found at the base of a sea cliff. this is due to the notch has eroded so nothing is holiding the cliff above forcing it to collapse ( a process called retreat ).
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When did hurricane harvery start and how long did it last
Hurricane harvey started in 2017 in august 17th it finished september second

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