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litoral cell

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area near coastline where high and low tide occur

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sediment inputs

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if deposition is bigger then coats is expanding
if erosion is bigger the coast is retreating

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energy inputs

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tides
currents
precipitation
gravity

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foreshore zone

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part of shore between high and low tide marks

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nearshore zone

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shallow waters nearest land

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backshore zone

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area furthest from sea
only affected by waves in big storms or spring tides

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the 5 processes

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weathering
erosion
deposition
transport
mass movement

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outputs

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erosional landforms
depositional landforms
different types of coasts

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rocky coastlines

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high relief
resistant rock
high wave height
destructive waves erosion is greater than deposition

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sandy coastlines

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low relief areas
not resistant rock
low wave height
constructive waves
deposition is greater than erosion

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esturaine coastlines

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low relief
salt marshes and mudflats
low energy
soft rock
constructive waves

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example of discordant coastline and concordant coastline in Britain

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d - holderness
c - dorset

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concordant coastline

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alternating bands of hard n soft rock parallel to coast causing lower rates of erosion

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discordant coastline

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alternating bands of hard and soft rock at 90 degrees to coast

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what forms at concordant coastline

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Dalmatian coats

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what forms at discordant coastline

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headlands and bays

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igneous rocks

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formed by magma crystallization the crystals interlock , resistant to erosion, contain few joints and weaknesses (Basalt and Granite)

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metamorphic rocks

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formed by change in heat and pressure, resisant to erosion as crystals overlap but don’t interlock . (Slate and Marble)

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sedimentary rocks

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formed by build up of sediment , not resistant to erosion . Limestone and chalk

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permeable rocks

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poreous - contain pores that allow water
numerous joints
less resistant to erosion as surface vulnreable to chemical weathering is increased

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dune order

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embryo , fore , yellow, grey, mature

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what dunes to sea rocket and crouch form in

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embryo and fore dune

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how dunes change as you get further away from coast

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stronger
more vegetation
more sheltered

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embryo dunes

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form at coastline
have pioneer plants - these increase soil nutrients and allow other plants to grow

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xerophyetes

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tolerate dry conditions

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halophyetes

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tolerate salt

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constructive waves

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strong swash
weak backwash
deposition greater than erosion

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destructive waves

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larger height
shorter wave length
strong backwash, weak swash
create steep, narrow beach

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erosional processes - hydraulic action

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wave gets into cracks of cliff and widens them - force of water breaks rocks
destructive waves are more effective

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erosional processes - abrasion

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pieces of rock hit against the sea bed
destructive waves are more effective

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erosional processes - attrition

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pieces of rock hit against eachother becoming smaller and more rounded
destructive waves are more effective

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erosional processes - corrosion

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chemical reaction between sea water leaving minerals and a solution
susceptible rock such as limestone
constructive waves are more effective

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mechanical weathering

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application of force onto rock
( freeze thaw weathering , wetting and drying , salt crystal growth)

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chemical weathering

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a weak chemical reaction between water and rock where rainwater mixed with carbon dioxide forms carbonic acid , this reacts with carbonate in limestone to form bicarbonate which is soluble.

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biological weathering

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rocks broken down by living things
( plants roots widening cracks in rocks, rock boring where animals live in a rock)

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inputs / sources of a sediment cell

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cliff erosion
subaerial processes
onshore currents

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transfer’s of sediment cell

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processes that move sediment between sources and sinks
( LSD , swash , backwash , wind)

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sinks of sediment cell

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areas and landform where sediment is stored
( sand dunes , beaches , barriers)

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eustatic change

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rising of sea level due to ice age - ice melts and sea rises

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isostatic change

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rise in land as ice was sat on it and melts so land rebounds

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tectonic change

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land rises and sinks at boundaries

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emergent coastlines

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coast line rises relative to sea level

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submergent coastlines

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coast being flooded by sea due to rising sea levels

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5 depositional landforms

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Spits, Bars, Bayhead Beaches, Tombolos, cuspate forlands

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depositional landforms- spit

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long finger of sand sticking out from beach caused by LSD ( Duriston head)

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depositional landforms- bar

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spit grows accross a bay ( start bay devon)

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depositional landforms - curved spit

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spit curves inland due to prevailing winds

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depositional landforms - cuspate foreland

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triangle shape caused by LSD from 2 directions

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depositional landforms- bayhead beach

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beaches formed in bays by constructive waves
( Durdle door)

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depositional landforms- tombolo

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spit that has joined two landscapes ( portland bill)

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Caves

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weakness in a cliff widens

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Arches

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cave erodes whole way through
( durdle door)

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stack

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top of arch collapses

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stump

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stack erodes futher

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Longshore drift

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wave approaches at an angle , backwash pushes it straight, difference in angles between swash and backwash mean sediment is transported along the coast

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wave cut notch and wave cut platform

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sea attacks base of cliff which then collapses and creates an overhang
overhang eventually collapses
once this has collapsed the rubble watches away and creates a wave cut platform

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3 soft engineering strategies

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beach nourishment , cliff regrading, dune stabilisation

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beach nourishment and a positive and negative ( Lyme Regis)

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transporting sediment from elsewhere to beach.
Costs - £300,000 for 100 metres
positive - cheap and easy to maintain, looks natural , increases tourism
negative - needs constant maintenance because of erosion

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cliff re grading and a positive and negative

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reducing angle of cliff to help stabilise it
positive - works on clay or loose rock where other methods don’t work
negative - can cause cliff to retreat

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marsh creation and a positive and negative

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allowing low lying areas to flood so land becomes a salt marsh
positive - cheap , creates natural defence and habitat to wildlife
negative - agricultural land is lost

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dune stabilisation and a positive and a negative

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creation or restoration of dunes by either fencing them off or planting maram grass
positive - maintains environment for wildlife and is cheap
negative - planting marram grass is time consuming

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5 hard engineering strategies

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sea walls , rip rap , groynes , revtments, off shore breakwater

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sea walls and a positive and negative

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concrete walls that refract wave energy
positive - little maintainence
negative - expensive

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rip rap and a positive and negative

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pile of boulders to reduce energy
positive - cheap
negative - limit beach access

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revetments and a positive and negative

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angled sea wall
positive - most cost effective
negative - regular maintenance

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offshore break waters and a positive and negative

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pile of rocks parralell to coast
positive - calm beach conditions
negative - expensive

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groynes and a positive and negative

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wooden posts at 90 degree to coast which aim to trap sediment and widen the beach
positive - widen beach
negative - beach further down narrows

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Cost benefit analysis

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determines economic value of coastline to see if intervention is necessary

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Environmental impact assessment

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asses long and short impacts on enviroment

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ICZM

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looks for most effective management, considers social and economic factors

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managed realignment ( Abbots hall farm)

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allowing coastline to retreat but in a managed way such as breaching flood banks to low quality land
pros- reduces flooding in important areas
cons- difficult to sell houses that are unprotected

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hold the line - pros and cons

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maintaining current position of coastline ( using hard engineering)
pros - good for residents
cons- expensive and needs maintaining

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advance the line

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construct new defences

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no active intervention - pros and cons

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letting nature take it’s course and allowing sea to erode
pros- free , not affecting environment
cons- whoever uses the land loses out

75
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Maldives - coastal flooding

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removal of mangroves led to increase flooding, relys on tourism , meant fresh water supply was limited, fish farms ruined

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Studland - contemporary sea level rise

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sea level is rising so low lying areas such as Studland are vulnerable to flooding

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Kirabati - contemporary sea level rise

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sea level is rising 1cm a year
this means Kiribati is likely to disappear
Kiribati have purchased land in Fiji to use for farming and if necessary move people to

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Abbots hall Farm ( Essex) - coastal management ( managed retreat)

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RSPB breached parts so sea could go in which reduces pressure on coast and attracted wildlife.
Created 200 acres of mudflats, salt marshes and coastal grassland

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Netherlands Delta project

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a hard engineering mega project which began after 1953 floods
built an open barrier to remain tidal movement for birds benefit but could close during storm surges
cost $5 billion

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morphology

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shape and form of coastal landscape

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lithology

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physical characteristics of particular rocks

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erosion

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action of surface processes that removes soil, rock or dissolved material from one location and transports to another

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weathering

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decay and disintegration of rock

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cliff profiles - relief

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angle at which cliff lies to sea
affected by geology

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subaerial cliff profile

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curved and sloped
lower angle face
accumulated debris

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marine cliff profile

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steep face
limited cliff base debris

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4 factors affecting rate of erosion

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geology, lithology, weathering, mass movement

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freeze thaw weathering

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water gets into cracks of rocks and freezes making the rock expand and become brittle

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mechanicalweathering - wetting and drying

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clay rich rocks expand when wet and contract when dry
this results in cracks

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mass movement - soil creep

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continous however slowest form of mass movement where individual particles move downhill

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mass movement - soliflucation

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movement is 5cm to 1m per year
occurs in areas of permafrost where top layer melts in warmer temps and slides over lower frozen layer

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mass movement - mudflow / landslides

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downslope movement of blocks down moderately flat plain
chemical weathering causes rocks to weaken and gravity slowly pulls them down

93
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mass movement slides - rock fall

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occur on slopes over 40 degrees
rock weakens due to erosion and weathering
and drops down vertically leaving a talus scree slope

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mass movement - rotational slumps

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rock failure and movement along a curved slope
occurs in weak unconsolidated material
rocks fall in rotational movement

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strata

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layers of rocks

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bedding planes

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horizontal , natural breaks in strata caused by gaps in time during periods of rock formation

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geological structures - joints

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vertical cracks created by rock not moving
igneous it occurs during magma cooling
sedimentary it occurs due to compression of overlying rock

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geological structures -folds

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bends in rock caused by sedimentary rocks layering

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dip

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refers to the angle at which the rock strata lies

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geological structures - faults

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large fractures caused by tectonic plates
make the rocks easily erodable

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erosion- hydraulic action

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air trapped in cracks is compressed by force of waves crashing against cliff face causing cracks to open
destructive waves are most effective

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erosion - abrasion

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sediment is thrown against cliff face or sea bed which causes it to break down

103
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erosion- attrition

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collisions between loose sediments and makes sediment smaller and more rounded

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erosion - corrasion

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solution by rainwater causing rocks to break down

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fetch

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length of water that is uninterupted

106
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tides

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changes in water level caused by gravitational pull of the moon

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Jurassic coast - how geology has effected features - Lulworth cove

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a concordant coastline
soft rock is chalk which is poreous
rocks vary in resistance to erosion
sea broke through portland stone to create horseshoe shape

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cuspate foreland

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formed when sediment comes from 2 directions to form an accumulation of sediment creating a triangular feature

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Hallsands - lost village ( South Devon)

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example of village built on a source zone where they dredged the shingle to be used for buildings, the beach dropped and village got destroyed

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3 causes of land rising and falling

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weight of ice
tectonic movement
sediment build up

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3 things that form at a submergent coastline

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dalmation coasts
fjords
rias

112
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dalmation coasts formation

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concordant coastline or submergent coastline

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Fjords formation

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formed when glacial troughs are flooded by rise in sea level

114
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Rias formation

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when valleys in dissected uplands are flooded, providing a natural harbour with a deep mouth , due to submergent coastline

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emergent coastline - raised beaches

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as land rose as a result of isostatic change, former shorelines and their beaches were raised above present sea levels

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what is causing contemporary sea level rise

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glaciers melting
ice sheets melting ( antarctic)
thermal expansion ( hot water takes up more space)

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Hard engineering Vs Soft engineering

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hard engineering is contructing something new whereas soft engineering involves working with nature

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depressions

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intense low weather systems that occur when fast moving cold air moves into a region of warm air

119
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5 causes of coastal flooding

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land subsidence
removal of vegetation
building sea defences
storm surges
climate change

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storm surge

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short term change in sea level caused by low pressure and wind

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2 things causing a storm surge

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depression and cyclone

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2 things making storm surges worse

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strong winds that push waves onshore
high/spring tide occurring at the same time

123
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1953 storm surge Canvey islands and Netherlands

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winter storm over 2 day period with no planning in place
Canvey island had no defences and was mainly bungalows
killed 306 in UK
killed 1800 in Netherlands

124
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2013 storm surge Canvey islands and Netherlands

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surge combined with high winds and high tide
killed 2
flooded 1400 homes
£100 million of damage

125
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4 local factors affecting risk of coastal flooding

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low lying land
coastal topography ( narrow causes funnel affect)
subsidence ( sinking of land relative to sea level)
removal of coastal vegetation

126
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2 global factors affecting risk of coastal flooding

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eustatic sea level rise caused by global warming
thermal expansion and ice sheets melting causing rising sea levels

127
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climate change and tropical storms

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27.5 degrees is temp needed for tropical storm and climate change has resulted in more oceans being over this

128
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3 types of vegetation that protect a coastline

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mangroves
salt marshes
sand dunes

129
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sediment is protected by plants in 2 ways

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roots of plants bind sediment together
plants protect sediment from sand erosion

130
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3 causes of coastal subsidence ( sinking land)

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destruction of vegetation exposing to erosion
groundwater abstraction
river straightening causes sediment to be propelled too far offshore

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where do salt marshes develop

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sheltered areas where deposition occurs
where salt water meets fresh water

132
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`human causes of coastal retreat

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coastal defences
offshore dredging

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physical causes of coastal retreat

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destructive waves
subaerial processes
geology

134
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UK and coastal erosion

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occurs along 17% of UK coastline
2300km of UKs coastline is protected

135
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Erosion at Holderness

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Holderness is one of Europe’s fasting eroding coastlines
erodes 2m a year
29 villages have been lost

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Coastal defences of Holderness

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Has invested in sea walls, groynes and rock armour
They have caused problems south of coast as starved them of sediment

137
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Key players of Holderness - Central government agencies

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responsible for coastal management

138
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Key players of Holderness- Local government

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joint responsible for coastal management with Environment agency

139
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Key players of Holderness- stakeholders in local economy

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tourist industry want greater spending
farmers want protect their land
residents want to protect their homes
insurance companies won’t insure vulnerable properties

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Why is erosion such a problem at Holderness - Lithology

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much of coast consists of boulder clay which is structurally weak and not resistant to erosion
soft poreous rock , weak joints , they dip seawards and are heavily faulted

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Why is erosion such a problem at Holderness- Fetch

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fetch of about 500-800km which is small but the waves have huge power due to currents and a deep water floor

142
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Why is erosion such a problem at Holderness- longshore drift

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not enough sand to stop waves reach cliffs as tide flows south which transports material by longshore drift

143
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Holderness - Economic Loses

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owner of golden sands lost 100 sea chalets in 15 years
by 2100 predicted 200 homes will fall into sea
between 2010-2012 Yorkshire council spent £1.2million on helping people live with erosion

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Holderness - social losses

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homes and businesses lost

145
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managing coastlines - engineering feasability

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what’s the best method
is it achievable
is it within budget

146
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managing coastlines - environmental sensitivity

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does the coast include protected sites
( Flamborough and Spurn head are considered heritage coasts)

147
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managing coastlines - land use and value

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what is the land used for and how much is it worth

148
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managing coastlines - impacts on coastal processes

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doing nothing means sediment continues to be supplied to the right places
holding the line starves other areas of sediemnt

149
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managing coastlines - political, social and economic reasons

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agriculture and tourism are key industries
costs must be acceptable to the government

150
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adaptation

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making changes to lessen the impact

151
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mitigation

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making effort to reduce GG emission so sea level rise stops

152
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Bangladesh - Eco engineering

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working with the environment by building 4000km of embankments and planting mangroves
LIC so needed cheap protection

153
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sustainable coastal management

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designed to cope with future threats (increased storm events, rising sea levels) but its implementation can lead to local conflicts in many countries.

154
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coastal communities face the threat of

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  • rising global sea levels, but there is uncertainty about the scale and timing of the rise
  • increased frequency of storms and the possibility of increased erosion and flooding
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4 egs of sustainable coastal management

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  • managing natural resources ( fish, farmland)
  • managing flood and erosion risk
  • creating alternative livelihoods
  • educating communities to understand why change is needed
156
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3 reasons sustainable management coastal can create conflict

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  • coastal natural resources may have to be used less - people use less income
  • relocation may be needed
  • some erosion and flooding will always occur as engineering can’t protect against all threats
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Holderness - Mappleton

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hold the line - a rock groyne
- This has protected the main road, homeowners can still get a mortgage, businesses can stay in the area.
- cost benefit analysis found this was viable to protect

158
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Holderness - Withernsea

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-hold the line has been selected including a sea wall and rip rap.
-Residents can stay in their homes
- but the council must cover the cost of keeping the coastal management in place.

159
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Holderness - Easington

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-hold the line has been selected including rip rap.
- British consumers and the gas industry have benefited since the gas station hasn’t needed to be relocated.

160
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Holderness - Kilnsea

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-managed retreat has been selected.
- A caravan owner was able to buy the land behind him and rollback. They get 5 pitches for every 4 lost previously.

161
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Holderness - Bridlington and Hornsea

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far up the coast
two seaside towns
hold the line

162
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Holderness - Ringborough farm

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farm land , no active intervention
farmers have had to move back and build new land

163
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Holderness - Sprun head

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managed retreat as important for shipping and SSSI
( science)

164
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Holderness - sediment cell

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spurn head is the sink as the depositional landforms form here
Flamborough head is the source - where the sediment is coming from

165
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why understanding sediment cells is important

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  • if you don’t understand you put wrong protection in wrong place , increases erosion ( Sidmouth)

Geography paper 1 (4 decks)

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