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Antecedent

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Weather conditions proceeding an event

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Evapotranspiration

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Water which is evaporated/ transpirated from plants

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Water abstraction

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The removing of water from aquifers

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Lag time

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Time between peak rainfall and peak discharge

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Discharge

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Water that is in a river

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What is a river regime

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A river regime shows how the discharge of a river varies over a longer period of time ( usually a year) being aware of factors that change the speed and amount of precipitation that reaches the river.
Thinking of a river as a system with stores transfer inputs and outputs

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How are carbon and water linked in a reaction ship

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Weathering, ocean warming, volcanoes, decomposition, ocean acidification, photosynthesis and respiration

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What % of the worlds population now live within 100 miles of the coast

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Around 50%

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Factors affecting the coast

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Weathering, wave type , rock types, currents/ tides, sea level , human activity, fetch, chemical acidity

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Sources of energy in coastal systems- wind

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Winds created by air moving from high pressure to low pressure.
Strong winds generate powerful waves. Prevailing winds causes higher energy waves than winds that change direction frequently

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Sources of energy in coastal systems- waves

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Waves are created by wind blowing over the surface of the sea, creating friction giving water a circular motion
The effect of the wave on shore depends on its height which is affected by wind speed and fetch of wave.
When waves reach shore they break creating friction slowing waves , creating elliptical wave.

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What is the swash

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Water washing up the beach

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Backwash

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Water washing back down towards sea

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Constructive waves

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Low frequency, low and long, which gives elliptical cross profile, powerful slash so deposits sediments

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Destructive waves

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High and steep, circular cross profile, higher frequency, strong backwash removes material from beach

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Sources of energy in coastal systems- tides

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Tides are the periodic rise and fall of the oceans surface, cause by gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
Tide effects the position at which waves break ( at high tide they break higher up shore)
The area between maximum high tide and low tide is where most landforms are created and destroyed

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Sources of energy in coastal systems- currents

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A current is the general flow of water in 1 direction

It can be caused by wind or by variation in water temp/ salinity . Currents move material along the coast

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High energy coasts

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Receive high inputs of energy in The form of large powerful waves- these can be caused by strong winds, long fetches and steeply shelving offshore zones.
Tend to have sandy coves and rocky landforms
The erosion rate is higher than the rate of deposition

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Low energy coasts

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Receive low inputs of energy in the form of small gentle waves
Often have salt marshes and tidal mudflats
Rate of deposition is often higher than rate of erosion

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Inputs of sediment into coastal system

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Rivers, sea level rise, eroded cliffs, offshore deposits , crushed shells of marine organisms

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Waves in England

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Largest waves in sw

Most erosion takes place along Yorkshire coast meaning wave type must not be leading factor of erosion in England

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What ratio of wave height to wavelength does the wave break

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7:1

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What is energy proportional to

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Wavelength x wave height is proportional to energy

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Factors affecting wave strength

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Wind strength , fetch, wind direction, coast configuration, wind duration

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Where do waves break on smash aligned beaches

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Waves break parallel with the coats

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Where do waves break on drift aligned beaches

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Waves break at an angle, so material is transported along the beach via longshore drift

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Wave refraction at headlands

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High energy waves, depth of waves decreases, waves get higher + steeper, velocity decreases, shorter wavelength, wave crest converge on headland , increasing energy therefore erosion

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Refraction in bays

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Low energy waves, waves reach shallower water later, waves crests diverge = lower energy= deposition , wave refraction influences rate of marine erosion like this

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Wave refraction

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Waves breaking into an irregularly shaped coastline ( eg headland)

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Why does the ocean move

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Currents, upwellings, winds.waves,tides,conveyor belt

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Global ocean conveyor belt

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Constant motion in the ocean. Winds drive ocean currents in the upper 10% of surface, but this also effects deep ocean currents
These deep ocean currents are driven by differences in the waters density which. Is controlled by temp and salinity, this process is thermohaline circulation.

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5 types of geomorphological processes

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Weathering, mass movement, erosion, transportation, deposition

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Weathering

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When rocks are broken down by mechanical and chemical processes caused by the weather

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What does in situ mean

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Not moving

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Mass movement

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Rock Loosened by weathering, move down slope under influence of gravity.

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Chemical weathering

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Acids in rain ( eg co2) can chemically dissolve rocks ( especially chalk/limestone) nitrogen and sulphur oxide can also produce acid rain

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Biological weathering

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Plants roots can get into tiny cracks as they grow they open these gaps wider
Dying plants also produce acid a
Burrowing animals also erode rocks

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Physical ( mechanical) weathering

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Water freezes in cracks as it freezes it expands this creates pressure which enlarges cracks eventually rock fall off

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Rockfall

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Rocks are broken down by freeze thaw weathering, this loosened material is vulnerable to the elements. Of rock is at the top of a steep cliff face it can fall directly to the shore

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Mudflow

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Occurs on very steep slopes along the coast line where there is limited vegetation to under the soil together and the ground is very saturated heavy rain can produce sheet flow over the upper cliff surface, the soil eventually flows over the cliff face

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Landslide

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When rocks and unconsolidated material on the cliff face are saturated with water and slide down slope , they occur on steep gradient and very similar to slumps

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Rotational slip/ slumping

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Heavy rain is absorbed by material the cliff becomes heavier and eventually sperartes from the material behind at a slip plane . Occurs on a concave cliff face

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Soil creep

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Movement of soil particles down a slope . The slowest type of downhill soil movement.
Gravity pulls the water contained in soil downwards which pulls soil with it . The slope may appear rippled

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Igneous rock

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Formed when magma solidifies
Contains a lot of minerals crystals
Eg basalt , granite

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Metamorphic

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Formed when either igneous or sedimentary rocks are changed
Highly resistant to erosion
Eg marble , slate

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Sedimentary 
Formed from build up of sediments over time 
Built up in layers 
Often contains fossils 
Eg limestone p, sandstone
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Abrasion

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Rocks hitting the side of cliff, wearing it away

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Hydraulic action

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The force of the water hitting the cliff

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Cavitation

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Wave hitting cliff forces air in and out faults in a cliff, causing erosion

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Wave quarrying

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Same as cavitation ( change in pressure actually causing the erosion )

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Attrition

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Bits of sediment hitting into each other ( makes round rocks )

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Solution

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Rocks dissolve in the water

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Factors affecting the rate of erosion

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Coastal configuration, beach presence, geology, sea depth, human activity

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How does coastal configuration affect rate of erosion

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headlands attract wave energy through refraction

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How does beach presence affect rate of erosion

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Beaches absorb wave energy and can therefore provide protection against marine erosion. Steep, narrow beaches easily dissipate The energy from flatter waves, but flatter beaches spread it out and are best at dissipating waves

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How does human activity affect rate of erosion

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People may remove protective materials from beaches, which may lead to more erosion

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How does sea depth affect rate of erosion

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A steeply shelving seabed at the coast will create higher steeper waves

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How does geology affect rate of erosion

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Lithology= refers to the characteristics of the rock structure = describes the layout of rock in relation to the sea

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Dip

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The angle at which the rock faces the sea

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Saltation

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Rocks bounce along bottoms quicker than traction

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Traction

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Rocks slowly rolls along the floor

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Formation of wave cut platforms

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The sea attacks base of the cliff forming wave cut notch
Weather weaken the top of the cliff
The notch increases in size causing cliff to collapse
The backwash carries the rubble towards sea forms it. A wave cut platform

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What is a geo

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A long narrow steep sided cleft formed by erosion in cliffs they are created along faults and bedding planes . Eg narrow bay, wales

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Mudflats

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Are coastal wetlands that form in intertidal areas where sediments have been deposited by tides or rivers, very susceptible to erosion

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Salt marshes

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Are coastal wetlands that are flooded and drained by saltwater brought in by tides they are colonised by salt tolerant plants called halophytes which stabilise the marsh

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What conditions are needed for mudflats and subsequently salt marshes to be formed

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Found at low energy coastlands, often at estuary’s , submerged at high tide and exposes at low , sheltered areas

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What’s a creek

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Basically a small stream but without branches or tributaries

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What’s a salt pan

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Salt pans are formed when pools of seawater evaporate at a rate faster than is replenished by rainfall, as water evaporates it leaves behind the minerals from the salt ions dissolved in the water

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What is CARR woodland

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It’s a largely undisturbed wildness - a tangle of woods species . A type of waterlogged wooden terrain that represents a succession stage between reedy marsh and the formation of a forest

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Step by step formation of salt marsh

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Pioneer( first flowering plants like glasswork)
Establishment( mud flat height increase with species growing, salt marsh grass)
Competition( plants need light,co2,space.. to grow so competition happens eg oak )
Stabilisation(competition continues but now dominant/successful species)
Climax phase ( marsh only occasionally gets covered 1/2 Annually )

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Longshore drift

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Prevailing wind hits the beach so sediment is deposited cause swash , however cause gravity some sediment pulled out to sea at 90 angle, then prevailing wind again transports the sediment back to land and the process repeated

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What factors affect beach profiles

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Wave energy= high energy= shingle beach, low= sandy beaches
Wave type- destructive = steeper, constructive = shallower
Sediment type- shingle beaches= steeper p, geological reasons too
Longshore drift- hard to have steep beach

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Barrier beach

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An elongated bank of deposited sand laying parallel to coastline and not submerged by incoming tides. Often become lagoon or coastal marsh. Eg the lido in Venice.
May be formed by the breeching of a spit or constructive waves pushing a bar towards land

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Tombolo

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1 on drift aligned coastline when lsd builds a spit out from land to an island
2 on swash aligned coastline when there is wave refraction around both sides of the island causes collision of waves , cancelling each other out producing a zone of calm water where deposition occurs

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Bar

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If a spit develops across a bay where there is no strong flow of water from the landward side . The 2 headlands attach

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Formation of a spit

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Prevailing winds and maximum fetch allows material to be transported along coast via longshore drift . When the sediment reaches the end of the headland it is deposited when the water looses its capacity to transport it. The sediment builds up and forms a spit. It curves at the end as wave refraction carries round into more sheltered water,
Eg spurn head, holderness coast

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Ecstatic change

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Movement of water, global scale , slow, sea levels rise

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Eustatic change in glacial periods

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in glacial period sea level fall precipitation falls as snow forms ice sheets Less water in seas as its now on land

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Eustatic change in interglacial period

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Sea levels rise as the ice sheets melts so water now being put back into the sea

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Isostatic change

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Movement of land, local, slow

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Isostatic change in a glacial period

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Land is squashed by pressure of ice

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Isostatic change in and interglacial period

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Now no longer under pressure the land would push back up ( glacial rebound)

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How does tectonic activity cause a change in sea level

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Causes 10% of sea level rise
The em is on of geothermal heat into oceans by underwater volcanoes can cause therma, expansion of ocean water. Rising magma at constructive boundaries produces a doming upwards of crust mid-ocean ridges reduces ocean basin volume. At destructive margins the folding of plates increases ocean basin vol lowering sea levels. Earthquakes allows rebound of non-subducting margin- uplift of sea floor reduces ocean vol raising sea levels. Eg Boxing Day tsunami with mag of 9.3 lifted sections of Indian Ocean by 0.1mm. Turakirae head New Zealand unplifyed 6m in 1855

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East coast flooding in uk

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5th December 2013. Gale force winds of up to 10mph , 2 deaths. 800 000 homes and been prepared for flooding , Thames barrier raised . Thousands evacuated , rats , urged to remain vigilant. 7 cliff tops homes collapsed in hemsby, 1400 homes flooded

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Submerged coastlines

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One which has a rising sea level , where the land is drowned. Eg Ria, Dalmatian coast, Fjord

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Emergent coastlines

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One which has a falling sea level, where the land is revealed. Eg raised beach, wave cut platform, relict cliff

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Rias

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Long section and cross profile typical of a new valley and usually a dendritic system of drainage.
Rias are created by rising sea levels drowning river valleys, leaving only the high land visible.
Eg river Fal in south west uk - here sea goes 18km to Truro then it deposits sediments due to balance rejuvenation

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Dalmatian coast

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Drowned river valleys parallel to the coast

Islands and peninsulas are aligned parallel too, but just offshore from the mainland

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Fjords

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Submerged glacial valleys
Steep, cliff like sides and the water is uniformally deep ( often 1000km)
Formed when glaciers eroded below sea level and then when the ice melted the valleys were flooded
U shaped valleys

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Raised beaches

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As the land rose former wave cut platforms and beaches were raised above the waves . There are this on the Isle of Arran. Another example Portland bill, Dorset

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Relict cliffs

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An old cliff displaying features such as caves, arches, stacks

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Smps

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Shoreline management plans are where all local governments of each sediment cell work together to create a coastal management plan
Introduced in 1995. 4 options include do nothing, advance the line, hold the line, managed retreat

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Iczm

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Intergtated coastal zone management considers all elements of the coastal system. national, regional and local authorities have input on the plan. Introduced to protect coastline and appease all stakeholders
Work with smps

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Differences between Smps and ICZMs

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Smps look closely at coastal defences whereas iczm look at more sustainability.

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What stakeholders would need to be consulted before the smp gets approval

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People living there
Farmers
Gas terminal
Tourist attachments

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How many Smps are there

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22 Smps around England and Wales in 11 sediment cells

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Where are sundarbans located

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Located in southern Bangladesh and in north eastern India, I’m centre all Asia, above the equator

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Natural challenges in the sundarbans

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Coastal flooding , cyclones, high levels of salinity in soils, instability of the islands , accessibility and remoteness , human-eating tigers

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Human challenge in the sundarbans

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Over exploitation of coastal resources from vulnerable habitats , conversion of wetlands to intensive agriculture and settlements , destructive fishing techniques, resource-use of coastal issues by decision makes

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What’s tidal action

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The primary natural process that shapes this distinctive coast landscape

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What is the tide

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The periodic rise and fall of the level of the sea

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What’s a spring tide

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A tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water

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What’s a near tide

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A tide just after first or third quarter of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water

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What’s tidal range

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The difference between high and low tide

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Where are tidal ranges high or low in Europe

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High= UK , low= Mediterranean

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Why is having a high tidal range bad

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Wider range means wider zone affected by erosion

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Negative feedback loop in carbon cycle

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Deforestation, Increase in atmospheric co2, more plant growth, reduced atmospheric co2

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Positive feedback In the carbon cycle

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More co2 in atmosphere, temp rise, increased ocean temps. Warmer water absorbs less co2 , so more co2 in atmosphere

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