Distinctive Landscapes Flashcards

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Abrasion/corrasion

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The process by which pebbles grind along a rock platform, much like sandpaper. Over time the rock becomes smooth

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Attrition

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The process by which this is when rocks that the river/sea is carrying knock against each other. They break apart to become smaller and more rounded

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Backwash

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The movement of water down the beach

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Bedding plane

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The surface that separates each successive layer of a stratified rock from its preceding layer

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Biological weathering

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Rocks and land can be broken down by the action of living creatures. Tree roots can loosen rocks ; animals can borrow into cliffs

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Built landscape

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A landscape that has predominantly human created structures and infrastructure and how the land is used, roads, fences and pylons

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Chemical weathering

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When chemical reactions weaken rocks. Oxidation, acid rain damage on calcium carbonate

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Contour line

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A line of equal height

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Fauna

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Animals in an ecosystem

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Floodplain

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The flat area of land either side of a river channel forming The Valley floor, which may be flooded

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