Dorset landforms Flashcards

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1
Q

Concordant/Discordant coastlines have different types of rock as you travel along it

A

Discordant

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2
Q

T/F Bays and headlands can be found on discordant coastlines

A

True

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3
Q

______ _____ is an 18 km tombolo, connecting to the Isle of Portland

A

Chesil beach

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4
Q

______ _____ is a bay made of sandstone and clay with a headland on either side made of limestone and chalk

A

Swannage bay

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5
Q

______ _____ is an wave cut platform

A

Kimmerage

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6
Q

_____ ______ _____ are a series of arches, stacks (Old Harry) and stumps (Old Harry’s Wife)

A

Old Harry rocks

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7
Q

These landforms are made of _____

A

Chalk

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