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UK's Evolving Physical Landscapes Flashcards

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Oldest rocks

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Igneous

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Extrusive igneous rocks

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When magma from under the ground erupt and the lava cools to form rock.
Finely grained/ uniform/ glassy texture

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Why are extrusive igneous rocks porous

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Gas bubbles from eruption produce holes

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Example of extrusive igneous rocks

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Basalt

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Intrusive rocks

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When magma cools inside the earth, later exposed by weathering/erosion.
Coarsest grained
Little alignment

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Example of intrusive rocks

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Granite

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Sedimentary

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Formed over millions of years.
Made when sediments are compacted.
Contain eroded rocks/fossils/ minerals.

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Example of sedimentary

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Sandstone
Limestone
Chalk
Clay

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Metamorphic

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Other types of rocks subjected to extreme heat/ pressure vía igneous activity

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Where is the majority of the UK’s upland areas? What type of rocks are these?

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North and West
Metamorphic/ igneous (more resistant)

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3 ways past tectonic processes have shaped today’s landscapes

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ACTIVE VOLCANOES (magma cooled to form igneous rocks)
PLATE COLLISIONS (folded/uplifted rocks forming mountain ranges) (intense heat/pressure forms metamorphic rocks)
PLATE MOVEMENTS (long time ago Britain was in tropics and so submerged) (Carboniferous limestone from warm shallow seas and chalks/clays formed in shallow seas/swamps)

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Granite characteristics and landscapes

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V resistant and impermeable so forms uplands and moorlands.

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Moorlands

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Large areas of waterlogged land and acidic soil w low growing vegetation.

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Carboniferous limestone characteristics and landscapes

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Rainwater carbonation weathers it along joints to create pavement, caverns and gorges
Permeable (dry valleys/ resurgent rivers )

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Resurgent rivers

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Rivers that pop out at the surface when limestone is on top of impermeable rock.

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Slate and schist characteristics and landscapes

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V hard/ resistant/ layered/ big crystals/impermeable
Form rugged, upland landscapes w waterlogged/ acidic soils

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Chalk and clay characteristics and landscapes

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Chalk = harder than clay/ permeable
Forms escarpments in uk lowlands and cliffs at coast w one side steep/ one gentle
Water flows through and emerges as spring when meets impermeable rock.
Clay=soft/unresistant/impermeable
Forms wide and flat valleys, streams, rivers and lakes.

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What happened to uk during last glacial periods?

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Parts of uk covered in ice sheet (Scotland wales and majority of north)

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Effects of ice on uk landscape

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V powerful so erodes landscape via plucking/abrasion.
Deposited material as melted.

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Physical processes that alter the landscape

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WEATHERING (mechanical, biological or chemical)
EROSION
POSTGLACIAL RIVER PROCESSES- (melting ice contributed to river’s power in eroding the landscape, leaving distinctive landforms.
SLOPE PROCESSES (including mass movement)
CLIMATE

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Soft rock characteristics

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Easily eroded
Creates less rugged/steep cliffs
Creates bays

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Hard rock characteristics

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Resistant to erosion
Creates high/steep/rugged cliffs
Creates wave cut platforms/ headlands w caves, arches and stacks

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Joints vs faults

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Joint= small crack in rock
Fault = large cracks in rock
Both increase erosion rates in rock

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Factors affecting erosion

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Geology
Geological structure
‘Wave climate’
Local currents/tidal range
Ground water levels

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Tidal range

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Difference between high/low tide

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Concordant coastline

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When Alternating bands of hard and soft rock parallel to the coast.

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Discordant coastline

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When alternating band of hard/soft rock are perpendicular to the coast.

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Features found on concordant coastlines

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There are fewer as their coast is eroded at an equal rate, they produce coves.

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Discordant coastline features

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Headlands and bays

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3 ways humans have changed the landscape

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Agriculture
Forestry
Settlements

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How has agriculture changed the landscape for the good?

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:) generated income supports local economy, arable farming supports rare birds, hedges/field margins=bat wildlife corridors

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How has forestry affected the landscape for the better?

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Creates local jobs
Provides timber
Coniferous forests prevent soil erosion and afforestation (decrease in conifers?)
Provides habitats for varying wildlife
Enhance landscape?

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Effects of settlements on landscape for good

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Local materials are used
Settlements built are sheltered from naturally formed slopes

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Weathering

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Breakdown of rocks where they are

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Erosion

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When rocks are broken down and carried away by something.

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Mechanical weathering

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Breakdown of rock without changing its chemical composition.

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How are fault scarps formed?

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Plate moved forward.
Convection current caused pushed up land.
Rocks snapped/ tilted (over series of earthquakes) to create deep ridge known as fault scarp.

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Example of fault scarp

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Giggleswick scarp

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Process of glaciation

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Ice age creates glaciers which slowly move down valley.
They move/increase in size while eroding valley (plucking and abrasion) to make valley deeper/wider.
Postglacials results in wide and deep u shaped valleys
Can be used as upper course of river.
Weathering can make slopes less steep.

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Physical processes that can affect a landscape

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Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Slope processes
Tectonic events
Geology

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Scarp

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Slope

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Vale

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Valley

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Scree

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Lose and angular pieces of rock caused by freeze thaw weathering

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Misfit stream

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Small stream which is tiny in comparison to the landscape

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Alluvium

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Sediment

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46
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Where is freeze thaw weathering more common?
Why?

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In north
Wetter/colder climates

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Freeze-thaw weathering process

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Water in cracks/joints freeze (and so expand) putting pressure on the rock.
Melts, leaving wider/weaker crack
Repetition of this results in rock shattering and scree at slope foot

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Slope process examples

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Rockfall
Mudflow
Landslides
Glaciation
Soil creep

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Rockfall

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Rock free fall from steep cliffs due to loosening from freeze-thaw weathering

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Mudflow

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After heavy rain, if no vegetation to hold soil, saturated soil flows over impermeable subsoil.

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Landslides

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Ocasional rapid movement of earth/rock along concave plane due to heavy rain soaking overlying heavy rock and sliding over impermeable rock.

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Soil creep

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Wet and dry causes expansion/contraction of soil particles which slowly move down slope.

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Anticline

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Dome of folded rocks

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The Weald

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Once was anticline, is now alternating strata of more/less resistant rock (scarp and vale topography)

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Scarp and vale topography

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Landscape consisting of roughly parallel scarps w intervening valleys.
Resistant = form steep escarpments
Softer= lower / flatter

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Examples of physical weathering

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Temp change (expansion / contraction weakens rocks)
Wind/rain/waves (wear rock over time)
Freeze-thaw

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Examples of biological weathering

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Plant roots expanding rock faults
Burrowing animals wearing down rocks

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Chemical weathering

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When a rock’s mineral composition is changed

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Examples of chemical weathering

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Acid rain dissolves alkaline rocks like limestone

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Formation of dry valleys as a part of postglacial river processes

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During/after ice age water froze in chalk (impermeable) so freshwater formed rivers/valleys which seeped through chalk when weather warmed.

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Comparison of Lake District with The Weald

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LD has rough, resistant and jagged igneous rocks while W has undulating hills w less resistant rock.
LD has cooler/wetter climate while W has warmer/drier climate.
LD has physical weathering while W has biological/chemical weathering.
Rockfalls/landslides/misfit streams occur in LD while soil creep/dry valleys occurs in W

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How has agriculture changed the landscape for the bad?

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Decline in arable farming= arable plant/wildlife reduction, scrub encroachment occurs due to traditional practice decline, agricultural chemicals = chalk grassland decline, farming harms environment, overgrazing=soil erosion=water pollution

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Pastoral farming

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Farming aimed at producing livestock

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Arable farming

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Where farmers low land, sow seeds and grow plants to harvest.

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Conifer

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A tree which bears cones/ needlelike leaves typically evergreen.

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How has forestry affected the landscape for the worse?

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May push out other vegetation
Debase landscape?
Deforestation leads to ancient tree extinction

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Effects of settlements on landscape for bad

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Loss of land distinctiveness
Decline in community facilities
Displacement of vegetation/wildlife
Pollution
Deforestation
Water/power consumption

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Why’s coast important?

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Wildlife
Trade
Beauty
Fishing
Energy
Jobs
Tourism
Transport

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Transportation

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Movement of eroded material up,down and along coastline

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Deposition

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When sea deposits material due to loss of energy

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71
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3 factors affecting waves

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Wind duration
Fetch
Wind strength

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72
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Fetch

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Distance travelled by wind

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73
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Destructive wave

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High energy wave over long fetch, w high wave height in proportion to length.
Stronger backwash than swash
Erode coast and create flat beaches/cliff retreat/steep/narrow coast

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Breaker of destructive waves

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Plunging breaker

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Constructive waves

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Low energy waves w low heigh in proportion to length w stronger swash tan backwash. Deposits material on beach to create berms.

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Breaker in constructive waves

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Spilling breaker

77
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4 types of erosion

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Attrition
Abrasion
Hydraulic action
Solution

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Hydraulic action

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Compression of air within cracks in rocks to weaken it

79
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Abrasion

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Pieces of rock/sand grinding surfaces

80
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Attrition

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Smashing of rocks on shore so become smoother

81
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Solution

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Acids in sea water dissolve alkaline rocks (chalk/limestone)

82
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6 stage of erosion along a joint

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Joint (eroded headland)
Crack (hydraulic action/abrasion)
Cave (further erosion inside crack)
Arch
Stack
Stump (wave energy is focused)

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Wave-cut platform formation

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Wave-cut notch formed by hydraulic action/abrasion at base of cliff undercutting.
Cliff retreat as left unsupported and so collapses.
Wavecut platform is base of cliff left as cliff retreats inland.

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Impact of uk climate on coastal erosion

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4 seasons
SW prevailing winds bringing warm moist air from Atlantic and frequent rainfall, leading to weathering and coastal mass movement.
High storm frequency = high energy waves and mass movement (heavy rain)

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Mass movement

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Downhill movement of material under influence of gravity

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What does mass movement depend on

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Material involved
Amount of water in material
Nature of movement

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Slumping process

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When saturated rock (often clay). Slides down concave planes under the pull of gravity.

88
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Sliding process

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When loosened rocks/soil fall down slope in blocks of material together.

89
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Coastal retreat

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When coastline moves further inland affected by factors of erosion.

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Long shore drift

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When waves transport eroded material along the coast and deposit when they lose energy.

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Long shore drift process

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SW prevailing winds create diagonal swash (sediment E)
Backwash due to gravity pulls sediment straight back down beach.

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How are sandy beaches created

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Low energy environments where constructive waves occur and deposit sediment to create gentle slope.

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How are pebble beaches created

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In areas of eroding cliffs, exposed to destructive waves producing pebbles from cliff by hydraulic action and abrasion. Is steeper.

94
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Berm

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Ridge of sand marking high tide

95
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4 river transports

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Suspension
Traction
Saltation
Solution

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Suspension

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Carrying of fine mud

97
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Solution

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Carrying of dissolved salts

98
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Saltation

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Transport off sand particles

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Traction

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Rolling/dragging of gravel and stones

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Formation of a spit

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When there’s a sharp bend at the coastline (like at mouth). Longshore drift transports sand/shingle past bend and loses energy so deposits material. Can be curved by strong winds.
Sheltered area behind is protected from waves and material accumulates to become mud flat/salt marsh.

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Formation of a bar

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If there’s no river currents to prevent longshore drift, deposition occurs in straight line across to Joplin land on other side.
Behind land forms marshland.

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Formation of a tómbola

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When deposition occurs behind an island w low energy environment so island becomes connected to mainland.
Forms bar across to island

103
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How have human influenced coast

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Settlements (villages lost to erosion)
Tourism (local economies, CBA protects tourism spots)
Infrastructure (high economic value, requires coast management w hard engineering)
Construction (dredging clears)
Agriculture (loss of land/fishin w sea levels/erosion

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Why are coastal areas at risk from climate change?

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Thermal expansion of oceans (heat=expansion)
Increased frequency/magnitudes of storms (low pressure fro storms n then surges. Greater temp contrast =stronger winds/storms)
Icecaps melting (sea levels)
POSTGLACIAL rebound (ice pressure released so land rises meaning other land sinks)
Land subsidence (instability of upper land due to changing of geology/foundations)

105
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Hard engineering for coast protection

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Groynes
Revetments
Gabions
Rock armour
Sea walls

106
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Soft engineering for coast protection

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Beach replenishment

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Groynes pros/cons

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Wooden structures perpendicularly lining coast to trap LSDsediment.
Cons: requires maintenance
Uneven beaches
V expensive

108
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Revetments pros/cons

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Wooden ramps lining coast absorbing wave energy while allowing backwash t drain away.
Cons: needs maintenance
Expensive
Prevents swimming

109
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Gabions pros/cons

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Cages of small rocks stacked absorbing wave energy.
Pros:lightweight/cheap
:(can be moved in storm

110
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Rock armour pros/cons

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Boulders lining coastline to absorb energy.
Con: v expensive to transport

111
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Sea walls pros/cons

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Concrete recurred barrier reflecting energy.
Cons: v expensive
Technical to build

112
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Beach replenishment pros/cons

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Dredged sand pumped onto beach as natural barrier.
Cons: needs to be repeated

113
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Prevention methods

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Hold the line
Advance the line
Managed retreat/strategic realignment

114
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Hold the line

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Stopping more erosion and protecting current coastline using mix of hard/soft engineering.

115
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Advance the line

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Reclaiming land and protecting it using hard/soft engineering.

116
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Managed retreat/strategic realignment

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Working w nature to allow gradual erosion using natural ecosystems.

117
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Cost benefit

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Total value of property defended/ total cost for 30 year defence

118
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Ways to protect the cliffs

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Rock groynes
Riprap
Cliff drainage
Cliff regrading.

119
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Rock groynes

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Traps sand to act as buffer zone for cliff
:( expensive

120
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Cliff drainage

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Plastic drains prevent cliff saturation to prevent slumping
:( expensive
:( doesn’t work in large quantities or volumes

121
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Cliff regrading

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Change in Angle of cliff to increase stability/access.
:( involves work/ heavy machinery / tech
:( short term

122
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Course

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The path of a river as it flows downhill.

123
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Long profile

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How gradient changes over different courses

124
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Cross profile

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Shows cross section of river

125
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Upper course characteristics

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Hard and resistant rock, steepsided valley (vertical erosion), narrow/shallow channel (inefficient),
Low discharge, low load, slow velocity, large and angular stones,
Traction/saltation in high flow

126
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What features occur in the upper course

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Waterfalls, v-shaped valley

127
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Middle course

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Soft, less resistant rock, lateral erosion means wide valley, high velocity/efficiency, gentle slopes, wider/deeper channel so higher discharge,
Higher sediment load and more rounded rocks.
Suspension/solution

128
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Middle course features

129
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Lower course

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V wide/flat valley w less resistant rocks, high velocity river, little friction from smooth sides, more efficient, large discharge
Wide / deep channel, high load of well rounded, fine material.
Suspension / solution

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Lower course features

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Flood plains, large meanders, oxbow lakes, levees, deltas, estuaries

131
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Load

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Material transported in the river

132
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Greater erosion characteristics characteristics

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High energy/velocity
Deep channel
High gradient
Smooth channel

133
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Lesser erosion channels characteristics

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Friction
Rough channel
Low velocity/energy
Shallow
Inefficient

134
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Drainage basin

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Area of land drained by river

135
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Catchment area

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Area within drainage basin

136
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Watershed

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Edge of highland surroundings/drainage basin.
Boundary between drainage basins

137
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Source

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Beginning/start of river

138
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Tributary

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Stream/smaller river which joins a larger stream/river

139
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Mouth

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Point where river comes to end, usually entering sea.

140
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Confluence

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Point at which 2 rivers/streams join

141
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River discharge

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Volume of water flowing in river per second

142
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What’s discharge measured in

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Cumecs (cubic meters per second)

143
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Hydrographs

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Graphs showing change in river discharge

144
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Overland flow

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Flow of water via surface run-off

145
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Through flow

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Flow of water through soil

146
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Base flow

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Flow of water through rocks

147
Q

Peak discharge

A

Highest discharge in period of time

148
Q

Basin lag time

A

Delay between peak rainfall and peak discharge

149
Q

Rising limb

A

Increase in river discharge as water flows into river.

150
Q

Recession limb

A

Decrease in river discharge as river returns to normal level

151
Q

Factors affecting storm hydro graphs

A

Geology (impermeable=runoff)

Soil type (impermeable =runoff/ shallow=saturation)
Slope (steep =less infiltration)
Drainage basin type (circular=shorter lag time)
Antecedent conditions

152
Q

Human factors affecting hydrographs

A

Urbanisation (impermeable =runoff / deforestation)

153
Q

Factors of a flashy hydrograph

A

More flood chance
Short lag time
High discharge peak
Reach river fast
Steep rising limb

Possible impermeable surfaces/stormy weather/steep land/increased deforestation / urbanisation

154
Q

Factors of a subdued hydrograph

A

Less flood chance
Long lag time
Low discharge peak
Reach river slowly
Shallow rising limb.

Possible afforestation, weak storm or narrow flood basin

155
Q

Waterfall

A

Sudden drop along river course, forming when horizontal bands of resistant rock are positioned over exposed, less resistant rock.

156
Q

Formation of a waterfall

A

1.) soft rock erodes quicker than hard rock (creating a step)
2.) erosion continues, hard rock is undercut forming overhang.
3.) abrasion/hydraulic action creates a plunge pool
4.) plunge pools gets bigger, increasing size of overhang until is no longer supported and so collapses and waterfall retreats upstream

157
Q

Gorge

A

Steepsided valley where waterfall once was

158
Q

Interlocking Spurs

A

Alternating, extending ridges, creating v shaped valley down which a winding course river flows.

159
Q

Formation of interlocking spurs

A

In uppercourse vertical erosion cuts into valley.
Areas of hard rock aren’t eroded meaning wasting river

160
Q

Meander

A

Bend in the river course

161
Q

Formation of meanders

A

1 water is pushed to outside of the bend w faster speed (so increased erosion via hydraulic action/abrasion)
2 lateral erosion undercuts bank to form river cliffs
3 water on inner bend is slower (deposition) to create a slip-off slope /river beach

162
Q

Oxbow lake formation

A

Meander shape changes over time meaning no erosion narrows the neck of land within meander and they move closer together
During high discharge, river cuts across neck taking straighter/shorter route. Deposition occurs to cut off original meander.

163
Q

Floodplain

A

Area of land covered in water when river bursts banks, caused by meanders on either side of river.
Erosion removes any interlocking spurs to create a wide and flat area on either side.
Height of flood plain increases as river deposits sediment (alluvium) for farming.

164
Q

What three factors have affected the landscape

A

GEOLOGY
GLACIATION
TECTONIC PROCESSES

165
Q

Landforms created by erosion at the coast

A

Wave-cut platforms
Headlands and bays

166
Q

Swash

A

Rush of seawater up the beach after the wave breaks.

167
Q

Backwash

A

Seawater as it recedes down the beach

168
Q

Landforms created by deposition at the coast

A

Spits
Tómbola
Bar

169
Q

How do people affect the coast

A

Agriculture
Development
Industry
Coastal management

170
Q

Hard engineering

A

Man-made structures built to control the flow of the sea and reduce flooding and erosion

171
Q

Soft engineering

A

Scheme set up using knowledge of the sea and its processes to reduce effects of flooding and erosion

172
Q

What is river velocity affected by

A

Gradient
Volume
Shape
Friction

173
Q

How do you measure the velocity of a river

A

Float and a stopwatch
Distance travelled/time taken

174
Q

Infiltration

A

Water filtering into ground through pores in soil

175
Q

Surface run-off

A

Water flowing across the surface

176
Q

Transpiration

A

Moisture from plant/leaves being lost the atmosphere

177
Q

Through flow

A

Water travelling through soil towards the river/sea.

178
Q

Hard engineering methods in a river

A

Floodwalls
Floodgates
Demountable flood barriers
Embankments

179
Q

Flood barriers

A

Temporary flood protection.
:) can be removed
:( expensive
:( risk won’t be put up in time

180
Q

Floodwalls

A

Artificial barriers built along riverbanks designed to increase the height of the river banks and therefore increase capacity.
:( expensive and ugly
:( block view

181
Q

Embankment

A

Hi banks built along the river banks usually made from earth/natural materials.
:) prevent flooding of built-up areas
:) prettier than flood walls
:( expensive
:( can break, danger of overflowing

182
Q

Floodgates

A

Prevent flooding at very high tides on river estuaries.
:) shut when surge is forecasted
:) protect large areas of land
:( expensive
:( requires maintenance

183
Q

Dredging

A

Making a river deeper so that it has the capacity to carry more water
;) reduces flood risk in built-up areas
;)Increases river capacity
:(Needs to be repeated frequently
:(Increases flood risk downstream

184
Q

Flood relief channels

A

An extra channel allowing flood water to absorb.
:( expensive
:( can flood as well

185
Q

Soft engineering at rivers

A

Floodplain retention
River restoration

186
Q

Floodplain retention

A

Strategy involving maintenance of the floodplain and not building on it
:)Slows floodwater down
:)Free
:)Maintains floodplains ability to hold water
:(Restricts development and can’t be used in urban areas

187
Q

River restoration

A

Process of making the river more natural and allowing the floodplain to flood naturally.
:)Less risk of downstream flooding as discharge is reduced
:)Little maintenance required
:(Increases local flood risk

188
Q

CMP

A

Catchment management plan produced for each drainage basin, must be sustainable.

189
Q

Three stages of flood warning systems

A

Flood alert
Flood warning
Severe flood warning
(Communicated vía flood risk maps and alerts)

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