Unit 2 - Coasts Key Words Flashcards
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Coast
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60km inland, 200 miles out to sea
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Coastline
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Where the land meets the sea, however it changes and that is called dynamic equilibrium
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Dynamic equilibrium
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Where the inputs and outputs are equal, when one element increase the other decreases
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Littoral cell
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A section of coast containing a complete cycle of sedimentation
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Stakeholder
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A person or group that has economic or emotional interest in something
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Isostatic and Eustatic tidal change
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Iso- national/local
Eu- global
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Integrated coastal management (ICZM)
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When all factors of the coast are included such as environmental and political, in order to sustain the most important parts of the coast
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The risk equation
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Hazard + vulnerability
Risk = —————————
Capacity to cope
