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Decks in this class (34)

1.1 - Coasts
Weathering,
Littoral zone,
Backshore
17  cards
1.2 - Beaches
Chesil beach,
Wave fetch,
Wave height decreases
12  cards
1.3 - Cork's Discordant Coastline
Discordant coastline cork s,
Hard rock,
Soft rock
4  cards
1.4 - Dalmatia's Concordant Coastline
Dalmatia s coastline,
Concordant coastline,
Coves
9  cards
1.5 - Raised Beaches
Sea level change,
Eustatic slr,
Isostatic slr
9  cards
1.6 - Norway
U shaped valleys,
Eustatic slr,
Rias
5  cards
1.7 - Relative SLR
Delta,
Accretion,
Lousiana
7  cards
2.1 - North Antrim Coast
North antrim coast,
3 rock types,
Sedimentary rock
10  cards
2.2 - Why Does Geological Orientation Matter
Jointing,
Dipping,
Folding
9  cards
2.3 - Why Is The Causeway So Irregular
Collonade,
Entabluture,
Complex cliff profile giant causeway
3  cards
2.4 - Why Did White Rocks Form?
White rocks,
Cave arch stack stump,
Wave cut platforms
3  cards
2.5 - Does The Coast Ever Stop Eroding
6 major factors likely to affect ...,
Rock type,
Tides
17  cards
2.6 - Why Do Rocks Breakdown?
Weathering,
Rock breakdown,
Mechanical weathering
11  cards
2.7 - How Does Marine Erosion Effect Itself?
Moeraki boulders nz,
Hydraulic action,
Abrasion
7  cards
2.8 - Does Mass Movement Change Coastlines
Highcliffe baron,
Stresses,
Strengths
11  cards
2.9 - What Evidence Does Mass Movement Leave Behind?
Jurassic coastline,
Talus slopes,
Rotational slumping
6  cards
2.10 - Guinea's Coastline
Rock hardness,
Geological orientation,
Wave type energy
22  cards
2.11 - California Synotic
Amandeeps onenote
1  cards
2.12 - How To Monitor Coastal Recession
Glamorgan heritage coast,
Overall basic principle,
Fetch
15  cards
2.13 - Trinidad and Tobago
Lo,
Trinidad coastline,
Trinidad and tobago economic losses
7  cards
3.2 - Sediment Cells
Glass beach ca,
Transporation processes,
Traction
14  cards
3.3 0 How LSD Creates Distinct Coasts
Swash aligned coasts,
Drift aligned coasts,
Intereference in lsd
17  cards
3.4 - How Distinct Is A Cupsate Foreland?
Cupsate foreland
1  cards
3.5 - How Does Vegetation Control Coastal Recession?
Sand dune formation,
Pioneer species,
How do piooner species survive
12  cards
3.6 - Why Is NY Going To Flood
Nyc,
Where is this a problem,
Why is it low lying
6  cards
3.7 - Bangladesh's Fate
Bangladesh bay of bengal,
Environmental determinist,
St human risks from storm surges
6  cards
3.8 - Kirribati
Republic of kirribatti,
How do coral reef form,
Benefits of coral
7  cards
3.9 - Netherlands Coast
Netherlands,
Deltawerks,
Polders
5  cards
3.10 - Environmental Refugees
Environmental refugees,
Maldives,
Main stresses
8  cards
4.1 - Porbillantrae (Hard Engineering)
Hard engineering,
Hard engineering advantages,
Hard engineering disadvantages
17  cards
4.2 - Soft Engineering (Bioprotection)
Soft engineering,
Beach nourishment,
Cliff stabilisation drainage
4  cards
4.3 - Maldives Sustainable Management
Elsa,
Sustainable coastal management,
Why might there be conflict
7  cards
4.4 - Managing The Mediterranean
Iczm,
Iczm abrev,
Mediterranean iczm
5  cards
4.5 - Slapton (Developed Coastal Defence)
Slapton sands devon,
What is there in slapton,
What s worth protecting
14  cards

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