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GCSE Geography AQA A The Coastal Zone

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Weathering - different types
What is weathering,
What is mechanical physical weath...,
What is chemical weathering
5  cards
Mass Movement
What is mass movement,
What are the 4 types of mass move...,
What is rockfall
6  cards
Destructive & Constructive Waves
What is the swash of a wave,
What is the backwash of a wave,
What is a destructive wave
7  cards
Four processes of Wave Erosion
What are the four processes of wa...,
What is hydraulic action,
What is attrition
5  cards
Longshore Drift
What is longshore drift,
How can you see long shore drift ...
2  cards
Formation of Headlands & Bays
What is a headland,
What is a bay,
What is the formation of a headland
4  cards
Cliffs & Wave-cut platforms
What is a wave cut platform,
What is a cliff,
How does a wave cut platform form
3  cards
Formation of - Caves/Arches & Stacks
What is a cave,
What is an arch,
What is a stack
6  cards
Beach Formation
How is a beach formed
1  cards
Formation of Spits
What is a spit,
How is a spit formed
2  cards
Causes of Cliff Erosion
What is cliff erosion,
What is the cause of cliff erosion
2  cards
Coastal Management Strategies (Hard & Soft Engineering)
What is soft engineering,
What is hard engineering,
Name a hard engineering strategy
4  cards
Managed Retreat & conflicts with other land uses
Talk about conflicts with other l...,
What is manage retreatment
2  cards
Case Study - Cliff Collapse - causes & impact on people
What causes a cliff collapse,
Name a case study of a collapsing...,
What impact does a collapsing cli...
9  cards
Case Study - Coastal Flooding - causes and economic, social, political and environmental impacts
Name a case study of coastal floo...,
What causes coastal flooding,
What is the impact on the economy
6  cards
Case Study - Coastal Management - why needed, methods used, costs and benefits
Name a coastal management case study,
Where is it,
Why is it needed
7  cards
Case Study - coastal habitat - its natural environment and strategies for conservation and sustainable uses
Where is an example of a coastal ...,
Can you name some environmental c...,
What species and habitats live there
6  cards
Case study- Salt Marsh
Where is keyhaven,
How were the keyhaven marshes formed,
Why are these marshes important
8  cards

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