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GCSE Geography -The Coastal Zone

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By: Luc Carter
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Decks in this class (19)

Definitions
What is wave fetch,
What is maximum fetch,
What is wave crest
5  cards
Coastal Weathering
What are the processes of coastal...,
What is physical weathering,
What is chemical weathering
5  cards
Coastal Erosion
What are the different processes ...,
Define hydraulic action,
Define abrasion
5  cards
Transportation
Describe and explain how material...,
How is the process of longshore d...,
How is the angle of the wave dete...
3  cards
Coastal Deposition
Define deposition,
When does coastal deposition occur,
Where does coastal deposition occur
3  cards
Land Processes
What is mass movement,
What is rockfall,
What is landslide
5  cards
Waves Definitions
Define swash,
Define backwash,
Define prevailing wind
3  cards
Waves
Describe where constructive waves...,
What are constructive waves,
Describe where destructive waves ...
5  cards
Landforms
What is a landform,
What is a headland,
What is a bay
5  cards
Formations
How are headlands and bays formed,
What landforms are caused by erosion,
Explain how cliffs and wave cut p...
7  cards
Cliffs
Why do cliffs collapse,
Now use wave cut platforms to des...,
What happens with this process
3  cards
Distinctive Landforms
What are the distinctive landform...,
What are beaches,
What are spits
6  cards
Engineering
What is hard engineering,
What is soft engineering
2  cards
Holderness Coastline - Case Study
What is our case study for this,
How is coastal erosion affecting ...,
Describe flamborough head
8  cards
Offshore Breakwater
What are offshore breakwaters use...,
What is a essential part of offsh...,
What are reventments
3  cards
Maldives - Sea Levels
What did the government of the ma...,
What is the risk that the maldive...,
How are the maldives avoiding the...
6  cards
Studland Bay - Coastal Habitats
What are the characteristics of s...,
Describe how sand dunes develop,
Define ecosystem
7  cards
Happisburgh - Case Study
What has happisburgh been affecte...,
Describe the coastal management s...,
Have the strategies brought into ...
3  cards
Minehead - Case Study
What plan was developed by the en...,
What were the main features of th...,
Why did beach nourishment take place
4  cards

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