GCSE Geography (Physical Geography) Flashcards on AQA Geography A Coasts, created by Natalia Cliff on 05/20/2017.
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Created by Natalia Cliff
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What affects the formation of a wave?
Why do waves break?
Diagram of waves breaking
Characteristics of constructive waves
Characteristics of destructive waves
What are the 3 kinds of weathering?
What are the kinds of mass movement?
What happens in Rockfall?
What happens in a Landslide?
What happens in a Mudflow?
What happens in a Rotational Slip?
Types of erosion at the coast
Corrasion
Hydraulic power
Abrasion
Attrition
Solution
Types of Transportation
Traction
Saltation
Suspension
Solution
Longshore drift
Where does deposition occur?
Formation of headland and bays
Diagram for formation of headlands and bays
Formation of a wave-cut notch
Formation of a wave-cut platform
Diagram of cliff collapse (including mass movement, wave-cut notches and wave-cut platforms)
Formation of a stump
Formation of a stump diagram
Beaches
Formation of a spit
Diagram of the formation of a spit
Formation of a bar
Rising Sea Levels
Rising Sea Levels
Norfolk
Rising Sea Levels
Happisburgh
Rising Sea Levels
East Anglia
Rising Sea Levels
Thames Barrier
Barton-on-Sea Hampshire
Location and Issue
Barton-on-Sea Hampshire
Natural causes
Barton-on-Sea Hampshire
Human causes
Shoreline management plan
Sea Wall
Description and cost
Sea Wall
Advantages and disadvantages
Groynes
Description and cost
Groynes
Advantages and Disadvantages
Rock Armour
Description and Cost
Rock Armour
Advantages and disadvantages
Beach Nourishment
Description and cost
Beach Nourishment
Advantages and Disadvantages
Dune Regeneration
Description and cost
Dune Regeneration
Advantages and disadvantages
Marsh Creation
Description and cost
March Creation
Advantages and disadvantages
Managed retreat
Minehead
Location and Issue
Minehead
Main features
Salt Marsh
Vegetation succession diagram
Keyhaven, Hampshire
Species
Keyhaven, Hampshire
Issues
Keyhaven Hampshire
Solutions
