The coastal zone: revision map

The coastal zone: revision map

1. types of waves

   • constructive
   • destructive

2. Mass movement

   • rockfall
   • mudflow
   • rotational slip
   • landslide

3. Erosional processes

   • hydraulic action
   • corrasion
   • Abrasion
   • attrition
   • solution

4. coastal transportation

   • solution
   • traction
   • saltation
   • suspension
   • longshore drift

5. Coastal landforms

   • bays and headlands
   • caves
     • arch
       • stack
         • stumps
   • wave-cut platforms
   • from deposition...
     • beaches
     • spits

6. weathering processes

   • mechanical/physical
     • freeze-thaw
   • chemical
   • biological

7. coastline management

   • hard engineering
     • groynes
     • sea walll
     • rock armour
   • soft engineering
     • managed retreat
     • dune regeneratoin
     • beach nourishment

8. rising sea levels

   • thermal expansion
   • melting of ice on the land
   • Norfolk