Geography - Coasts

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Decks in this class (16)

Classification
What is the littoral zone 1,
What are the characteristics of h...,
What are the characteristics of l...
8  cards
Factors Affecting Erosion
How does lithology influence the ...,
How does vegetation stabilise the...,
What are halophytes 3
4  cards
Landforms
How is a beach formed 1,
How is an offshore bar formed 2,
How is a barrier beach formed 3
8  cards
Sub-aerial And Mass Movement Processes
What is weathering 1,
What is mass movement 2,
Describe the process of freeze th...
13  cards
Erosion
How does attrition work 1,
How does abrasion work 2,
How does corrosion work 3
9  cards
Coastal Flooding
How does the height of a coast in...,
How does the degree of subsidence...,
How does the removal of vegetatio...
7  cards
Sea Level Change
What is eustatic change 1,
What is isostatic change 2,
Explain how ice forming melting i...
26  cards
Landforms Of Coastal Erosion
How are wave cut notches formed 1,
How are wave cut platforms created 2,
How are cave arch stack stumps fo...
3  cards
Sediment Transportation
Explain the process of longshore ...,
Explain the sediment cell concept 2,
What is a sediment budget 3
9  cards
Transport Process Landforms
How are beaches formed 1,
How are offshore bars formed 2,
How is a barrier beach formed 3
10  cards
Rapid Coastal Recession
Explain how building coastal defe...,
Explain how offshore dredging spe...,
How do marine processes influence...
5  cards
Consequences Of Flooding
What are the economic losses of c...,
What are the social losses of coa...,
How many environmental refugees a...
5  cards
Hard Engineering
How do groynes work 1,
What are the benefits of groynes 2,
What are the disadvantages of gro...
16  cards
Soft Engineering
How does beach nourishment work 1,
What are the benefits of beach no...,
What are the disadvantages of bea...
12  cards
Managing Future Threats
What are the features of sustaina...,
How does managed retreat work 2,
What are the benefits of managed ...
5  cards
ICZM
What is iczm 1,
What is the uk s iczm strategy 2,
What are the different smp polici...
3  cards

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