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(P) Topic 2: Coastal Landscapes and Change

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distinctive features (the littoral zone) (2.B1)
The coast as a system,
What is the littoral zone,
Why does the littoral zone change
6  cards
geological structure (2.B2)
Coastal morphology definition,
Bedrock lithology 6 characteristics,
Cliff profiles 6 mark question
5  cards
rates of coastal recession and stability (2.B3)
Stabilising coastlines through sa...,
Sand dunes the process,
Stabilising coastlines through sa...
3  cards
waves and beach morphology (2.B4A)
Tides,
Beach morphology,
How waves form
10  cards
wave erosion processes (2B.4B)
The four processes,
How are the processes influenced ...,
Hydraulic action
6  cards
coastal landscapes produced by marine processes (2B.4C)
Wave cut notches and platforms,
Cliffs,
Cave arch stack stump sequence
3  cards
sediment transportation & depositional landforms (2B.5A/B)
The four transportation processes,
Angle of wave attack,
Longshore drift
8  cards
the sediment cell concept (2B.5C)
What is the sediment cell concept,
The sediment cell as a system,
Inputs
5  cards
causes/ effects of subaerial processes (2.B6)
Types of subaerial processes,
Weathering,
Mas
4  cards
sea level change (2B.7)
What is long term sea level change,
Eustatic change,
Isostatic change
8  cards
causes and effects of rapid coastal recession and flooding (2B.8)
Causes of rapid coastal recession,
Subaerial processes work together,
Variation in recession
3  cards
coastal flooding (2B.9)
Why there is disproportionate flo...,
Local factors that increase risk ...,
Storm surges
8  cards
coastal management (2B.11)
Two types of engineering,
Different types of hard engineering,
Different types of soft engineering
10  cards
holistic integrated coastal zone management (2B.12)
What is iczm,
Shoreline management plan smp,
The four policies smp
11  cards

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