Coastal Landscapes in the UK Flashcards
Identify 4 types of mass movement.
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Rock fall, landslide, mudslide and slumping.
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Identify 4 types of mass movement.
This involves taking action to build up dunes and increase vegetation.
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Dune regeneration
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This involves taking action to build up dunes and increase vegetation.
What is a sand dune?
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A sand dune is a small ridge or hill of sand found at the top of a beach, above the reach of the waves.
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What is a sand dune?
What is a spit?
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A spit is an extended stretch of beach material that sticks out to sea and is joined to the mainland at one end.
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What is a spit?
Which type of wave has a strong swash and a weak backwash?
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Constructive waves
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Which type of wave has a strong swash and a weak backwash?