Coastal Landscapes in the UK Flashcards
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.
Describe the process of slumping
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The soft boulder clay holds rainwater and run-off. Waves erode the base of the cliff creating a wave-cut notch. The clay becomes saturated and forms a slip plane. The weight of the saturated cliff causes it to slump.
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Describe the process of slumping
What is attrition?
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Attrition is when waves cause rocks and pebbles to bump into each other and break up.
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What is attrition?
Describe the characteristics of rock that has recently gone through freeze-thaw.
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Recently weathered rock can be seen at the foot of chalk and limestone cliffs and is easily identified because it is angular.
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Describe the characteristics of rock that has recently gone through freeze-thaw.
Do headlands form along concordant or discordant coastlines?
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Headlands form along discordant coastlines.
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Do headlands form along concordant or discordant coastlines?
