Coastal transportation involves material being transported by the sea being deposited or dropped.

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Coastal erosion is the wearing away of the land by the sea.

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The case study location will be identified e.g. Flamborough Head / Durdle Door / Old Harry Rocks.

A discordant coastline is where the geology alternates between strata (bands) of soft and hard rock.

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The bands of soft rock, such as sand and clay, erode more quickly than those of more resistant rock, such as chalk. This leaves a section of land jutting out into the sea called a headland. The areas where the soft rock has eroded away, next to the headland, are called bays.

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