coastal landforms P1
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- What coastal landforms are discussed in part one of this geography video?
- What influences the erosional landforms that develop on a coastline?
- How are discordant coastlines arranged?
- How are concordant coastlines arranged?
- Along what type of coastline do headlands and bays form?
- How do headlands and bays form?
- What is the general shape of a bay?
- Where does wave erosion primarily occur on a cliff?
- What geological feature is formed due to wave erosion at the base of a cliff?
- How does the undercutting of a cliff lead to the formation of a wave cut platform?
- What is left behind as a cliff retreats due to repeated erosion and collapse?
- Where are beaches typically located?
- What type of waves are responsible for the formation of beaches?
- What are the two main types of beaches discussed?
- What kind of waves create sandy beaches?
- Describe the general characteristics of sandy beaches.
- Why do low energy waves create gentle slopes on sandy beaches?
- What kind of waves form shingle beaches?
- Describe the shape of shingle beaches?
- What happens to sand particles on a shingle beach?
- Where do spits typically form?
- What is the primary process responsible for the formation of spits?
- How do strong winds and waves affect the shape of a spit?
- What happens in the sheltered area behind a spit?
- What type of coastal feature can develop behind a spit over time?
- How does a bar form?
- What is created when a bar cuts off a bay from the sea?
- Under what coastal conditions do offshore bars form?
- What causes waves to deposit sediment offshore, forming an offshore bar?
- How does longshore drift contribute to the formation of sand dunes?
- What causes sand to be deposited, forming embryo dunes?
- What role do plants play in the stabilization of embryo dunes?