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coastal management
GEOGRAPHY > coastal landscapes
18 cards
long term climate change
GEOGRAPHY > coastal landscapes
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case studies
GEOGRAPHY > coastal landscapes
17 cards
transportation and deposition
GEOGRAPHY > coastal landscapes
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landforms
GEOGRAPHY > coastal landscapes
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influence of physical processes
GEOGRAPHY > coastal landscapes
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sources of sediment
GEOGRAPHY > coastal landscapes
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define coastal zone
where the influence of
terrestrial
processes
weakens
and
marine
processes
strengthens
are coastal zones an open or closed system?
almost
always
open
define open system
interacts
with the surrounding
environment
define closed system
doesn't
interact with the surrounding
environment
outline components of a coastal landscape system
input =
sediment
output =
landforms
processes =
erosion
,
transportation
,
deposition
energy =
climatic
and
marine
define a sediment cell
reaches of
shoreline
that
encompass
the
intertidal
and
nearshore
movement of
sediment.
outline an example of a sediment cell in the UK
Between:
The
Wash
in
North Norfolk
=
wide
,
fine
sand
beaches
and
spits
(
Blakeney Point
) due to
deposition
and
Thames Estuary
= mud and sand banks
Cliff
erosion
occurs in the
middle
of the sediment cell.
define geomorphic processes
processes
that
change
the land. for example
erosion
,
transportation
,
deposition.
define river estuary
when a
river
connects to the
sea
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