coastal landscapes

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Cards (123)

  • 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