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    Cards (32)

    • Constructive waves
      • Deposit material on the shore
      • Have a strong swash and weak backwash
    • Destructive waves
      • Erode the shore by taking material away
      • Have a strong backwash and weak swash
    • Erosion
      The wearing away of land by wave action, rocks and wind
    • Hydraulic action
      The sheer power of the waves as they smash against the cliff
    • Abrasion (corrosion)

      When pebbles grind along a rock platform, much like sandpaper
    • Attrition
      When rocks that the sea is carrying knock against each other. They break apart and become smaller and more rounded
    • Solution (corrosion)
      When sea water dissolves certain types of rocks
    • Headland
      A narrow piece of land that projects out from the coastline into the sea
    • Longshore drift
      The movement of sand or sediment up or down a beach in a zigzag pattern
    • Stock
      A landform that looks like a steep and often vertical column
    • Stump
      When a stack is eventually worn away and becomes a smaller column
    • Blowhole
      Water pressure that is built up underground and released through a hole to the surface
    • Sea cave
      A deeply hollowed out section of a cliff that is caused by erosion
    • Wave-cut platform
      A gently sloping rock ledge that has been formed by hydraulic action
    • Sand spit
      Long narrow deposit of sand attached to and parallel to the coast
    • Sand bar
      Offshore sand deposits parallel to the beach
    • Sand dune
      A hill of sand that is formed by the wind
    • Tombolo
      A spit that joins an offshore island
    • Beach
      Deposit of loose material such as sand and gravel
    • Landscape degradation
      The decline in the quality of the land, its topsoil, vegetation and/or water resources through human exploitation
    • Commercial activity
      An activity intending to make a profit
    • Recreational activity
      An activity that is done for enjoyment
    • Manage
      The process of dealing with or controlling things or people
    • Management
      The process of dealing with or controlling things or people
    • Natural Hazard
      A dangerous situation or event that could result in the loss of life, injury or damage to property
    • Natural Disaster
      An event that causes death, injury or loss of property, usually resulting in the use of emergency services
    • Meteorological hazards
      To do with the physical processes in the atmosphere
    • Geological hazards
      To do with the physical processes in the Earth's crust
    • Biological hazards
      To do with the physical processes of living things
    • SHEEPT Factors
      • SOCIAL: who uses the coasts?
      • HISTORICAL: what does the coast tell us about the past?
      • ENVIRONMENTAL: what damage can be done to the coast? what geographical processes are involved in the coastal system?
      • ECONOMICAL: what industries are affected by coasts?
      • POLITICAL: what policies are put in place to manage the coast by local and national authorities?
      • TECHNOLOGICAL: what technology can we use to help manage the coasts better?
    • SHEEPT Factors
      • Social: People live and interact with the coast continually. In some areas, they live on the coast (e.g. the Gold Coast). In other areas, they create marine parks and protect the coast (e.g. Wilson's Prom). 80% of the world's population lives within the coasts
      • Historical: Over time coastlines have continued to be utilised as points for trade
      • Environmental: Responsibility in how coasts are managed to reduce pollution, land degradation etc. People need to learn how to better manage the coast to protect it (conservation)
      • Economic: Fishing zones, trade ports and tourism are all impacted by the management of coasts. 90% of the world's marine food production is located in proximity to or derived from the coast
      • Political: Arguments can occur between neighbouring countries over where one's coast begins or finishes
      • Technological: Some countries are now using technology to reclaim land and extend coasts
    • Coastal landforms
      • Longshore current
      • Bay
      • Sand spit
      • Bay mouth bar
      • Barrier island
      • Inlet
      • Bay
      • Lagoon
      • Beach
      • Tombolo
      • Sea Island