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The Beach - Keywords for essay
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- 1FeatureThe Beach
- 2ProcessDepositoin
- 3ExampleEnniscrone - Co. Sligo
- 4DefinitionLoose material
Gentle slope
Boulders / Rocks / Sand / Shingle - 53 PartsBackshore - Upper
Middle Shore
Foreshore - Lower - 62 types of locations for beachesStraight Coast
Curved coast - Bay - Bayhead beach - 7Constructive WavesSwash is stronger than backwash
They deposit
Break less than 8 per minute - 8Longshore DriftTransportation of material along a coast
Zig-Zag manner
Oblique angle - 9SwashStronger than backwash
Carries material up the shoreline
Water percolates down through sand
Leaves material behind - 10Assortment of materialLarge material at the backshore
Smaller material on the foreshore - 11Storm BeachStormy conditions -
High energy waves deposit large material at the back of the beach - 12BermsSteps
Summer time only
Temporary - 13Ridges and RunnelsParallel to the coast
- 14CuspCrescent shaped
- 15Sand DuneMounds of sand
Backshore
Grow over time - 16Marram GrassSalt resistant grass
Anchors / stabilises the dune - 17ProtectionGabions
Rock armour
Sea Walls - 18—Cusp
- 19—Bay-head Beach
- 20—Constructive wave
Strong swash
- 21—Longshore Drift
Zig zag manner
Oblique angle
Transportation
- 22—Ridges & Runnels
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- High School Diploma Leaving Cert Geography Flashcards on The Beach - Keywords for essay, created by aileen Mc on 06/02/2015.
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- aileen Mc · Feb 2015
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