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Mind Map by Corey Meehan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Corey Meehan
almost 9 years ago
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Coastal Development and physical
processess
- Key Terms
- Growth
poles
- Areas used for
business
devlopment
- Areas used for
business
devlopment
- Infastructure
- Network of links including
transportation and services
- Network of links including
transportation and services
- Prevailing
wind
- The dominant
wind in an
area
- The dominant
wind in an
area
- Crest
- The top or peak
of a wave
- The top or peak
of a wave
- Swash
- Movement of
waves up a
beach
- Movement of
waves up a
beach
- Backwash
- Movement of water
down the beach
- Movement of water
down the beach
- Subaerial
processes
- Processes that attack the
face and top of a cliff
- Processes that attack the
face and top of a cliff
- Marine
erosion
- The wearing away of
rocks by the action
of the sea
- The wearing away of
rocks by the action
of the sea
- Weathering
- The breaking down of
rocks by the action of the
weather, plants or chemical
action.
- The breaking down of
rocks by the action of the
weather, plants or chemical
action.
- Landform
- A physical feature
that has been shaped
by erosion/ weathering
- A physical feature
that has been shaped
by erosion/ weathering
- Headland
- Where the land juts
out into the sea
- Where the land juts
out into the sea
- Slipping
plane
- Line of weakness, often
where a previous
landslide has occured
- Line of weakness, often
where a previous
landslide has occured
- Growth
poles
- A multi-use
area
- Coastal areas
provide economic,
environmental and
recreational
opportunities, which
is why increasing
numbers of people
wish to live on or
near the coast
- Business development
in coastal areas creates
jobs opportunities
- The physical
environment provides an
attractive place to live
- Coastal areas
provide economic,
environmental and
recreational
opportunities, which
is why increasing
numbers of people
wish to live on or
near the coast
- Economic
development
- Dubai
- Dubai has reinvested most of its
profits from its thriving oil industry
into coastal tourism
- Recent development has seen 11km coastal strip of
international hotels, resorts and marinas as well as
the largest indoor ski dome in the world
- Dubai has reinvested most of its
profits from its thriving oil industry
into coastal tourism
- The development of
industry, trade links
and tourism has
created a wide range
of opportunities which
encourage people to
live in theses areas
- More recently developing countries have
realised that the coast is an invaluable
resource and can boost the local
economy through encouraging tourism
- Dubai
- Waves
- Constructive waves
- Long, low
waves that
spill onto the
beach. Strong
swash, limited
backwash
- BIG swash
- small backwash
- Beach builds up gradually
- Long, low
waves that
spill onto the
beach. Strong
swash, limited
backwash
- Destructive waves
- Short, steep
waves that
plunge onto the
beach with
force. Quite
strong swash,
but much
stronger
backwash
- BIG backwash
- small swash
- Beach and
cliffs are
eroded
- Short, steep
waves that
plunge onto the
beach with
force. Quite
strong swash,
but much
stronger
backwash
- Constructive waves
- Erosion
Proccesses
- Abrasion (corrasion)
- During storm conditions waves pick up
sand and pebbles. As waves break, this
material is hurled at the cliff face. This
'sandblasting' effect is the most powerful
source of coastal erosion in the UK.
- During storm conditions waves pick up
sand and pebbles. As waves break, this
material is hurled at the cliff face. This
'sandblasting' effect is the most powerful
source of coastal erosion in the UK.
- Attrition
- Sand and pebbles are
constantly colliding with each
other as they are moved
by waves breaking on a
beach. This action wears
away the beach material,
making it increasingly smaller
and more rounded.
- Sand and pebbles are
constantly colliding with each
other as they are moved
by waves breaking on a
beach. This action wears
away the beach material,
making it increasingly smaller
and more rounded.
- Hydraulic
Action
- The sheer force of
waves breaking
against a cliff
causes parts of the
cliff to break away.
Also, as waves hit a
cliff face air is
compressed into
cracks, blasting away
fragments of rock.
- The sheer force of
waves breaking
against a cliff
causes parts of the
cliff to break away.
Also, as waves hit a
cliff face air is
compressed into
cracks, blasting away
fragments of rock.
- Abrasion (corrasion)
- Weathering
Processes
- Landforms
- Spits, Bars
and Tombolos
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