The coastal zone: revision map

types of waves
1. constructive
2. destructive
Mass movement
1. rockfall
2. mudflow
3. rotational slip
4. landslide
Erosional processes
1. hydraulic action
2. corrasion
3. Abrasion
4. attrition
5. solution
coastal transportation
1. solution
2. traction
3. saltation
4. suspension
5. longshore drift
Coastal landforms
1. bays and headlands
2. caves
  1. arch
    1. stack
      1. stumps
3. wave-cut platforms
4. from deposition...
  1. beaches
  2. spits
weathering processes
1. mechanical/physical
  1. freeze-thaw
2. chemical
3. biological
coastline management
1. hard engineering
  1. groynes
  2. sea walll
  3. rock armour
2. soft engineering
  1. managed retreat
  2. dune regeneratoin
  3. beach nourishment
rising sea levels
1. thermal expansion
2. melting of ice on the land
3. Norfolk

Resumo de Recurso

	Criado por Will Welford mais de 10 anos atrás