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COASTAL REVISION! - Coggle Diagram
COASTAL REVISION!
Technical Words:
Erosion
Coastal
Management
Headland
Hydraulic action
Destructive waves
Attrition
Hengistbury Head
Deposition
Spit
Geology of rocks
Corrasion
Swash
Long shore drift
Groynes
Fetch
Wave cut platform
Concordant coast
Weathering
Backwash
Old Harry Rocks
Gabions
Christchurch Bay
Solution
Rock armour
Beach
Tombolo
Transportation
Bar
Discordant coast
Beach replenishment
Stack
Constructive waves
Sea wall
Managed retreat
Mudeford Spit
Soft vs hard engineering
Rocks:
Hard Rocks
Soft Rocks
Limestone
Chalk
Sandstone
Granite
Sediment
Definitions
Coasts
: these are areas usually
made of sand that build next to oceans.
Old Harry Rocks
: this is a cliff face on the coastline of the south of england made up of chalk
Errosion
: the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
Abrasion
: the process of scraping or wearing something away.
Weathering
: The breaking or disolving of rocks.
Spit
: a narrow point of land projecting into the sea.