Dorset Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
Landforms at The Foreland (old Harry)
A
Headland, steep vertical cliff, wave cut platform and wave cut notch, caves, arches and stacks
2
Q
What structure at The Foreland?
A
Discordant, Chalk with horizontal bedding planes and verticals cracks
3
Q
Swanage bay lithology
A
Less resistant sand and clay, discordant coast
4
Q
Swanage bay landforms
A
Bay, beach
5
Q
Peveril point lithography
A
Less resistant shale, discordant coast, seaward dip
6
Q
Peveril point landforms
A
Headland, gently sloping cliffs
7
Q
Durdle Door geology
A
Limestone that’s faulted and folded, Concordant coast, landward dip
8
Q
Features at Durdle Door
A
Headland with sea arch
