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Example of a tombolo
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Chesil Beach in Dorset is a tombolo, as the mainland is joined to the Isle of Portland
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A tombolo is formed when
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a spit joins the mainland to an island
Geography coasts
flashcards
Decks in class (74)
# Cards
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Coasts equilibrium9
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Littoral Zone9
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Long Term Processes7
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Short Term Processes10
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rocky coasts4
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Coastal Plain Landscapes]8
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discordant and concordant8
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Concordant coastlines - examples Dorset, UK3
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Dalmatian coastline concordant3
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Haff coastline concrdant3
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Discordant example dorset4
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Influence of Geological Structure9
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Cliff profiles4
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sedimentary rock3
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Metamorphic rocks3
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Igneous rocks3
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The changing rates of erosion of different rock types is known as differential erosion3
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Role of Vegetation and Sand dune succession8
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embryo dunes4
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formation of sand dunes5
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Foredunes4
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Yellow dunes3
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Grey dunes3
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mature dunes4
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Salt marsh succesion8
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wave types8
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waves Impact on beach morphology6
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constructive waves4
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destructive waves5
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Erosion Processes7
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Coastal landforms wave cut platforms4
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Headland land forms7
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Influences on Sediment Transport8
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longshore drift6
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Current6
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Tides7
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Transportation & Deposition Landforms6
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spits7
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lagoon4
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Tombolo2
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Barrier island2
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Sediment Cell Concept10
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Subaerial Processes5
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mechanical weathering2
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Biological weathering2
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Chemical weathering#2
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mass movement4
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Types of mass movement5
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Mass Movement Landforms5
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Sea Level Change3
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Isostatic change6
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Eustatic change5
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Emergent coastline features5
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Submergent coastline features7
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Contemporary Sea Level6
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Human Actions & Coastal Recession9
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sub aerial processes6
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Changing Rates of Recession7
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Coastal Flooding10
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Storm Surges10
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Economic & Social Losses6
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Economic & Social Losses in Developed & Developing Countries2
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Economic and social losses in developed countries - UK4
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uk storm5
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Economic and social losses in developing countries - Bangladesh6
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Climate Change & Environmental Refugees6
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Hard Engineering13
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Soft Engineering10
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Sustainable Management4
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Littoral Cells & Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM9
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Shoreline management plans - UK11
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Conflicts in Coastal Management4
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Developed countries - UK9
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Developing countries - Chittagong, Bangladesh5
