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This class was created by Brainscape user Esther Wooldridge. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Esther Wooldridge
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Decks in this class (25)

River Erosion Processes
Erosion,
1 hydraulic action,
2 abrasion corrasion
5  cards
River/Coasts Transportation Processes
Traction,
Saltation,
Suspension
4  cards
River Deposition Processes
Deposition,
1,
2
5  cards
Waterfall And Gorges
How is a waterfall formed
1  cards
Meander
Ox bow lakes,
Meander
2  cards
Floodplain
Floodplain,
Lev
2  cards
Estuaries
Estuaries
1  cards
CASE STUDIES
Soft engineering boscastle cornwall,
Uk river erosional depositional l...,
Example of uk coastline erosional...
7  cards
Hard And Soft Engineering
Dams resevoirs,
Channel straightening,
Embankments hard raised river bank
10  cards
Waves
Constructive waves,
Destructive wave
2  cards
Coast Erosions Processes
Hydraulic action,
Solution,
Attrition
5  cards
Longshore drift (coasts)
Longshore drift
1  cards
Weathering (coasts)
Define weathering,
Chemical weathering,
Mechanical weathering
4  cards
Mass Movement (coasts)
Define mass movement,
Rockfall,
Landslide
5  cards
Coastal Deposition
Why does deposition occur at cert...
1  cards
Coastal Erosional Landforms
Process of erosional landform to ...,
Wave cut platforms,
Wave cut notches
3  cards
Coastal Depositional Landforms
Depositional landforms,
Beach an acumulation of sand shin...,
Spits
5  cards
Headlands & Bays
Headlands bays
1  cards
Coastal Management Hard Engineering
Sea wall,
Rock armour rip rap 2 000 per metre,
Groynes 750 per metre
4  cards
Coastal Management Soft Engineering
Beach nourishment reprofiling,
Dune fencing,
Dune regeneration
4  cards
Managed Retreat (coasts)
Managed retreat
1  cards
Natural Hazards
Define a natural hazard,
3 types of natural hazards,
What increases your chance of bei...
3  cards
Tectonic Hazards
Tectonic theory,
Plate margins boundaries 4,
Volcanoes forming at destructive ...
6  cards
Weather Hazards
Air pressure surface winds,
Pressure belts,
Air masses weather fronts
10  cards
Climate Change
Evidence for climate change,
Define global warming,
Natural causes of climate change
6  cards

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