geography specifiction B
- Created by: RaymondZeSheep
- Created on: 12-05-14 11:42
View mindmap
- Geography coastal
- 1.1 the coast a, multi-use area
- econmical uses include
- fishing (both commercially and for sport/leisure)
- Ports for cruise ships and impors/exports providing jobs/tourists
- Hampshire- exon oil refinery,fawley chemical factory
- econmical uses include
- 1.2 case studies Dubai and Bahia
- Dubai
- 11km of coast for internation hotels resorts and marinas
- Dubai land 24 shopping malls and theme parks
- largest indoor ski dome in ze world
- resort airport with private beach and golf courses
- Bahia,Brazil
- 15 year development plan
- $2 billion USD on tourist development
- Dubai
- 1.3 coastline erosion?
- waves
- constructive swash(forward motion) is stronger than backwash
- destructive backwash is stronger than swash
- cliff erosion
- the hydraulic action leaves a 'wave cut platform'
- hydraulic action is the sheer force of the wave expanding air in the cracks of cliffs
- Abrasion is when rocks or other debris get caught in the force of a wave and smash on the cliff
- the hydraulic action leaves a 'wave cut platform'
- waves
- 1.1 the coast a, multi-use area
- $2 billion USD on tourist development
Comments
No comments have yet been made