Coastal Change and Conflict 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal zonesCoastal Change and ConflictGCSEEdexcel Created by: mieke.rCreated on: 03-04-17 08:34 Backwash water from a breaking wave which flows under gravity down a beach and returns to the sea 1 of 33 Bay a feature produced when erosion creates an indent in the coastline 2 of 33 Coastal Flooding the inundation of low-lying areas in coastal areas and regions 3 of 33 Coastal Management the processes and plans applies to coastal areas by local authorities and agencies 4 of 33 Concordant Coast a coastline created when alternating hard and soft rocks occur parallel to the coast, and are eroded at different rates. 5 of 33 Constructive Wave small, weak waves with a low frequency that tend to add sand and other sediment to the coastline because they do not break with much force 6 of 33 Deposition the dropping of sediment that was being carried by a moving force 7 of 33 Destructive Wave arge, powerful waves with a high frequency that tend to take sediment away from the beach, because their backwash is greater than their swash. 8 of 33 Discordant Coast a coastline created when alternating hard and soft rocks occur at right angles to the coast, and are eroded at different rates. 9 of 33 'Do nothing' (in coastal management) an approach that allows natural processes to take their course without any intervention 10 of 33 Erosion the wearing away and removal of material by a moving force, such as a breaking wave 11 of 33 Fetch the distance of sea over which winds blow and waves move towards the coastline 12 of 33 Geological Structure the way that rocks are arranged, both vertically and horizontally 13 of 33 Hard Engineering using solid structures to resist forces of erosion 14 of 33 Hard Rock Coast a coastal region composed of resistant materials. 15 of 33 Headland a part of the coastland that protrudes into the sea 16 of 33 Holistic Approach an approach to environmental management that treats the whole area as an interrelated system 17 of 33 Longshore Drift the movement of material along a coast by breaking waves 18 of 33 Mass Movement the downslope movement, by gravity, of soil and/or rock by the processes of slumping, falling, sliding and flowing. 19 of 33 Soft Rock Coast a coastal area made up of easily eroded materials 20 of 33 Spit a ridge of sand running away from the coast, usually with a curved seaward end 21 of 33 Stack a detached column of rock located just-off shore 22 of 33 Stump a stack that has collapsed, leaving a small area of rock above sea-level. 23 of 33 Strategic Realignment the reorganisation of coastal defences that is often part of a managed retreat 24 of 33 Sub- Aerial processes occurring on land, at the Earth's surface, as opposed to underground or underwater 25 of 33 Swash the forward movement of water up a beach after a wave has broken 26 of 33 Weathering the breakdown and decay of rock by its natural processes, without the involvement of any moving forces 27 of 33 Cove an oval shaped bay with a narrow opening to the sea 28 of 33 Fetch the length of water the wind blows over 29 of 33 Beach profile the shape of a beach 30 of 33 Storm Surge sea levels rise. This is because the air pressure falls 31 of 33 Dissipate means to reduce wave energy, as some of it is absorbed as waves pass through, or over, sea defences 32 of 33 Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) approach of managing coasts 33 of 33
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