COASTAL SYSTEMS AND LANDSCAPES DEFINITIONS De 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyDefinitionsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: hxudndjdCreated on: 13-04-18 14:27 1089352617 Across 1. Distance of open water over which a wind blows uninterrupted by major land obstacles (5) 2. Wearing away of the Earth;s surface by the mechanical action of processes of glaciers, wind, rivers, marine waves and wind (7) 5. Former river valley drowned by rising sea levels (3) 6. Rush of water up the beach after a wave breaks (5) 7. Distinct area of coastline separated from other areas by well defined boundaries such as headlands and stretches of deep water (8, 4) Down 2. A global change in sea level resulting from an actual fall or rise in the level of the sea itself (8, 6) 3. When waves approach a coastline that is not a regular shape, they are refracted and become increasingly parallel to the coastline (4, 10) 8. Periodic rise and fall of the sea in response to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon (5) 9. Operate upon a coastline and are connected with the sea, such as waves, tides and longshore drift (6, 9) 10. Coastline where strong, steady prevailing winds create high energy waves and the rate of erosion is greater than the rate of deposition (4, 6, 5)
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