where caostal development has to fit into less space
coastal squeeze
2 of 13
land areas that were previously used for industry and commerce which can now be developed
brownfield sites
3 of 13
a place where goods are imported and exported in large metal containers, which are then transferred between ships lorries or trains
container port
4 of 13
the difference between birth rate and death rate per 1000 people. if birth rate exceeds death rates,the population increases, if the reverse is true then it decreases
natural increase
5 of 13
the movement of people into an area
inward migration
6 of 13
when industries can locate anywhere, because they are not tied to raw materials
footloose
7 of 13
the mouth of a large river where it meets the sea
estuary
8 of 13
a flooded or drowned river valley formed at the end of the last ice age as glaciers melted
ria
9 of 13
breaks down the solid rock fragments into smaller fragments, or dissolves the chemically
weathering
10 of 13
involves structures built along the coast, usually at the base of a cliff, or on a beach, eg. sea walls groynes and revetments
hard engineering
11 of 13
designed to work with natural processes in the coastal system to try and manage- and not necessarily prevent- erosion
soft engineering
12 of 13
a ripple effect, where erosion increases just past the last groyne
terminal groyne syndrome
13 of 13
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
where caostal development has to fit into less space
Back
coastal squeeze
Card 3
Front
land areas that were previously used for industry and commerce which can now be developed
Back
Card 4
Front
a place where goods are imported and exported in large metal containers, which are then transferred between ships lorries or trains
Back
Card 5
Front
the difference between birth rate and death rate per 1000 people. if birth rate exceeds death rates,the population increases, if the reverse is true then it decreases
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