Key Words 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal environmentsASAQA Created by: Fran99Created on: 15-12-15 12:21 Define Wavelength The distance between one peak of a wave to the next peak of the corresponding wave. 1 of 16 Define Fetch The distance a wave travels before it reaches the shore. 2 of 16 Define Swash The layer of water that washes up onto a beach once a wave has broken. 3 of 16 Define Backwash Th e water that runs back down a beach after the swash. 4 of 16 Define Wave Frequency How often per minute waves break onto the shore. 5 of 16 Define Attrition When rocks crash into each other causing them to be worn down, into smaller and more rounder pieces 6 of 16 Define Abrasion This is when sand, shingle and boulders are hurled against a cliff, causing it to war away the cliff. 7 of 16 Define Solution This is the dissolving of calcium-based rocks by the chemicals in the sea water and the evaporation of salts from water in the rocks. 8 of 16 Define Weathering The wearing away of the rocks by weather, this can happen anywhere not just at the coast. 9 of 16 Define Mass Movement The movement of material down a slope by the force of gravity. 10 of 16 What is Succession? The changing structure of a plant community over time. 11 of 16 What is Zonation? This refers to the way in which ecosystems develop to cover an area of ground. 12 of 16 What is Glacial Till Deposition left from glaciers and is not solid rock. 13 of 16 What is Eustatic Change in sea levels? The global change in sea levels. 14 of 16 What is Isostatic Change? This the land in a certain area changing height, therefore sea levels change. however it is only a local change. 15 of 16 Define Sustainability Meeting the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs. 16 of 16
Describe how you PRESENTED and ANALYSED the results of your fieldwork and research into the effects of coastal management. 0.0 / 5
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