Coasts

Coasts

Please remember that any notes linked to this are summary notes, to achieve the highest marks you must learn detail from your class notes

For this section you must ...

bulletunderstand the source of energy for coastal processes (Waves formation and type)
bulletknow the processes of coastal erosion;
bullet describe the formation of coastal erosion features (cliffs, headlands, caves, arches and stacks) and name examples;
bulletknow and explain the process of coastal transport (longshore drift) 
bulletdescribe the formation of coastal deposition features (beaches; spits; bars and tombolos) and name examples;
bulletbe able to describe methods and techniques of coastal management
bulletknow a case study of coastal erosion and management  - including the impact of management of one coastal area on an area further down the coast. Learn either: 1. Holderness Coast (Humberside) or 2. Dunwich / Aldeburgh (Suffolk Coast)

Coasts - Revision Quizzes (You will need Internet Explorer 6 to use some of these)

  1. Coasts - key word flash cards (Definition then key word) (having checked yourself using the flash cards - go on to try the test)
  2. Coasts - key word flash cards (key word then definition)
  3. Coasts - key word test
  4. Coastal Feature Recognition and Examples Quiz
  5. Coastal Management Quiz
  6. Coasts Revision Quiz (1)
  7. Coasts Revision Quiz (2) - Penalty Shootout (Interactive Quiz)
  8. Coasts Revision - Walk the Plank (Interactive Quiz - Hull Trinity School)
  9. Coasts Questions - Practice Paper (remember to check your answers using the submit answers function and read through the model answers - remember to include named processes)
  10. Coasts - Podcasts - .mp3 downloads for your ipod / mp3 player covering all the topics looked at in the Coasts Unit
  11. Coasts - Downloadable Flashcards - if you didn't get these in class download them and make your own!
  12. Coasts - Dominoes - test yourself using this set of coastal dominoes!

 

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