Coastal environments

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• 1Constructive vs destructive waves
• 2The four types of coastal erosion
• 3Explaining longshore drift
• 4Weathering and mass movement on cliffs
• 5Tides, storm surges and process intensity
• 6Marine vs subaerial processes

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• 1How rock type influences a coast
• 2Discordant vs concordant coasts
• 3Role of vegetation on coasts
• 4How people alter coastal environments
• 5Sea-level change and its effects
• 6Which factor matters most?

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• 1Formation of headlands and bays
• 2Cave → arch → stack → stump
• 3Beach formation
• 4Formation of a spit
• 5Cliff retreat and wave-cut platforms
• 6Erosional vs depositional landforms

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• 1The four coastal ecosystems
• 2Coral reef distribution
• 3Mangrove distribution
• 4Sand dunes and salt marshes distribution
• 5Coastal ecosystem services
• 6Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems

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Worked examples (6)

• 1The four Pearson-named threats
• 2Mangrove loss to shrimp farming
• 3Agricultural runoff and coastal dead zones
• 4Tourism impacts on coastal ecosystems
• 5Climate change impacts
• 6Which threat is most serious?

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Measuring a beach profile
• 2Measuring beach sediment
• 3Measuring longshore drift
• 4Measuring cliff retreat
• 5Mapping coastal flood risk
• 6Evaluating coastal fieldwork methods

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Defining abiotic and biotic
• 2Abiotic characteristics of mangroves
• 3Coral reef food chain
• 4Nutrient cycling in salt marsh
• 5Symbiosis on coral reefs
• 6Resilience of coastal ecosystems

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Identifying coastal user groups
• 2Conservation vs development
• 3Fishermen vs tourism
• 4Industry vs conservation
• 5Multi-user conflict in a tropical context
• 6Whose voice should dominate?

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Hard engineering strategies
• 2Soft engineering strategies
• 3Hard vs soft engineering
• 4Mappleton management scheme
• 5Managed retreat at Wallasea Island
• 6Shoreline Management Plans

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Worked examples (6)

• 1Three causes of coastal flooding
• 2How storm surges form
• 3How tsunamis are caused
• 4Predicting coastal flooding
• 5Prevention strategies
• 6Hurricane Katrina case study

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Worked examples (6)

• 1The six stages of geographical enquiry
• 2Forming a coastal fieldwork hypothesis
• 3Primary vs secondary data (coastal)
• 4Presenting coastal fieldwork data
• 5Analysing coastal fieldwork data
• 6Evaluating fieldwork limitations

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