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GCSE · AQA

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Urbanisation
Urban Growth in LICs & NEEs
Urban Change in the UK
Urban Sustainability
- Sustainable Urban Living
  6
- Urban Transport Strategies
  6

Global Variations in Development
Reducing the Development Gap
- Strategies to Reduce the Development Gap
  9
- Tourism in an LIC or NEE
  4
Economic Development in an LIC or NEE
Economic Change in the UK

Issue Evaluation
- Stakeholders & Viewpoints
  4
- Making & Justifying a Decision
  2

Landforms of Coastal Erosion Flashcards

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Why do headlands and bays form along a discordant coastline?: Softer, less resistant rock is eroded more quickly to form bays; harder, more resistant rock is left jutting out as headlands.
What does wave refraction do to wave energy around a headland?: It focuses (concentrates) wave energy on the headland and spreads it out in the bays.
What is a wave-cut platform, and how is it left behind?: A flat rocky surface at the base of a cliff, left as a wave-cut notch undercuts the cliff, which collapses and retreats.
Which landform is left when the roof of an arch collapses, and what does it become later?: A stack; continued erosion makes it collapse into a stump.
True or false? Chalk cliffs are eroded faster than boulder clay cliffs.: False. Chalk is harder/more resistant, so it is eroded more slowly; soft boulder clay erodes rapidly.
How does a cave on a headland become an arch?: Waves keep eroding the cave (mainly by hydraulic power and abrasion) until it cuts right through the headland, often meeting a cave on the other side, leaving an arch.
How does rock type affect the shape of a cliff?: Resistant (hard) rock forms steep, near-vertical cliffs; weak (soft) rock forms gentler, sloping cliffs.