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Coastal landscapes in the UK

Geography · GCSE · AQA · AQA GCSE Geography (8035) · Specification point · 3.1.3.2 · Living with the physical environment · Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK

Coastal waves

Coastal weathering

Coastal mass movement

Coastal erosion processes

Longshore drift

Coastal deposition

Geological controls on coastal form

Headlands and bays

Cliffs and wave-cut platforms

Cave–arch–stack formation

Beaches

Coastal sand dunes

Coastal spits

Coastal bars

Dorset coastal landforms

Sea walls

Rock armour

Gabions

Groynes

Beach nourishment and reprofiling

Dune regeneration

Managed coastal realignment

Mappleton coastal management scheme

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3.1.3.2 Coastal landscapes in the UK

Key idea	Specification content
$The coast is shaped by a number of physical processes.$	$Wave types and characteristics. Coastal processes: weathering processes - mechanical, chemical mass movement - sliding, slumping and rock falls erosion - hydraulic power, abrasion and attrition transportation - longshore drift deposition - why sediment is deposited in coastal areas.$
$Distinctive coastal landforms are the result of rock type, structure and physical processes.$	$How geological structure and rock type influence coastal forms. Characteristics and formation of landforms resulting from erosion - headlands and bays, cliffs and wave cut platforms, caves, arches and stacks. Characteristics and formation of landforms resulting from deposition - beaches, sand dunes, spits and bars. An example of a section of coastline in the UK to identify its major landforms of erosion and deposition.$