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Distinctive Landscapes (Our Natural World)

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How do people use and manage distinctive landscapes?

How physical and human processes interact in coastal and river landscapes; the costs and benefits of hard and soft engineering to manage coastal erosion and river flooding; and the conflicts between stakeholders over land use and protection.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Distinctive Landscapes on managing landscapes, covering how human and physical processes interact and the costs and benefits of hard and soft engineering for coasts and rivers.
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What coastal landforms result from geomorphic processes, and how is one UK coast distinctive?

Wave types and the coastal processes of erosion, transport and deposition; the formation of erosional landforms (headlands and bays, caves, arches, stacks, wave-cut platforms) and depositional landforms (beaches, spits, bars); and a UK coastal landscape case study.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Distinctive Landscapes on coastal landscapes, covering wave types, coastal processes, erosional and depositional landforms, and a distinctive UK coastal landscape case study.
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What physical processes shape our landscapes?

The geomorphic processes that shape landscapes: weathering (mechanical, chemical and biological) and mass movement; and the processes of erosion, transport and deposition by rivers and the sea.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Distinctive Landscapes on the geomorphic processes that shape landscapes, covering mechanical, chemical and biological weathering, mass movement, and erosion, transport and deposition.
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What river landforms result from geomorphic processes, and how is one UK river landscape distinctive?

The river long profile and how processes change downstream; the formation of erosional landforms (waterfalls, gorges, interlocking spurs) and landforms of erosion and deposition (meanders, ox-bow lakes, floodplains, levees); and a UK river landscape case study.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Distinctive Landscapes on river landscapes, covering the long profile, erosional and depositional landforms from waterfalls to floodplains, and a distinctive UK river landscape case study.
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What makes landscapes distinctive?

What a landscape is; the characteristics and distribution of upland and lowland landscapes in the UK; and how geology, climate and human activity combine to make UK landscapes distinctive.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Distinctive Landscapes on what a landscape is, the distribution of UK upland and lowland landscapes, and how geology, climate and human activity combine to make them distinctive.
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