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Changing Landscapes (AS Unit 1)
Quick questions on Coastal landscapes and processes - WJEC A-Level Geography
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What is the coast as a system?Show answer
The coast is an open system: inputs are wave, wind and tidal energy plus sediment from rivers, cliffs and offshore; stores are beaches, dunes and spits; transfers move sediment along the coast; and outputs lose sediment offshore or inland. Wave energy depends on fetch (the open distance of water over which wind blows), wind speed and duration. The long south-westerly fetch across the Atlantic gives the Welsh coast high-energy waves, which is why the Pembrokeshire cliffs are so heavily eroded.
What is q1?Show answer
Define the term sediment cell. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain how longshore drift transports sediment along a coast. [3 marks]
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