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Changing Landscapes (AS Unit 1)

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do processes shape coastal landscapes and the landforms within them?

Coastal systems, marine and sub-aerial processes, and the erosional and depositional landforms they create.
A focused answer to the WJEC A-Level Geography coastal landscapes option, covering the coast as a system, marine and sub-aerial processes, transport and the sediment cell, and the main erosional and depositional landforms, with Welsh and UK examples.
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How do glacial processes shape upland landscapes and their landforms?

Glacial systems, the processes of erosion, transport and deposition, and the landforms they produce in glaciated uplands.
A focused answer to the WJEC A-Level Geography glaciated landscapes option, covering the glacial system and mass balance, the processes of erosion, transport and deposition, and erosional and depositional landforms, with Snowdonia and Welsh examples.
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How are coastal and glaciated landscapes managed as dynamic systems under human and environmental pressure?

Landscape systems as dynamic equilibria, human activity and change over time, and the management of coastal and upland landscapes.
A focused answer to the WJEC A-Level Geography landscape systems and management content, covering dynamic equilibrium, feedback, human impacts on coasts and uplands, and hard and soft engineering approaches, with Welsh and UK examples.
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How do periglacial processes shape permafrost landscapes and the landforms within them?

Periglacial environments, permafrost and the processes of freeze-thaw, frost heave and solifluction, and the distinctive landforms they create.
A focused answer to the WJEC A-Level Geography glaciated landscapes option on periglacial environments, covering permafrost, the active layer, freeze-thaw, frost heave, nivation and solifluction, the landforms they produce and the management of periglacial regions, with UK and global examples.
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How does sea-level change reshape coastlines and create landscapes of emergence and submergence?

Eustatic and isostatic sea-level change, coastlines of emergence and submergence, and the implications of contemporary sea-level rise.
A focused answer to the WJEC A-Level Geography coastal landscapes option on sea-level change, covering eustatic and isostatic change, emergent landforms such as raised beaches, submergent landforms such as rias and fjords, and the implications of contemporary sea-level rise, with Welsh and UK examples.
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