Geography coasts - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

EDEXCEL geography coasts topic + exam style questions & answers 2023/2024 what are sediment littoral cells - ANSWER-'self contained' stretches of coastline made up of three components; sources where sediment is generated, transfer zones stretches where sediment moves along the coast, and sinks where sediment is deposited describe the essential features of backshore (3) - ANSWER-a part of the beach above normal high tide mark, at cliff base. only effected by the sea during exceptionally h...

WAVE CREST This is the top of the wave as water in a wave rises causes crest WAVE TROUGH As water in a wave falls WAVE HEIGHT Distance between the wave crest and trough WAVE PERIOD Time between waves WAVE FREQUENCY Number of waves that break on a beach in a given period of time WAVE STEEPNESS WAVE HEIGHT/WAVE LENGTH cannot exceed 1:7(this is the point at which the wave breaks) WAVE ENERGY In deep water the energy of a wave is proportional to the wave length X by the wave height(squ...

Detailed revision notes for the Coasts Topic of the AQA A-Level Geography Syllabus. The notes include case studies, necessary information and essay plan arguments. The format of the notes is as follows; 3.1.3.1 Coasts as natural systems 2 The Coastal System 2 Sediment cells 2 3.1.3.2 - Systems and natural processes 3 Sources of energy 3 High energy and low energy environments 6 Sediment sources, cells and budgets 7 Coastal sediment budgets 8 Geomorphological processes: weatherin...

A complete document of all the specification listed case studies required for enquiry questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of 'Coastal Landscapes and Change', Topic 2B of Unit 1 in A level Geography (Edexcel). Put together by an A* student. Includes the following case studies: Nile Delta, Sea Palling, Happisburg, Maldives, Bangladesh, Holderness Coast, Tuvalu, Chittagong, UK storm surge

Coasts (AQA Geography A Level) with complete solution

AQA GCSE Geography Coasts Questions With Complete Solution How do different waves form? - CORRECT ANSWER Wind blowing over the sea. Friction with water surface causes ripples that develop into waves. The longer the fetch the more powerful the wave. What is the fetch? - CORRECT ANSWER The distance the wind blows across the water What is the swash? - CORRECT ANSWER The wave breaks onto the beach and moves up it What is the backwash? - CORRECT ANSWER ...

Coasts (AQA Geography A Level) with complete solution

Coasts (AQA Geography A Level) with complete solution

An extremely in-depth set of revision notes on the A Level Edexcel Geography topic of Coastal Landscapes and change for Paper 1. I achieved an A* for A Level Geography in 2022 using these notes. They involve everything on the specification.

This document provides key facts and explanations around key case studies that will be very helpful for exam revision and further in depth knowledge. These slides provide you with case studies from topics Tectonics, Coasts, Carbon and Water from the 2016 geography Edexcel course.