Investigating Coastal Processes (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Transect (coastal investigation)
Transect (coastal investigation)
Straight line from shoreline to back of beach
Where to start a beach transect
Where to start a beach transect
At the water's edge, working inland
Breaks of slope
Breaks of slope
Changes in angle on the beach surface
Clinometer purpose in beach profiling
Clinometer purpose in beach profiling
Measures angle between tops of two ranging poles
Three axes of a pebble
Three axes of a pebble
Long (length), intermediate (width), short (depth)
Power's Roundness Scale
Power's Roundness Scale
Classifies pebbles from very angular to very rounded
What angular pebbles indicate
What angular pebbles indicate
Less wave action or shorter transport distances
What rounded pebbles indicate
What rounded pebbles indicate
Extensive processing by waves over time or distance
Sundarbans delta area
Sundarbans delta area
10,000 km² across southern Bangladesh and India
Primary process shaping Sundarbans coastline
Primary process shaping Sundarbans coastline
Tidal action