UK Coast: The Dorset Coast - Case Study (AQA GCSE Geography): Flashcards
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Rock types on the Dorset Coast
Rock types on the Dorset Coast
Hard rock (limestone & chalk) and soft rock (clay)
What do different erosion rates create?
What do different erosion rates create?
Headlands and bays and other coastal features
Durdle Door coastal feature type
Durdle Door coastal feature type
Arch
Durdle Door formation sequence
Durdle Door formation sequence
Crack → cave → arch in limestone headland
Lulworth Cove feature type
Lulworth Cove feature type
Small bay
Rock behind limestone at Lulworth Cove
Rock behind limestone at Lulworth Cove
Clay (eroded to form the bay)
Chesil Beach feature type
Chesil Beach feature type
Tombolo (type of spit)
Process that formed Chesil Beach
Process that formed Chesil Beach
Longshore drift
What Chesil Beach connects
What Chesil Beach connects
Isle of Portland to the mainland
Lagoon behind Chesil Beach
Lagoon behind Chesil Beach
Fleet Lagoon
Two bays with beaches in Swanage area
Two bays with beaches in Swanage area
Swanage Bay and Studland Bay
Rock type of The Foreland headland
Rock type of The Foreland headland
Harder rock (chalk)
Old Harry coastal feature type
Old Harry coastal feature type
Stack
Old Harry's Wife feature type
Old Harry's Wife feature type
Stump