Shaping Landscapes (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
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Three agents that shape UK landscapes
Three agents that shape UK landscapes
Rivers, glaciers, and the sea
What erosion does to landscapes
What erosion does to landscapes
Gradually removes material from the land surface
What transport does in landscape formation
What transport does in landscape formation
Moves weathered & eroded material from one place to another
When deposition occurs
When deposition occurs
When transporting agent loses energy & material accumulates
Hydraulic action erosion process
Hydraulic action erosion process
Water forces air into cracks, compressing & breaking rock
Attrition erosion process
Attrition erosion process
Particles collide & bash together, becoming rounder & smaller
Abrasion erosion process
Abrasion erosion process
Particles scrape & smash against rock like natural sandpaper
Solution (corrosion) erosion
Solution (corrosion) erosion
Chemical erosion where rocks slowly dissolve in acidic water
Traction transport method
Traction transport method
Largest particles dragged & rolled along riverbed/seabed
Saltation transport method
Saltation transport method
Bouncing or hopping motion of pebbles temporarily lifted