The Jurassic Coast (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
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Length of Jurassic Coast
Length of Jurassic Coast
155 kilometres
Jurassic Coast extent
Jurassic Coast extent
Exmouth in Devon to Poole in Dorset
Rock type formed in Triassic period
Rock type formed in Triassic period
Red sandstone
Rock types formed in Jurassic period
Rock types formed in Jurassic period
Clay and limestone
Rock type formed in Cretaceous period
Rock type formed in Cretaceous period
Chalk
Differential erosion
Differential erosion
Different rocks erode at different rates
Shape of Lulworth Cove
Shape of Lulworth Cove
Circular bay
Three rock layers at Lulworth Cove
Three rock layers at Lulworth Cove
Limestone, clay, and chalk
Definition of erosion
Definition of erosion
Wearing away & removal of rock/sediment by natural processes
Old Harry Rocks
Old Harry Rocks
Chalk stacks formed by erosion