Gcse Geography - Coasts - Third Set

Front 1

Long shore drift

Back 1

The transport of sediment along a stretch of coastline caused by waves approaching the beach at an angle

Front 2

Managed retreat

Back 2

Allowing controlled flooding of low-lying coastal areas or cliff collapse in areas where the value of the land is low

Front 3

Mass movement

Back 3

The movement of material down a slope due to gravity

Front 4

Prevailing wind

Back 4

The direction from which the wind usually blows

Front 5

Rock armour

Back 5

Piles of boulders dumped at the foot f a cliff to protect it by forcing waves to break and absorbing the energy

Front 6

Rockfall

Back 6

The collapse of a cliff face or the fall of individual rocks from a cliff

Front 7

Salt marsh

Back 7

Low-lying coastal wetland mostly extending between high and low tide

Front 8

Saltation

Back 8

A process where sediment is transported by being bounced along

Front 9

Seawall

Back 9

Concrete or rock barrier built at the door of cliffs or at the top of a beach

Front 10

Shoreline management plan

Back 10

An integrated coastal management plan for a stretch of coastline in England and Wales

Front 11

Sliding

Back 11

A type of mass movement involving material moving downhill on a flat surface (a landslide)

Front 12

Slumping

Back 12

A type of mass movement involving material moving downhill under its own weight