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Title

Coasts

Description

Key words for the coasts unit

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Subject

Geography

Level

Not Applicable

Created

05/06/2010

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Additional Geography Flashcards

Term

Longshore drift

Definition

The zig-zag movement of material along the coastline

Term

Erosion

Definition

The breaking down and moving away of material

Term

Headland

Definition

Hard rock that is resistant to erosion forms this. Soft rock is eroded and forms bays.

Term

Attrition

Definition

Rocks bash into each other and break into smaller pieces.