2. Interactions between oceans and coastal places

Syllabus Link: How coastal places are shaped by their interactions with oceans

Physical Influences on Coasts

Physical influences on coastal landscapes, including waves, tides, sediment supply, lithology, vegetation, subaerial processes and wave processes (littoral drift, hydraulic action and abrasion)

Waves
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   Reading: Waves explained
   Website: BBC Bitesized - Waves
   Website: Fundamentals of waves
   Website: Behaviour of waves

Tides

Littoral Currents
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   Worksheet: Physical influences on coastlines #2
​   Video: Coast processes explained
​   Website: BBC bite sized - Coastal processes
   Website: Coastal processes

Sediment Supply

Wave Erosion Processes

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   Video: Marine erosion processes explained
   Website: Marine processes
   Video: Exam practice - Explaining a coastal process using a diagram

Landforms of Erosion & Deposition

The characteristics and formation of coastal landforms of erosion and deposition, including wave cut platform, cliff, stack, spit and beaches.
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   Activity: Can Detective Geo Morph shape up?
   Webpage: BBC Bitesized - Landforms of erosion
   Webpage: BBC Bitesized - Landforms of deposition
   Reading: Coasts of erosion and deposition

Changes in Sea Level

Advancing and retreating coastlines, including the role of isostatic and eustatic processes, and the associated landforms (relict cliff, raised beach, fjord)
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   Article: 3 degrees of warming will leave cities below sea level
   Article: Melting ice sheets are hastening sea level rise
   Article: Global sea levels to rise by up to 1.2 metres
   Article: With rising sea levels Bangkok struggles to stay afloat
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   Worksheet: Advancing and retreating coasts
   Reading: Sea level change and coastal landforms

Sand Dune Development

The role of coastal processes, wind and vegetation in sand dune development
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   Reading: Sand dune formation
   Video: Sand dune formation
   Activity: Sand dune formation story board
   Reading: Sand dune geofacts
   Video: Sand dune formation practice question