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The Sea

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    2nd year geography- Sea
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  • Waves _, _ & _ material along the coast.
    Erode, transport and deposit
  •  15
  • Name the two types of waves
    Constructive & Destructive
  •  10
  • Name the 5 processes of coastal erosion
    Hydraulic action, abrasion, compression, solution & attrition
  •  20
  • List 5 features of coastal erosion landforms (Not the one you have studied)
    Bays & headlands, sea caves, sea arches, sea stacks & stumps, blowholes
  •  20
  • Name the feature of coastal erosion that you have studied
    Sea Cliff
  •  5
  • Name an example of a sea cliff
    Cliffs of Moher, Co.Clare
  •  10
  • The movement of the load in the sea is called what?
    Longshore drift
  •  10
  • What pattern does longshore drift move in
    ZigZag
  •  5
  • Name a feature of coastal deposition that you have studied
    Beach
  •  15
  • _ carries material up the shore.
    Swash
  •  5
  • _ moves material back to the shore.
    Backwash
  •  5
  • Name an example of a beach that you have studied
    Curracloe Beach, Co. Wexford
  •  10
  • Name the plant found on a sand dune and explain what it prevents
    Marram grass, prevents sand blowing in land and erosion
  •  15
  • Name 3 types of coastal deposition features (not the one you have studied)
    Sand spit, Lagoons, Tombolos
  •  15
  • List 3 ways how humans interact with the sea
    Food supply, transport & recreation
  •  15
  • Name the 4 types of coastal protection
    Sea walls, rock armour, groynes & gabions
  •  20