The main disadvantage of a sea wall
Creates strong backwash, causing erosion beneath the wall
Lines that run parallel around the globe are known as
Latitude
The physical and chemical disintegration of rocks and minerals
Weathering
Characteristics of a destructive wave
Weak swash, strong backwash
The name of a sand spit or sand bar that connects two land areas
Tombolo
How many digits are used for a Area Reference (AR)
What is the process that lays new material down, new sand on a beach for example?
Deposition
These are formed when wind blows sand inland from the beach.
Dunes
The name for the current that carries sand along the beach
Longshore drift
The term used to describe deepening or widening a river or harbour
Dredging
What is the bearing of the direction north?
0 Degrees
What process involves erosion, transportation, and deposition of sediment by the wind.
Aeolian
Formed where weak rocks are eroded on each side of a headland as a result of wave refraction.
Caves
What is the name of the layer of water that washes up on the beach after an incoming wave has broken
Swash
A topographic map is best used to show
Landforms