Landscapes
Low rainfall. Arid and dry.
Desert
High altitude. Snow caps.
Mountain
Breaking down of rock.
Weathering
Cause of a tsunami.
Earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide
Fences are used to protect these from erosion.
Sand dunes
High rainfall. Diverse vegetation and animals. Lush vegetation.
Rainforest
sand is deposited near the mouth of a river.
Spit
Movement of sediment.
Erosion
2 impacts of an earthquake
Teacher's decision
Made of rocks and absorb the energy from waves to limit beach erosion.
Rock walls
Too cold for vegetation to grow.
Polar regions
Sand built up on a beach where vegetation naturally starts to grow.
Dune
Building up of sediment where water loses energy.
Deposition
Where do earthquakes occur?
Plate boundaries, fault lines
Extends out into ocean and is made of rocks. Traps sand and is moved back to replenish the beach.
Groyne
Cover three quarters of the Earth
Aquatic
The ring of fire has many of these.
Volcano
When metal in rocks changes to a brown colour and becomes weaker.
Oxidation, chemical weathering
Three types of plate boundaries
Convergent, divergent and transform
Is made of geotextiles or old ships to reduce energy of waves and create habitat for animals.
Artificial reef
Also known as savanna.
Grassland
Uluru is a?
Monolith
Lichen on rocks weakening the rock.
Biological weathering.
_______________ zone is where a trench can occur.
Subduction
What are 3 negative impacts of sand dredging/pumping?
Damage to seafloor/habitats. Ongoing cost. Continually damaged beach due to extreme weather and need to be redone. No tourist can use beach while pumping is occurring.