Coastal Change and Conflict To understand the different types of coastline
Overview How the coastline changes The different landforms at the coastline Our disappearing coastline How we can manage the coastline
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Types of Rock Soft Rock – Less resistant Hard Rock - Resistant Where? Scarborough, Yorkshire What? Boulder Clay Hard Rock - Resistant Where? Land’s End, Cornwall What? Granite
Poem S O F T R C K Harsh Angles R D O C K Task: make a poem which uses words that describe a hard and soft rock. EXT: describe the differences between what hard and soft rock: look like on the cliff face at the foot of the cliff the shape of the cliff
Erosion @ the Coast Rock is eroded at different rates. There are different types of erosion you need to be aware of. The main ones being: Hydraulic Action (force, cracks, air) Abrasion (hurling, cliff, wearing) Attrition (hitting, stones, chip) http://gatm.org.uk/geographyatthemovies/coasts.html
Aim: to understand the formation of coastal landforms made by waves.
What? When? Where? Why?
What is the difference between a concordant and discordant coast? A concordant coast ... (parallel, erosion) A discordant coast... (headlands, right-angle) Concordant Coastline Discordant Coastline
Original Land surface Old cliff line stack stump Natural Arch Wave-cut platform Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools
Play-doh Model Movie Organise statements in order to show the formation of stacks Think of ideas to show each stage using play-doh Take a photo of each stage with the statement in the shot Miss Earl will print your work off so you can stick it in your books.
How does it happen then? Write a step-by-step guide of how stumps are formed. Crack Cave Arch Stack Stump Keywords: weakness, headland, erosion, collapse, hydraulic action, attrition, abrasion.
ExL What is the difference between constructive waves and destructive waves? Images Diagram Written description DO NOT COPY AND PASTE TEXT