Geography A-Level
Coastal Landscape Development
What Coastal Landscape Development means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Coastal Landscape Development
Study of the interaction between marine processes and sub-aerial weathering in shaping landforms of erosion and deposition. Analysis requires understanding of sediment cells and the concept of dynamic equilibrium.
Topics that use Coastal Landscape Development
- Glaciated Landscapes and Change (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Abrasion
- Accumulation and Ablation Dynamics
- Anthropogenic Encroachment
- Anthropogenic Radiative Forcing
- Bergschrund
- Climate Change and Cryospheric Flux
- Cryogenic Weathering and Mass Movement
- Cryospheric Feedback Mechanisms
Using Coastal Landscape Development in the exam
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