Geography A-Level
Landscape evolution over time
What Landscape evolution over time means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Landscape evolution over time
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Cliffs retreat as waves undercut the base, and over time the unsupported overhang collapses, leaving a gently sloping wave-cut platform that dissipates wave energy.
Topics that use Landscape evolution over time
- Coastal landscape development (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Climate change
- Coastal deposition
- Coastlines of emergence
- Environmental vulnerability
- Eustatic change
- Geological structure and lithology
- Geomorphological processes
- Isostatic change
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