Geography A-Level
Subaerial Processes
What Subaerial Processes means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Subaerial Processes
Land-based processes including weathering and mass movement that operate on the cliff face, contributing to coastal recession.
Topics that use Subaerial Processes
- Coastal Landscapes and Change (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Coastal Management and Human Interference
- Coastal Risk and Resilience
- Coastal Systems and Flux
- Contemporary Coastal Vulnerability
- Deformation and Discontinuity
- Discordant Coast
- Dynamic Equilibrium
- Eustatic and Isostatic Interplay
Using Subaerial Processes in the exam
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