Cambridge AS & A Level Geography
8.2Characteristics and formation of coastal landforms
Characteristics and formation of coastal landforms in Cambridge AS & A Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 8.2.1Explain the role of coastal processes in forming and shaping landforms.
- 8.2.2Describe and explain erosional landforms and concordant and discordant coastlines.
- 8.2.3Describe and explain beaches, spits, tombolos and barrier beaches.
- 8.2.4Explain the formation of sand dunes, saltmarshes and mangrove swamps.
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Coastal depositional landforms
40 min
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Sand dunes, saltmarshes and mangrove swamps
45 min
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Sub-aerial processes and coastal erosional landforms
45 min
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