Cambridge AS & A Level Geography
8.1Coastal processes
Coastal processes 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.
- 8.1.1Explain the factors influencing coastal environments: waves, rock type and structure, climate and human activity.
- 8.1.2Describe marine erosion processes.
- 8.1.3Describe sub-aerial weathering and mass movement on coasts.
- 8.1.4Explain marine transportation and deposition, longshore drift and sediment cells.
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Waves, marine erosion, transport and deposition
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Turn Coastal processes into a strength.
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