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Cambridge IGCSE Geography

2.1Physical processes that shape the coast

Physical processes that shape the coast in Cambridge IGCSE 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.

  1. 2.1.1Explain coastal erosion, transportation, deposition and longshore drift.
  2. 2.1.2Describe constructive and destructive waves and wave refraction.

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  • Coastal processes: waves, erosion, transport and deposition

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Physical processes that shape the coast: sample question

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Which feature describes a constructive wave?

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