Edexcel A-level Geography License Exam With Correct Solutions 2024.
Littoral Zone - Answer Area of shoreline where land is subject to wave action Littoral Zone Subdivisions - Answer - Offshore - Nearshore - Foreshore - Backshore - Beach Offshore - Answer Where waves begin to break in the deeper water. Friction between the waves and the sea bed may cause some distortion of the wave shape. Nearshore - Answer Friction between the seabed and waves distorts the wave sufficiently to cause it to break. Possible breakpoint bar formation. Foreshore - Answer The area between the high tide and the low tide mark. Backshore - Answer The area above the high tide mark, affected by wave action only during major storm events. Why are Littoral zones dynamic zones of rapid change? - Answer Short term - Changing inputs, through flows and outputs of energy and material. High and low tide variation, wave energy due to weather. Long term - Sea level variation due to climate change Classifying Coasts - Long Term Criteria (2) - Answer - Geology - Sea Level Change
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