A level geography coasts - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY COASTS WAVE CREST This is the top of the wave as water in a wave rises causes crest WAVE TROUGH As water in a wave falls WAVE HEIGHT Distance between the wave crest and trough WAVE PERIOD Time between waves WAVE FREQUENCY Number of waves that break on a beach in a given period of time WAVE STEEPNESS WAVE HEIGHT/WAVE LENGTH cannot exceed 1:7(this is the point at which the wave breaks) WAVE ENERGY In deep water the energy of a wave is proportional to the wave lengt...

A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY COASTS with complete solution

A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY COASTS

A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY COASTS questions and answers

WAVE CREST This is the top of the wave as water in a wave rises causes crest WAVE TROUGH As water in a wave falls WAVE HEIGHT Distance between the wave crest and trough WAVE PERIOD Time between waves WAVE FREQUENCY Number of waves that break on a beach in a given period of time WAVE STEEPNESS WAVE HEIGHT/WAVE LENGTH cannot exceed 1:7(this is the point at which the wave breaks) WAVE ENERGY In deep water the energy of a wave is proportional to the wave length X by the wave height(sq...

Edexcel A level Geography Coasts June 2024 Exam Questions and Answers

whole course notes for a level geography

WAVE CREST This is the top of the wave as water in a wave rises causes crest WAVE TROUGH As water in a wave falls WAVE HEIGHT Distance between the wave crest and trough WAVE PERIOD Time between waves WAVE FREQUENCY Number of waves that break on a beach in a given period of time WAVE STEEPNESS WAVE HEIGHT/WAVE LENGTH cannot exceed 1:7(this is the point at which the wave breaks) WAVE ENERGY In deep water the energy of a wave is proportional to the wave length X by the wave height(squ...

Detailed revision notes for the Coasts Topic of the AQA A-Level Geography Syllabus. The notes include case studies, necessary information and essay plan arguments. The format of the notes is as follows; 3.1.3.1 Coasts as natural systems 2 The Coastal System 2 Sediment cells 2 3.1.3.2 - Systems and natural processes 3 Sources of energy 3 High energy and low energy environments 6 Sediment sources, cells and budgets 7 Coastal sediment budgets 8 Geomorphological processes: weatherin...

A complete document of all the specification listed case studies required for enquiry questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of 'Coastal Landscapes and Change', Topic 2B of Unit 1 in A level Geography (Edexcel). Put together by an A* student. Includes the following case studies: Nile Delta, Sea Palling, Happisburg, Maldives, Bangladesh, Holderness Coast, Tuvalu, Chittagong, UK storm surge