the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site

landforms are natural features created by processes such as erosion or deposition

the geology of an area is its physical structure and the rocks and minerals that exist there

a measure of the quantity, frequency or speed at which something happens or occurs

Erosional coastal landforms

Geography

The UK's coastline

Waves and tides

Processes shaping the coastline

Depositional coastal landforms

Threats to the UK's coastline

GIS: Visualising and Analysing coastal erosion

Protecting the UK's coastline

Coastal management

Tuvalu: An island nation

The impacts of climate change on Tuvalu

The future of global coasts

This unit teaches pupils how physical and human processes shape our coastline. Pupils will also learn about the threats and challenges coastlines face in a warming world.

Coasts: what shapes life at the coast?

Which term refers to rock being worn away?

rock carried by waves knock against a cliff face and wear it down

waves force air into cracks on a cliff face weakening the rock

rocks carried by waves knock against each other

Put the coastal landforms in the order that they are formed.

{{}} tells us about the type of rock at a coastline.

What is the difference between erosion and weathering?

natural features created by processes such as erosion or deposition

the process of Earth’s surface being worn and transported away

the physical structure, rocks and minerals that exist in an area

a measure of the quantity, frequency or speed

a feature created by the movement of sand

a feature formed by the action of waves and currents wearing away rock

a feature formed by the deposition of sediment

an area of harder rock that sticks out into the sea

Starter Quiz

What is a landform?