IGCSEGeographyEdexcelTopic Questions2. Coastal Environments2.1 Coastal Processes & Landforms

Coastal Processes & Landforms (Edexcel IGCSE Geography)

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Study Figure 2 which shows a stretch of tropical coastline.

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(i)
Identify two other physical features of this coastline.

 (2)

(ii)
Suggest one way in which vegetation can affect this coastline.

 (1)

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Study Figure 2 which shows a coastal area at three different times.

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Identify where the new shoreline is in diagram B.

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

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Study Figure 2 which shows a coastal area at three different times. 

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(i)
Identify which of the two sea-level changes (in diagrams B or C) results in a loss of land.
(1)
(ii)
Identify two impacts that a fall in sea level has on the coastal area.
(2)

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Identify the statement below that best describes the characteristics of a destructive wave.

  • long wavelength and weak backwash

  • short wavelength and strong backwash

  • long wavelength and strong backwash

  • short wavelength and weak backwash

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Identify one erosional landform.

  • spit

  • cave

  • bar

  • beach

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(i)
State one type of mass movement that affects coastal landscapes.
(1)
(ii)
Explain one type of mechanical weathering that occurs at the coast.
(2)

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Study Figure 2b below.

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Identify the coastal landform at X.

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Identify the statement below that best describes the characteristics of a constructive wave.

  • long wavelength and  weak backwash

  • short wavelength and strong backwash

  • long wavelength and strong backwash

  • short wavelength and weak backwash

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Identify  one depositional landform.

  • headland

  • spit

  • cave

  • stack

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(i)
State one type of weathering that affects coastal landscapes.
(1)
(ii)
Explain the process of longshore drift.
(2)

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Study Figure 2b below.

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Identify the coastal landform X.

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Discuss the extent to which the landforms of two contrasting coastlines are determined by their geology.

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(i)
What is meant by the term sea-level change?

(2)

(ii)
Outline two impacts that sea-level changes can have on coastlines.
(4)

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Explain how different physical processes operate along a coastline.

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Study Figure 2a in the Resource Booklet.

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Suggest two ways changes in sea level have created coastal landforms.

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Explain the formation of a headland.

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Study Figure 2a below.

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Suggest two ways geology influences the shape of this coastline.

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Explain the formation of a cliff.

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