GCSE Geography Changing UK Landscapes Keywords

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Abrasion

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This type of erosion is caused by rivers or waves picking up sediments and rubbing them against rocks in the bed and banks, valley or cliff.

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Afforestation

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The planting of trees where there were none before, or they had been cut down.

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Agriculture

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The practice of arable (crops) and pastoral (animals) farming.

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Aquifer

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An underground store of water formed when water-bearing (permeable) rocks lie on top of an impermeable rock.

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Arch

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The rock bridge formed over a passage through a headland eroded by the waves.

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Attrition

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A type of erosion where particles carried by rivers or waves are worn down as they collide with each other, so they become smaller and rounded.

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Backwash

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The movement of a wave down a beach back to the sea.

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Bar

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A ridge of sand or shingle across the entrance of a bay or river mouth.

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Bay

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An area of sea, curved in shape which has been eroded between headlands.

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Beach

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A sloping area of sand or pebbles between the low and high water marks.