A-level Geography Topic Master: Coastal Landscapes

Master the in-depth knowledge and higher-level skills that A-level Geography students need to succeed; this focused topic book extends learning far beyond your course textbooks. Blending detailed content and case studies with questions, exemplars and guidance, this book: - Significantly improves students' knowledge and understanding of A-level content and concepts, providing more coverage of Coastal Landscapes than your existing resources - Strengthens students' analytical and interpretative skills through questions that involve a range of geographical data sources, with guidance on how to approach each task - Demonstrates how to evaluate issues, with a dedicated section in every chapter that shows how to think geographically, consider relevant evidence and structure a balanced essay - Equips students with everything they need to excel, from additional case studies and definitions of key terminology, to suggestions for further research and fieldwork ideas for the Independent Investigation - Helps students check, apply and consolidate their learning, using end-of-chapter refresher questions and discussion points, plus tailored advice for the AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC/Eduqas specifications - Offers trusted and reliable content, written by a team of highly experienced senior examiners and reviewed by academics with unparalleled knowledge of the latest geographical theories

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Coastal system dynamics ' flows of energy 1.1 Coasts as open systems 1.2 Energy inputs ' waves, tides and currents 1.3 Feedback, equilibrium and coasts 1.4 Evaluating the issue: Assessing the relative importance of energy sources in the coastal system Chapter 2: Coastal system dynamics ' processes at work in the coastal zone 2.1 Marine erosional processes 2.2 Sub-aerial weathering and mass movement 2.3 Sources and types of coastal sediment 2.4 Transport and depositional processes in the coastal zone 2.5 Evaluating the issue: To what extent is wave energy the most significant influence on sediment transport in the coastal zone? Chapter 3: Contrasting coastlines 3.1 Coastlines in plan 3.2 High energy coasts ' marine cliffs and shore platforms 3.3 Low energy coasts ' beaches in plan and profile 3.4 Low energy coasts ' estuaries and deltas 3.5 Evaluating the issue: To what extent are marine cliffs the result of erosion? Chapter 4: Ecosystems in coastal environments 4.1 Recognising the value of coastal ecosystems 4.2 Ecological succession 4.3 Types of coastal ecosystems 4.4 Evaluating the issue: Evaluate the role of vegetation in the development of marine dune systems Chapter 5: The implications of human activity along coastlines 5.1 Economic activity and coastal water quality 5.2 The management of coastal water quality 5.3 The threat of erosion to coastal settlements 5.4 The pressures placed on coastal ecosystems by human activities 5.5 Evaluating the issue: Conflicting needs and views of coastal stakeholders Chapter 6: The significance of coasts to human activities 6.1 The growth in population and settlements in coastal zones 6.2 Resources in the coastal zone 6.3 The importance of the coastal zone in the globalisation process 6.4 Evaluating the issue: To what extent is technological change responsible for altering the way coastal zone resources are viewed? Chapter 7: Coastal risk, resilience and management 7.1 Risks to human activities along coastlines 7.2 Managing for resilience ' hard- and soft-engineering 7.3 Planning for coastal change 7.4 Evaluating the issue: 'The construction of hard coastal defences causes as many problems as it solves.' Discuss. Chapter 8: Study guide