IGCSE Geography – Coastal Environments | Complete Teaching and Learning Resource
A complete IGCSE Geography Coastal Environments unit covering the full topic, including content, student tasks, video links, exam practice, map work and case studies.

Topics Included:

How physical processes shape the coast
Coastal erosion, transport and deposition
Hydraulic action
Corrasion
Attrition
Corrosion
Coastal transportation
Suspension
Traction
Solution
Saltation

Longshore drift
Backwash
Swash
Waves
Fetch
Constructive and destructive waves
wavelength
Wave Height
Wave frequency
Wave Refraction

Coastal Landforms
Concordant and discordant coastlines
Bays and Headlands
Cave
Arch
Stack
Stump
Wave cut notch
Wave cut platform
Cliff
Bay
Beach
Coastal landforms of deposition
Spit
Bar
Tombolo
Sand dunes

Opportunities and challenges of living near the coast
Coastal erosion and flooding
Shoreline management plans
Sustainable management of coastal erosion and flooding

Hard engineering techniques to protect the coast.
Sea walls
Groynes
Rock Armour
Revetments
Gabions
Breakwaters

Soft engineering techniques to protect the coast.
Beach nourishment
Managed retreat

Coral reefs and Mangroves
The importance of coral reefs
Threats to coral reefs
The great barrier reef case study in Australia
Techniques and sustainable management of the Great Barrier reef in Australia
Threats to Mangroves
Strategies to manage Mangroves
How mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction

Tropical storms and managing tropical storms
The Coriolis effect
Low vs high pressure weather systems
What are hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons?
The impacts of Tropical storms (Hurricanes, cyclones and Typhoons)
Managing tropical storms
Preparation
Planning
Protection
Prediction

Florida Hurricane Irma 2017 Case study