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Firstly, one way could be through beach nourishment. This is a process where sand and shingle is added to a beach from elsewhere to build up the beach in the area that needs protecting. Another method cou...

This is the process of downdrift, which is when the dynamic equilibrium of the coastal system is upset by manmade process, such as the installation of 'groynes'. Groynes are features which stick out past ...

Meanders often occur in the middle course of a river as the water begins to move at a faster pace. As the water flows around a bend it is pushed towards the outer bank of the curve and this increases the ...

The Development gap refers to the widening difference in levels of development between the world's richest and poorest nations. There are a number of models and theories that exist to explain this gap suc...

Waterfalls form where the river bed has a layer of harder rock overlying the softer rocks. As water falls the softer rock is eroded more quickly than the harder rock leading to undercutting of the harder ...