Geography AS Rebranding Places Edexcel

How physical factors create varied coastlines?

Different rock types produce different land forms and the the process of erosion creates features like cliffs, arches and stacks. For example, boulder clay (till) is present on the Holderness coastline and becuase this type of rock is easily eroded, it produces bays on the concordont coastline. A concordant coastline is when the coast runs parralel towards the sea. Another example is the purbeck limestone which is present on the dorset coast (rebranded as the Jurassic Coast) which isnt as easily eroded and so produces features such as…