Barton-on Sea = rotational slumping cliff
● Bournemouth = sandy beach
● Sandbanks = spit
● Studland = bay, sand dunes
● Old Harry = stacks
● Durlston Head = headland/cliff
● Seacombe = cliffs
● Kimmeridge = wave cut platforms
● Lulworth = cave
● Durdle Door = arch
How hard/soft rocks affect landforms:
● Hard rocks (eg/ limestone) are less easily eroded than soft rocks (eg/ clay)
○ Hard rocks project into the sea as headlands and form high cliffs
How rock structure affects landforms:
● Rock structure includes:
○ How rocks are aligned in relation to the coast
○ How rocks dip down to the sea as a result of folding
● How rocks are aligned:
○ Discordant coast = alternating layers of hard and soft rock run at right angles to the shore
■ Forms headlands and bays
○ Concordant coast = alternating layers of hard and soft rock running parallel to the coast
■ Fairly smooth in shape
● Rock’s angle of dip:
● Sedimentary rocks = formed on sea bed and raised by mountain building processes
○ Causes rocks to be folded over millions of years
● Anticline = up-folded area of rocks
○ Can be seen in a headland along Dorset Coast
