Chapter


5. The Rock Cycle and Rocks


Page 46


Learning objectives The rock cycle


Formation and characteristics of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks Case study of active and passive plate margins in North America Case study of quarrying in West Dublin


6. The Processes of Weathering


58 The processes and effects of


various types of physical, chemical and biological weathering


7. How Rock Types Influence


Landscapes 64 The formation and characteristics of surface


and underground karst features in the Burren The life cycle of a karst region Granite landscapes in Co. Wicklow and Dartmoor


8. Mass Movement 74


Mass movement processes and their causes and effects in Ireland and abroad


9. River Processes, Patterns and Landforms


10. Isostasy, Rivers and Landscape Development


81


River processes, patterns and associated landforms Case study of an integrated project of river management


102 Isostasy explained River rejuvenation and its


effects The cycle of landscape development


11. Coastal Processes, Patterns and Landforms


107


The workings of sea waves Processes, patterns and


landforms associated with sea


erosion, transportation and deposition Case study of coastal management in Dublin Bay


1.2 1.5 1.7


1.2 1.5


1.2 1.5 1.7


1.6 1.4 1.2


Syllabus units


1.2

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