1.1 Anthropogenic Coasts Flashcards
1
Q
Uninhabited volcanic island in south Atlantic
A
Zavodovski island
2
Q
Worlds largest - colonies
A
Penguin
3
Q
How tall are the cliffs and how tall are the waves
A
33ft
15ft
4
Q
Wage formation
A
Initially in open water
Energy transferred from air to water
Shelving increases friction, wave breaks
5
Q
Wave action
A
Constructive bs destructs I’ve
Longshore drift carrier material along
6
Q
Order of shore from cliff to sea
A
Coast Backshore Foreshore Nearshore Offshore
7
Q
Littoral zone
A
Backshore nearshore and foreshore
8
Q
Primary coasts
A
Dominated by land based processes
Deposition from rivers etc
Like zovodovski Islamd
9
Q
Coastal plains
A
Land slopes
Deposited Sediment like sand dunes
Alluvial coasts
10
Q
Secondary coasts
A
Dominated by marine erosion and deposition
