Coastal Plain Landscapes]

Question 1

Coastal plains usually occur where the land

Tend to be

Answer 1

Coastal plains usually occur where the land gradually slopes down towards the sea
Tend to be low relief

Question 2

Coastal plains include both

Answer 2

Sandy coastlines
Estuarine coastlines

Question 3

Costal plain landscapes

These are usually low energy coastal environments
They form due to coastal accretion

Answer 3

when deposition is greater than erosion

Question 4

Sediment for deposition comes from

Answer 4

Offshore sources(transported by waves, tides or current

Terrestrial sources(transported by rivers, glaciers, wind or mass movement)

Question 5

What forms at costal plain landscapes helping to stabilise the coast and reduce erosion

Answer 5

dunes

Question 6

Wetlands and marshes form due to

Answer 6

poor drainage

Question 7

Estuarine coastlines form at the …………….. and are formed by what ……………….

Answer 7

mouths of rivers

are formed from clay and silt

Question 8

It is important to remember that there are many different ways of classifying coasts and that some of these categories may overlap. For example, rocky coasts are often high energy coastlines. Whereas sandy coasts tend to be low energy.