Coasts - EQ1

Question 1

Name the order (from land to sea) of the different zones

Answer 1

Backshore
Foreshore
Nearshore
Offshore

Question 2

What is the tidal range of micro?

Answer 2

0-2m.

Question 3

What is the tidal range of meso?

Answer 3

2-4m.

Question 4

What is the tidal range of macro?

Answer 4

4m+.

Question 5

What is a primary coastline dominated by?

Answer 5

Land-based processes.

Question 6

What is a secondary coastline dominated by?

Answer 6

Marine-based processes.

Question 7

What is an example of a concordant coastline landform?

Answer 7

Lulworth Cove, Dorset.

Question 8

What is the less resistant rock in Lulworth Cove?

Answer 8

Wealden clay.

Question 9

What is the more resistant rock in Lulworth Cove?

Answer 9

Purbeck limestone.

Question 10

What type of erosion occurs in Lulworth Cove?

Answer 10

Lateral erosion.

Question 11

What type of landforms are a result of a discordant coastline?

Answer 11

Bays and headlands.

Question 12

What 2 plates converge in the dalmatian in Croatia?

Answer 12

African and Eurasian.

Question 13

What are formed in the dalmatian in Croatia?

Answer 13

Anticlines and synclines.

Question 14

Which sea is the site of a Haff?

Answer 14

Baltic Sea.

Question 15

What is the name of the spot and how long is it in the Baltics?

Answer 15

Coronian Spit, 98km long.

Question 16

What type of rock is weakened in Bantry Bay?

Answer 16

Carboniferous limestone.

Question 17

How long is the fetch across the Atlantic to Bantry Bay?

Answer 17

4000km.

Question 18

What type of rock is resistant in Bantry Bay?

Answer 18

Old red sandstone.