High and Low Energy Coastlines Flashcards
What do high energy coastlines have for most of the year?
HIGH WAVE POWER.
Where are strong winds most common?
In cool temperate western maritime climates.
Where has the longest fetch?
Chile.
Where do winds blow in the northern hemisphere?
They blow northwest.
Where do winds blow in the southern hemisphere?
They blow southeast.
Why does the East side of easter island have a changeable coastline?
Due to the length of the fetch?
What can cyclones in the tropical zone negatively result in?
In the change in the coastline due to their immense force.
In the UK and Europe what is the west coast like?
It has high energy.
Dominant and prevailing wind.
Longest fetch.
What is the fetch like in the North Sea?
It is limited.
Waves still have the power to cause erosion.
What are the Mediterranean and Baltic sea like?
They are enclosed.
Short fetch and low energy coastlines.
