Nile Delta #4 coastal landscapes

Question 1

Constant
1.………….movement of sediment due to 2………-…….. winds for most of the yr. The winter winds are by far the strongest 3.(..……….)
waves are almost always from 4………., 5………. or 6……….

Answer 1

1. Eastward
2. North-westerly
3. 23.14cm/s
4. North
5. West
6. North-West

Question 2

Underwater sand bars

Answer 2

typical of tideless seas like the Mediterranean-formed by currents pushing sediment into mounds. The waves breaking on the shore erode sediment and currents curry it out offshore, sandbars are built up particularly in large storms.

Question 3

Abu Qir headland

Answer 3

Caused by the constant deposition of sediment by the Rosetta distributary.

Question 4

Many beaches

Answer 4

West of Abu Qir headland- containing long crescentic bar systems- associated with rip currents and negligible LSD.

Question 5

Parallel longshore bars

Answer 5

Extend from Abu Qir headland to Port Said- generated by dominant eastward current-LSD