the coast and liittoral zone

Question 1

Littoral zone

Answer 1

Wider coastal zone, shore and shallow part of the sea just offshore

Question 2

What 4 sub-zones are in the littoral zone

Answer 2

Coast, back shore,foreshore and nearshore

Question 3

3 ways coasts are classified

Answer 3

Geological (lithology and structure)
Impacts of sea level change (rising or falling)
Dominant coastal processes (erosion or deposition)

Question 4

What are 2 common coastal classification distinguishes

Answer 4

Rocky or cliffed, coastal plains

Question 5

Characteristics of a rocky coastline

Answer 5

Clear distinction between land and sea (height of cliffs). Exposure to erosive forces of sea, rain and wind created high energy coastline

Question 6

Characteristics of coastal plains (state of what equilibrium)

Answer 6

Land slopes gently towards sea and imperceptible transition from one to the other.
Maintained in state of dynamic equilibrium deposition of sediment by river stems entering sea and sediment from offshore sources and marine erosion
Low energy coastlines

Question 7

Dynamic equilibrium

Answer 7

Balanced state in system where inputs and outputs are balanced over time