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S.E.E.?
More than 200 countries and
island states have coastlines
12% global population live in
lowland coastal zones (<10m)
33% of coastal regions are at
risk from degradation
40% global population live
within 100km of the coast
UK has 31,368km of coastline
(including main islands)
Todays Key Words
Geology
Classwork 22 September 2017 Tidal currents
Coastal Landscapes and Systems Sediment cells
Littoral Zone
Hydrological Cycle
Rocky coastline
Learning is Successful When I: Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Explain what the littoral zone is High energy
Describe the various parts of the littoral zone Low energy
Coastal plain
Understand the key elements of inputs and Estuary
outputs into the coastal system Sandy
Understand that the coast consists of distinct Relief
zones and there is a variety of different The Wash
coastal types Dorset
Cornwall
Understand that geology plays a key role in Coastal system
the development of our coastline
Coastal Landscapes
Act 1 Coastal Landscapes
Study the four photos. How does the landscape
vary physically?
What physical processes are happening?
Littoral Zone The wider coastal zone including adjacent land areas and shallow parts of the
sea just offshore. It is a dynamic zone of rapid change.
The zones are of great focus due to the level of
Nearshore
human activity and the level of physical processes
Shallow waters
that operate there; erosion, deposition, transport and
close to land.
mass movement.
Intense human
Backshore above high tide Foreshore Wave activity (fishing &
level, only affected by spring processes confined leisure) and the
tides and major storms. here between the transfer of
high and low tide sediment by
marks. currents.
Littoral Zone The wider coastal zone including adjacent land areas and shallow parts of the sea just offshore.
It consists of backshore, nearshore and offshore zones. It includes a wide variety of coastal types and is a
dynamic zone of rapid change due to the interaction between the processes operating in the seas, oceans
and on land where sediments are moved around.
Littoral Zone
Why a zone?
It is a zone rather than a line because waves, tides and storms affect a wide band
rather than just one place.
Dynamic?
The zone is constantly changing because of the dynamic interaction between the
processes operating in the seas, oceans and on land. It varies because of:
In groups of 2 complete a
map from memory
exercise showing the
distinctive features and
landscapes of coasts.
Coastal plains; the land gradually slopes towards the sea across an area of
deposited sediment, with sand dunes and mud flats being the most common
examples. These coasts are sometimes referred to as alluvial coasts. They are
generally found in low energy environments.
Role of rivers?