Landscapes and Landforms Lesson 5: Coastal Regions

What is a coast?

• The stretch of water flowing down a mountain

• A stretch of land rising up

• The hot and dry region

• The land along the sea

What helps create the shape of a coastline?

• Waves, tides and climate

• Waves, climate and currents

• Waves, tides and currents

• Climate, tides and currents

What factor determines the durability (how long it lasts) of the coastline shape?

• The kind of material in the land

• The amount of oxygen in the soil

• The altitude of the coast

• The strength of wind in the region

How do new coastlines emerge in the ocean?

• Cooled magma from volcanic eruption

• Tsunamis raise the land

• People growing soil

• None of the above

What causes changes in tides?

• Climate

• Weather

• Wind

• Position of the sun and moon

What causes a wave?

• Climate

• Weather

• Wind

• Position of the sun and moon

What is the difference between a constructive wave and a destructive wave?

• A constructive wave adds sediment to a beach; a destructive wave takes sediment away from the beach

• A destructive wave adds sediment to a beach; a constructive wave takes sediment away from the beach

Which is NOT a typical coastal landform?

• Mesa

• Dune

• Blowhole

• Cliff