Y4 geo - shaping the coast

What natural occurrence changes coastal landforms?

• Wind

• Fire

• Waves

• Water

Identify two natural forces that can change coastal landforms

• Fire and Wind

• Fire and Water

• Water and Air

• Air and Fire

Define the term "coastal landform"

• A coastal object

• A landform located in the forest

• An erosional process that forms objects along our coast

• A natural feature of the earth's surface located along our coast

Define the term "erosion"

• The destruction of a coastline

• The collapse of rocks and dirt

• The gradual wearing away of land by water and air

• The build up of minerals and sand

Define the term "deposition"

• The building up of land through deposits of sand and other materials

• The destruction of sand and other materials

• The dumping of sand and minerals on a coastline

• The destruction of coastlines

Complete this sentence:

Waves are...

• dangerous

• NOT important in shaping our coastline

• important

• the main force that shapes a coastline

Destructive waves are

• strong waves that begin in large stormy oceans

• waves that slowly crash onto the coastline

• waves that deposit sand and minerals onto our coastline

• not important in shaping our coastline

Destructive waves contribute in creating

• depositional landforms

• erosional landforms

• Cliff landforms

• destructive landforms

Constructive waves are

• extremely large and destructive waves

• only exist far away from our coastlines

• formed in large and stormy oceans

• small and gentle waves that shape our coastline

Select the responses that are examples of coastline management strategies

(You can select more than one answer)

• Installing railings along a cliff edge

• Placing rocks, sandbags, and concrete along the coast to reduce the impact of destructive waves eroding our coastline

• Lifesavers at the beach

• Cafes along a waterfront