coastal geography
What is the name of the area where the land meets the sea?
Coastline/shore
What is the gradual wearing away of rock or soil by wind and water?
Erosion
What is the primary greenhouse gas emitted by human activities?
Carbon dioxide
This term refers to the process of replenishing sand on eroded beaches to prevent coastal erosion
Beach nourishment
This famous coastal landform is created by the erosion of cliffs overtimes forming what natural arch?
Sea arch
What term describes the process of soil being moved downhill by the force of gravity?
Mass movement
What term describes the process by which fertile land becomes desert?
Desertification
This natural coastak formation often found in tropical regions protects inland areas from the erosive forces by waves and storms what is it ?
Barrier reef
What is the name for the largest coral reef system in the world located off the coast of australia?
Great barrier reef
What is the term for the process where ice melts and refreezes,cusing rocks to break apart?
Frost wedging
Name the process of restoring or creating wetlands as a method of coastal management
Wetland restoration
Which human activity is the leading cause to deforestation?
Agriculture
Named aftter its resemblence to a reptile this iconic coastla landform is found along the southern coast of england what is it called?
Durdle door
Name the phenomenon where the gravitational pull of the moon and sun cause the rise and fall of the oceans water levels
Tide/tidal movement
What is the temr of the process of rocks or soil being carried away by a moving fluid,like water or air?
Transportation
Name the process of gradually raising the level of coastal land to counteract sea level rise
Coastal elevation/land reclamation
This coastal landform often formed by the depostion of sand can stretch for miles along a shoreline and is a popular destination for sunbathers and swimmers what is it?
Beach