'Primary coasts' presentation slideshows

Coastal Classification

Coastal Classification. By its very nature, the coast is an incredibly complex and diverse environment, one that may defy organization into neat compartments. Nevertheless, the quest for understanding how shorelines form and

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Choose to view chapter section with a click on the section heading. Coastal Classification

Choose to view chapter section with a click on the section heading. Coastal Classification Coastal Dynamics Biological Processes and Human Activity. Chapter Topic Menu. Two Classification Systems.

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Chapter 15: The Dynamic Coast

Chapter 15: The Dynamic Coast. OCEANOGRAPHY 2014. Coastal classification. There are two systems for classifying coasts: The Geological Approach: Active Coasts and Passive Coasts The Coastal Dynamics Approach: Primary and Secondary Coasts

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If sea-level falls, the wave-cut platform becomes a marine terrace.

COASTS (Note: it is assumed that you know the basics of coastal geomorphology - the following is a brief review). At coastlines there is a constant source of energy capable of shaping the Earth's surface - moving water in the form of waves. Just as for the fluvial system, moving sea water can:

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Lesson 16: Coastal Dynamics Geological Oceanography

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Types of Coasts

Types of Coasts. Chapter 13 pp. 3-10. What are two ways to classify coasts? (p4) What is a primary coast? (p5) There are four types of primary coasts, define the process of formation and give an example of each one. (p5-9) What is a secondary coast? (p9)

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