Investigating
Coasts
Coasts
A Website designed for Geography education in Primary Schools.
| Investigating
Coasts |
Coasts |
A Website designed for Geography education in Primary Schools. |
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Features of Coastal Areas What are Coasts? Coasts are zones where the land meets the sea. What do Coasts look like? Coastal Areas have features, such as beaches, cliffs and sand dunes. These features are not all found together, and different coastal areas will have different coastal features. Here are some of the features found on coasts: |
The power of the sea is shown in this photograph.
What do you think makes the sea rough? Where do you think the sea is the roughest? |
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| Headland
Headland - this is an area of land that sticks out into the sea. It is usually made of hard rock, and has not been eroded or deposited by the sea. |
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Images courtesy of google image search Most of the features found in coastal areas are formed by the process of erosion or deposition. |
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