For a stretch or stretches of coastline you have studied, show how coastal erosion interacting with lithology has generated a range of landforms.
2006-10-07 06:58:00 · 8 answers · asked by stevelydon11 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Do your own homework
2006-10-07 06:59:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am inclined to agree with Ian:)'s suggestion that you do your own homework; however, maybe I can give some pointers as to direction.
Shape and landform of a coastline can be broadly divided into two:erosional (the sea is eating at the land) and depositional (the sea and rivers are depositing sediment). The Cornish and Devon coasts, western Scotland, Wales are all good examples of the first; others are Scarborough and the famed White Cliffs of Dover. The Wash, much of the Lincolnshire coast, Spurn Head at the mouth of the Humber and Morecombe Bay are depositional coasts.
Have a look at some Ordnance Survey maps of coastal areas, particularly the high and low tide lines. If they are not very far apart, you're usually looking at erosional coasts, whereas if the sea retreats hundreds of mettres, even several kilometres in some cases, it's almost always depositional. And get hold of a basic geological map of Britain; you may then start to see how the two types relate to geology.
Good luck.
2006-10-08 06:01:40 · answer #2 · answered by Paul FB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In our Geography A-level the north Norfolk coastline featured heavily and there is loads of documentation out there for it. However for my coursework I studied the length of coast from Folkstone to Dover, there is also a mountain of info on that as well. I hope that is a good starting point for you and good luck because coursework is a beyhatch.
2006-10-09 13:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by darthhooker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chose the Dorset coast and you can reference such landforms as Stair Hole, Lulworth Cove and the Durdle (sp?) Door.
A search with google, yahoo (or other search engine) should enable you to answer the question. Make sure you cite (give) your sources, as this gives your answers greater authority.
hth.
BTW, the spell checker does not recognise google!
2006-10-09 14:08:05 · answer #4 · answered by bored with yahoo answers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
completely depends on the lithology (although I wouldn't have used that particular word in such a question) and what is going on with the water currents... are you looking at longshore drift? rip tides? Your homework is too vague and I wouldn't do it for you anyway.
Ask a surfer.
2006-10-07 14:06:19 · answer #5 · answered by wreck_beach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How the coastal erodes? With the water waves!!
2006-10-07 14:57:38 · answer #6 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, my geography stopped at 'O' level - that's GCSE. Back in the dinosaur age, we had to do our own homework.
2006-10-08 08:21:09 · answer #7 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take your pick
http://www.google.com/search?q=UK+Coastline+Erosion+Studies&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
2006-10-07 14:09:27 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋