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Understanding the Formation of Coastal Features: Erosion and Deposition, Summaries of Human Geography
The processes of erosion and deposition that shape coastal features such as bays, headlands, beaches, spits, stacks, arches, and caves. Through examples from the UK coastline, learn about the causes and characteristics of these natural formations.
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How coastal features are formed
What Is a Coastline?
What is the
definition of a
coastline?
What would
you expect
to see at
the coast?
What sorts
of activities
happen there?
What natural
features might
you see?
Human Geography Physical Geography
To understand features at the coast,
we must first understand something
about waves
Waves are incredible things! They might be fun for bodyboarding
and surfing, but they are so powerful that they shape the coasts!
Sometimes, they wear away the rock at the coast.
Sometimes, they drop off sand and stones that they have
swirled up and been carrying along.
Some key vocabulary!
When waves wear away rock (and break down
the land), this is called erosion.
When waves drop off sand and stone (and build
up the land), this is called deposition.
Features of Coastlines: Beaches
Click the play symbol to see how beaches form.
Features of Coastlines
Watch this video about caves, cliffs, arches, stacks and stumps.
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For each example, see if you can answer the
following questions:
- What features are shown?
- Where do you think they are found?
- Are they caused by erosion or deposition?
Let’s look at some examples from
around the UK coast.
The UK Coast
Stack Rocks, Wales
- What features are shown?
- Where do you think they are found?
- Are they caused by erosion or deposition?
Photo courtesy of Capt' Gorgeous (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
The UK Coast
Caves at Tintagel, Cornwall
- What features are shown?
- Where do you think they are found?
- Are they caused by erosion or
deposition?
Photo courtesy of andy (@geograph.org.uk) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
The UK Coast
The Needles (Stacks), Isle of Wight
- What features are shown?
- Where do you think they are found?
- Are they caused by erosion or
deposition?
Photo courtesy of Marc Di Luzio (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution