Beaches and other coasts

Special: Homework and practice for the midterm next week

Sonar problem- East Pacific Rise.
This is my answer.
Answer

A. Terms that should mean something to you
Related words are grouped together

Shoreline Sealevel Tectonic uplift Surface relief Morphology	Continental shelf Continental margin Active margin Passive margin	Erosion Waves Tides Currents Storms Deposition	Littoral cell Rivers Watershed Beaches Submarine canyons Rip currents Sand spits
Cliff retreat Undercutting Wave-cut platforms Wave refraction	Beaches Deltas Estuaries Lagoons Rocky coasts Reefs Mangrove swamps Coastal wetlands Barrier islands Sea islands Fjords	Jetties Breakwaters Groins Seawalls

B. On the web - General references
1. Coasts
2. California Coastal Commission
3. Oceans, Coasts, and Estuaries; U.S. EPA
4. Living with Coastal Change

B. Questions you should be able to answer
1. What factors set the horizontal location of the shoreline? 2. What are the types of coastal features in our region? 3. How does our coastal type differ from those in other locations? 4. What general factors determine coastal characteristics? 5. Although it is difficult to classify coasts, what are characteristics of coasts associated with active and passive continental margins? 6. Although it is difficult to classify coasts, what are characteristics of coasts associated with primary and secondary coasts? 7. Are coastal types static or do they evolve? 8. What is a coastal cell? 9. What is causing beach loss in southern California? 10. What are solutions to beach loss? Advantages and drawbacks of each solution? 11. How do wave-cut platforms form? 12. What is the significance 2. What common characteristics are shared by all ocean waves - wind waves, tides, tsunami and seiches?
13. Where was the shorline during the last glacial maximum?

C. On the web - Current topics
1. California Coastal Records Project
     Aerial photos of the California Coastline.
     Kenneth Adelman.
2. Man Dies in Beach Cliff Collapse
    September 18, 2002 - Carlsbad, CA
3. Coastal Erosion and Beach Loss in Hawaii
4. Beach Erosion: Esplanade Drive in Pacifica, California from 1997-1998
5. Of Marine Terraces and Sand Dunes: The Landscape of San Clemente Island
     Article by Andrew Yatsko.

D. Notes and diagrams
1.    Classification (coming soon)
2.    Erosion (coming soon)
3.    Deposition (coming soon)

The following links show you examples of different coastal types.
As you take a look around, think about how each place differs San Diego.
If you don't know the location of a town or country, check:
       In the U.S. - Mapquest
       International - World Fact Book

4.    Beaches
5.    Fjords
            Kenai Fjords, Alaska
            In this area, the glaciers still remain. The actual features of the fjord
            are visible on the photos where coastal rocks are exposed.
6.    Deltas
            New Orleans, Louisiana - maps
            Nile Delta
7.    Barrier islands
            Florida aerial photographs
8.    Reefs
            Great Barrier Reef
            Bahamas
9.    Rocky coasts
            Oregon coast
            Make sure you're looking at a coastal photo, but note the volcanoes!
10.  Mangrove Wetlands
11.  Lagoons
12.  Estuaries
            Chesapeake Bay
            Everglades
            Everglades - Satellite photos
13.  Coastal wetlands