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ACTIVIT Y 15.1 Coastline Inquiry

Name: ______________________________________ Course/Section: ______________________ Date: ___________

A. Refer to the photographs of coastlines in FIGURE 15.1 and the list of Factors Affecting Coastlines on page 376 .

1. Describe what each shoreline is made of (if visible). Then name the two or three main factors that are primarily affecting
the coastline and describe how they combine to shape the coastline.

a. Maryland coastline with saltmarsh grasses rooted in clay.

b. San Francisco, California, coastline.

c. Oregon coastline.

d. North Carolina coastline.

e. Destin, Florida, urbanized coastline.

f. Florida Keys coastline with mangrove plants.

g. Maine coastline (note person for scale).

h. Caribbean island coastline with fringing reefs (i.e., reefs attached to the island) and a barrier reef.

B. REFLECT & DISCUSS FIGURES 15.1C and 15.1D are both sandy coastlines. Which one is building out into the water and

what is causing that to happen? Which one seems to be receding landward, and what seems to be causing that to happen?

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