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 Where the sea and the land meet, a special environment is created. We call this a coast. Every coastal environment is different and always changing. Some parts of the coast are being eroded (worn away) and other parts have materials being deposited (built up). |
Humans use coastal environments and sometimes change the way that they look.
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are lots of different physical and human coastal features: cliffs,
beaches, groynes and piers. |
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Coast: a zone where the land meets the sea. | |
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Cliff: a high and steep rock face sometimes under attack by the sea. |  |
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Beach: the area covered by sand or pebbles deposited by the sea. The beach acts as a buffer zone between the land and the sea. The shape of a beach is always changing. | |
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Groyne: a wood or stone structure, built by humans, that sticks out into the sea to stop pebbles and sand being washed along the beach by the waves and current (longshore drift). | |
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Pier: a structure built from the land out into the sea. Used by humans as a breakwater, landing stage or as a promenade with shops and amusements. | |
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Discussion
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Brainstorm as many different features found in a coastal environment. Can you group them into human and physical features? |
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