Coastal deposition
Activities
Task
- Open the 'Coastal Deposition Placemarks' file with Google Maps.
- Look at the three examples of spits - notice their shape, the shape of the coastline where they occur, the fact they are made of sediment etc.
- Starting at 'Placemark A - Brest' work south along the French coastline to 'Placemark B - La Rochelle' looking for examples of spits. Add placemarks to show their location.
- Starting at 'Placemark C - Hartlepool' work south along the British coastline to 'Placemark D - King's Lynn' looking for examples of spits. Add placemarks to show their location.
- Choose the best example of a spit you have found and capture an image of it.
- Paste the image into a document and add some additional research about the spit you have chosen.
- Can you determine the direction of longshore drift for the spit you have chosen?
Extension Task
Locate 10 of the spits from this list onto a Google Map. For each example explain the direction of longshore drift, the source of the sediment and any human uses of the spit.