Coastal deposition

Task

1. Open the 'Coastal Deposition Placemarks' file with Google Maps.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Choose the best example of a spit you have found and capture an image of it.
6. Paste the image into a document and add some additional research about the spit you have chosen.
7. 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.