Features of a coastal environment The littoral zone subzones Definition of coast Definition of the littoral zone 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal environmentsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: hhj_Created on: 14-07-20 21:29 A boundary between the sea and the land and a dynamic environment where human activities interact with natural processes The coast 1 of 9 What is meant by the term: littoral zone? An area closer to the shore extending from low-tide to high-tide, consisting of 4 subzones 2 of 9 What are the littoral zone ‘subzones’ (in order of the closest to the furthest from the shore)? Backshore (beach and cliff), foreshore, nearshore, offshore 3 of 9 Inundated (meaning) Temporarily covered in water 4 of 9 Submerged (meaning) Permanently covered in water 5 of 9 Above high tide level where waves break only at very high tides and major storms. People and wind turbines usually stand here. Features of backshore 6 of 9 Exposed at low tides and submerged at high tides Foreshore 7 of 9 At low tide, this is a safe paddling zone. Only affected by waves when seabed shallows at low tide Nearshore 8 of 9 A permanently submerged zone of deeper water in the open sea Offshore 9 of 9
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