Depositional Features

Question 1

Spits

Answer 1

They are formed by waves consisting of a long narrow accumulation of sand or shingle, lying generally in line with the coast, with one end attached to the land the other projecting into the sea or across the mouth of an estuary

Question 2

Tombolo

Answer 2

Feature comprising sand or gravel beach sediment developed by diffraction, refraction and longshore drift to form a ‘neck’ of land connecting a coast to an offshore island or breakwater

Question 3

Alluvium

Answer 3

It is a deposit of clay, silt, and sand left by flowing floodwater in a river valley or delta

Question 4

Amenity Value

Answer 4

The pleasantness or attractiveness of a place

Question 5

Backshore

Answer 5

The part of the beach lying between the foreshore and coastline. The backshore is dry under normal conditions, is often characterised by berms and is without vegetation. The backshore is only exposed to waves under extreme events with high tide and storm surge.