The Litteroal Zone Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What is the littoral zone?
A
The wider coastline including adjacent land areas and shallow parts of the sea just offshore
2
Q
What is it exposed to at low tide?
A
Air
3
Q
What is it exposed to at high tide?
A
Underwater
4
Q
Dynamic equilibrium
A
The imputs and outputs are balanced
5
Q
Inputs
A
Marine (waves, tides)
People
Land (rock type)
Weather
6
Q
Processes
A
Weathering
Mass movement
Erosion
Transport
7
Q
Outputs
A
Erosinal landform
Depositional landform
Different coast types
