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Most coastal landforms are permanent in the natural system, and are therefore inappropriate for human habitation. Most coastal landforms are temporary in the natural system, and are therefore inappropriate for human habitation. No coastal landforms are permanent in the natural system, and are therefore appropriate for human habitation. Some coastal landforms are permanent in the natural system, and are therefore appropriate for human habitation.
coastal zone coast shoreline sea arch
Match the following features of the boundary between the sea and the land with the appropriate description:
Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.
Choose the best description of what is located at each label on the diagram:
For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
Match the following features of a beach with the appropriate description:
all beaches are composed of sand the sedimentary equivalent to the ocean floor all beaches are flat, horizontal planes of shell debris whatever material is locally abundant
debris eroded from coral reefs developed at low latitudes shell fragments from organisms that live in coastal waters weathered grains of volcanic rocks where beaches are found at the shores of volcanic islands sand dunes, desert pavement and ventifacts
