Starter quiz
- Which of these are advantages to being a maritime nation?
- natural defence - can help protect from invasion ✓
- isolation from other countries
- provides food (fishing) ✓
- it is harder/more expensive to transport items to and from other countries
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- A coast is a strip of land made of rock, sand, mud or gravel, that meets the...
- 'sea' ✓
- The UK is surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, Irish Sea, and the...
- Pacific Ocean
- Scottish Channel
- English Channel ✓
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Order the processes that form a spit.- 1⇔Sediment is carried by longshore drift.
- 2⇔When the waves meet a change in direction of the coastline they lose energy.
- 3⇔The transported material is deposited.
- Sometimes a spit grows across a bay joining two ______. This is called a bar.
- headlads ✓
- bars
- beaches
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What forms behind a bar?- saltmarch
- spit
- lagoon ✓
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Exit quiz
- ______ is a natural environment and the plants and animals live and interact within that environment.
- A habitat
- A human feature
- An ecosystem ✓
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- Match the keyword to its definition.
- pollution⇔anything that makes the environment dirty or unhealthy ✓
- habitat⇔the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism. ✓
- organsm⇔a living thing. ✓
- Which three of these are examples of coastal habitats?
- mangroves ✓
- coral reefs ✓
- mountains
- estuaries ✓
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- Why are mangroves important?
- Their roots help to prevent coastal erosion ✓
- They cannot withstand freezing temperatures.
- They provide a habitat for thousands of species. ✓
- Their roots shelter young creatures like a nursery. ✓
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- Which of these statements about coral reefs are true?
- They are are home to approximately 25% of the ocean’s species. ✓
- Corals protect shorelines by breaking up wave action. ✓
- They are mainly found near to the Arctic Circle.
- They are a source of new medicines. ✓
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- Estuaries are often called the “______” because many species rely on these coastal habitats for nesting and breeding.
- incubator of the sea
- daycare for fish
- nurseries of the sea ✓
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Key learning points
- Coastal habitats and their unique ecosystems are under threat from human activity and climate change.
- Coastline settlements and industries impact on natural habitats affecting wildlife populations.
- River estuaries can be hot spots of pollution emptying into the oceans.
- Eco-tourism is a way of trying to redress environmental damage by focusing on outcomes beneficial for wildlife.
Common misconception
Nature reserves or world heritage sites only apply to places on land.
Many coasts and underwater ecosystems are classed as Marine Protected Areas and are protected in the same way as nature reserves.
Keywords
Ecosystem - An ecosystem is a natural environment and the plants and animals live and interact within that environment
Habitat - Habitat is the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism
Pollution - Pollution is anything that makes the environment dirty or unhealthy
Organism - An organism is a living thing
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