Starter quiz
- ______ are places where groups of people live and work.
- Settlements ✓
- Mountains
- Oceans
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- What does maritime mean?
- Maritime refers to anything related to the desert and arid regions.
- Maritime refers to anything related to the mountains and hills.
- Maritime refers to anything to do with human activity at sea. ✓
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- A ______ is an inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards.
- bay ✓
- headland
- cliff
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- Which of these human features would you expect to see at the mouth of a deep-water bay?
- a pier
- restaurants and cafes
- a port for cruise ships ✓
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- Maritime rely on the seas and oceans for:
- trade ✓
- food ✓
- settlements
- safety ✓
- transport ✓
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- Which sea lies to the east of the UK?
- The Irish Sea
- The English Channel
- The North Sea ✓
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Exit quiz
- A ______ feature is something that humans have made or built.
- 'human' ✓
- The UK is made up of two main islands and ______ of smaller islands.
- tens
- hundreds
- thousands ✓
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- Match the physical coastal feature to their definition.
- spit⇔a long narrow stretch of pebbles and sand attached to the mainland ✓
- estuary⇔the wide tidal mouth of a river ✓
- mudflat⇔a flat area of very wet mud near the sea which is covered by high tide ✓
- Match the human coastal feature to their definition.
- harbour⇔a sheltered part of the coast where ships and boats can anchor safely ✓
- pier⇔a platform on stilts jutting out into the sea ✓
- lighthouse⇔a tall round tower with automated flashing lights at the top ✓
- Which human coastal feature is the following a definition of? "A sheltered part of the coast where ships and boats can anchor safely."
- harbour ✓
- port
- lighthose
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- Smooth or almost straight coastline will usually be where ______ are found.
- coves
- bays
- headlands
- beaches ✓
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Key learning points
- Maps can help us identify different human and physical features of coasts.
- The UK has a lot of coastlines as it includes one large island, part of another, and thousands of smaller islands.
- The UK coastline has a great diversity of features. This means that the land can be used in many different ways.
- Almost all of the UK coastlines can be walked.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that cliffs and headlands are the same thing or that all cliffs are headlands.
A headland is surrounded on three sides by water. Headlands can consist of cliffs, but cliffs can be found on coastlines that are not headlands. So it is true to say that not all cliffs are headlands, therefore cliffs and headlands are not the same.
Keywords
Human features - A human feature is something that humans have made or built.
Physical features - A physical feature is natural and has not been formed or made by humans.
Land use - Land use is the function or purpose of a particular area.
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