The UK's coastline | Geography | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Which of these landscapes is a coastline?
- A woodland area with trees and ferns.
- An area showing the sea, a beach and some grassy banks. ✓
- A desert showing sandy soils and patchy vegetation.
What can beaches be made from?
- sand ✓
- concrete
- rocks ✓
- wood
Some coastlines have cliffs instead of beaches. What is a cliff?
- another name for a rocky shoreline
- part of a slope on a mountain
- a tall vertical rockface ✓
- a physical feature only found at the coast
What sort of industries are often based at the coast?
- fashion
- fishing ✓
- manufacturing
- tourism ✓
Sea level in coastal areas regularly rises and falls each day. What is this known as?
- 'tides' ✓
Match the coastal processes to the descriptions.
- erosion
  
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  Wearing away of materials such as rock over a long period of time ✓
- deposition
  
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  Building up of materials in one place over a long period of time ✓
- transportation
  
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  Moving materials along the coast by the sea ✓

Which of these coastal areas has cliffs?
- A palm tree on a beach near the sea
- A boat moored on a river near a harbour
- A coastal landscape showing a beach and waves. ✓
What is shingle?
- sand found on beaches
- pebbles and stones found on beaches ✓
- a path along a beach
- a section of a harbour
Why does the UK have such a long coastline?
- it is made up of a range of islands ✓
- it is bigger than other countries
- it has lots of long beaches
- it does a lot of fishing
What are some reasons why people are attracted to live in coastal areas?
- the houses are cheaper
- they are beautiful places ✓
- there are jobs in tourism ✓
- there is less air pollution than cities ✓
- to learn to do watersports
Which of these are part of the tourism industry?
- restaurants ✓
- schools
- hotels ✓
- hospitals
- entertainment ✓
What human features might attract tourists to a coastal resort?
- camping and caravan sites ✓
- beautiful relaxing views
- unique or historic buildings ✓
- funfairs or amusement arcades ✓
- calm clear waters

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That all coastlines are sandy beaches.

Not all coastlines are sandy beaches. Some coastlines have beaches of stones called shingle, and some coastlines only have cliffs without any beach.

Coastline - the boundary between the land and the sea or ocean
Beach - area of land between low and storm tide marks made up of beach materials like sand, mud and stones
Cliff - a tall, vertical rock face
Tourism - people travelling to a different place from where they live for a visit or holiday