Coastal Notes
20 02 2008Coastal Zones
Offshore zone
Nearshore zone
Intertidal zone.
Backshore
Hinterland
The area behind a coast.
Draw and label a cross section.
Four natural systems.
The coast is produced by the interaction of four natural systems.
Biosphere.
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
The living world
Vegetation which includes
Spiniflex
Marram grass
These anchor sand and allow sand dunes to form.
Animals which change the coast.
Fish
Birds
People





