the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site

waves are the movements of energy across water

an area of land between low and storm tide marks made up of materials like sand, mud and stones

Protecting the UK's coastline

Geography

The UK's coastline

Waves and tides

Processes shaping the coastline

Erosional coastal landforms

Depositional coastal landforms

Threats to the UK's coastline

GIS: Visualising and Analysing coastal erosion

Coastal management

Tuvalu: An island nation

The impacts of climate change on Tuvalu

The future of global coasts

This unit teaches pupils how physical and human processes shape our coastline. Pupils will also learn about the threats and challenges coastlines face in a warming world.

Coasts: what shapes life at the coast?

{{}} engineering involves building fixed structures at the coast to reduce erosion and flooding. 

The __________ is the boundary between the land and the sea or ocean.

{{}} is the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site.

an area of land made up of sand, mud and stones

Match these terms to their correct definition. 

The UK’s coastline is shaped by natural processes of erosion, transportation and {{}}. 

building sea walls to stop waves from wearing away the coast

What could be done to protect the coastline from erosion?

Sometimes we need to protect areas of the coastline and reduce {{}} by slowing down waves that hit the coast.

Starter Quiz

The __________ is the boundary between the land and the sea or ocean.