The effect of human activities on coastal landscapes
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain the effect of human activities on the coast.
Key learning points
- A variety of human activities take place at the coast (development, agriculture, industry and coastal management).
- Human activities can have direct effects on coastal landscapes.
- Human activities can have indirect effects on coastal landscapes.
Keywords
Development - construction of infrastructure such as roads, houses and tourist areas
Erosion - the wearing away of rocks along the coastline
Habitat - the place where organisms live
Common misconception
Indirect effects of human activities are less important than direct effects.
Indirect effects of human activities at the coast have very significant effects: for example, rising sea levels as a result of global warming are an indirect effect with globally important impacts.
Teacher tip
Students could study an OS map of a specific area and identify human activity taking place along the coast and research the direct and indirect impacts for the specific coastal landscape.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the statements is an example of an indirect effect of human activity on coastal landscapes?
Q2.Define longshore drift.
Q3.Select the word that matches this definition: 'the wearing away and removal of rocks along the coastline'.
Q4.Match the process with the correct definition.
Water freezes in cracks, expands, and fractures rocks repeatedly.
Living organisms, like roots, break down rocks and minerals.
Alters rocks' minerals through chemical reactions, like acid rain.
Rapid descent of rock and soil down a slope, often triggered by rain.
Sudden drop of rock from a cliff or steep slope due to gravity.
Rapid downward movement of soil and rock along a curved surface.
Q5.Which of these statements describe direct impacts of industry on coastal landscapes?
Q6.The long-term rise in Earth's average temperature due to human activity is known as global and is caused by the enhanced greenhouse effect.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What keyword does this description describe: construction of infrastructure such as roads, houses and tourist areas?
Q2.Which of these is a term for when beaches further down the coast do not get as much sediment due to sediment transfers being interrupted?
Q3.Which of the following can cause algal blooms in coastal waters?
Q4.What does it mean when human activity has an indirect effect on coastal landscapes?
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