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| Why Are Coastal Environments Important? (Fishing) |
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Definition
| Fishery is important because local fishermen make money out of selling fish and if the environment is not clean or there at all, then they cannot make any sales. |
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| Why Are Coastal Environments Important? (Tourism) |
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Definition
| Lots of tourists enjoy visits to coastlines therefore without them a lot of businesses would lose a lot of money. |
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| Why Are Coastal Environments Important? (Oxygen) |
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Definition
| Without the coastal environments a lot of useful and needed oxygen would be non-existent because the biggest production is in the ocean. |
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| Why Are Coastal Environments Important? (Animals and Sea Creatures) |
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Definition
| These environments assist in protecting human and wild life populations; also coastal environments provide a valuable food source. |
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| Why Are Coastal Environments Important? (Food) |
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Definition
| The coast and the sea provide needed food for sea life and the land animals. |
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Term
| How are Constructive and Destructive Waves Different? (1) |
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Definition
| In a constructive wave, its waves are all apart and quite low, as a destructive wave is closer together and high. |
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| How are Constructive and Destructive Waves Different? (2) |
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Definition
| Also, there are distant storms in a constructive wave and local storms in a destructive wave. |
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| How are Constructive and Destructive Waves Different? (3) |
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Definition
| With a constructive wave, the wave has a strong swash onto the beach and a destructive wave has a weak swash. |
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| How are Constructive and Destructive Waves Different? (4) |
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Definition
| Finally, a constructive wave has a weak backwash and a destructive wave has a strong backwash. |
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Definition
| Swash means the force of the water that travels up the beach. |
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Definition
| Backwash means the force of the water that travels from the beach. |
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| What are the four processes of erosion? |
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Definition
1) Hydraulic Action
2) Abrasion
3) Attrition
4) Solution |
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