PPT-Coastal Zones:

Processes and Landforms Definitions of Coastal Regions The shore is the area on the coast which covers the furthest low tide mark to the highest elevation where waves affect width a few to hundreds of meters. Mark N. Mauriello. Director of Environmental Affairs and Planning . Edgewood Properties. FACTS. RELATIVE SEA LEVEL IS RISING (MORE THAN ONE FOOT OVER THE PAST CENTURY). SEDIMENT SUPPLIES ARE DIMINISHING. By. Ms. Messer. Intertidal Zone. Where in the world is it found?. Intertidal zones are found where . the land and sea meet, between the high and low tide zones. This complex marine ecosystem is found along coastlines . Lagos City Case Study . Julius I. Agboola, PhD. University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos from world view . Lagos State (City) Coastline . Maritime shoreline of about 180km . Lagos City Profile. Situated within . Estuaries. Partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers/streams flowing into it and a free connection to the open . sea. (fresh water mixes with ocean). Estuaries Continued…. Economically significant as seaports, centers of ocean commerce and commercial fisheries. Abstract The Protection of Offshore Energy Installations under the Law of the Sea and the SUA Protocol. Introduction. Significant increase in the numbers of installations at sea to exploit resources of continental shelf or EEZ. Apply understanding of watersheds and estuaries to a situation where abiotic and biotic factors are being changed.. Open your notebook to page 27. Let’s read the first two paragraphs.. Dead zone: an area or body of water where the water at the bottom has little or no dissolved oxygen. (underline this in the paragraph). Miller and . Spoolman. (2010). Core Why Should We Care about Coral Reefs?. Coral reefs. form in clear, warm coastal waters of the tropics and subtropics.. Among the oldest, most diverse, and most productive ecosystems.. Ch. 4.2. Effect of Earth’s rotation. Created based on the rate at which the sun appears to move across the sky. Sun . rises . in the . east. & . sets. in the . west. Earth takes . 24 hours . to rotate on its axis . Aim: . To know the outline of this topic and to complete the introduction tasks. Sub topics across this option. Enquiry Q1:Coastal processes. Enquiry Q2:Landforms and landscapes. Enquiry Q3:Coastal risks. WHAT IS COASTAL EROSION? Coastal erosion is the endless reshaping of shorelines by waves, currents, tides, storms, ice, rain and groundwater seepage. Human activities, like construction, dredging, CO 2. What are the main types of soft and hard engineering used on the coastline of the UK? . (Coastal defences). Advantages and disadvantages of these techniques. 3. Definitions. Soft engineering: . method of coastal management which works with natural processes at work on the coastline and to be . -profit entity operating as an association for all free zones around the . world and their communities.. Established . in Geneva, Switzerland and headquartered in the Dubai Airport . Free Zone.  in United Arab . particular zone. . Exercise Intensity A4. Heart Rate. Target Zones/Training thresholds. HR Max. Borg’s RPE Scale. Define Heart Rate and where can you measure it? . Pulse. : Carotid (neck) / Radial (wrist).