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In class we have learnt about the development of the Waihi Beach Coastal Environment in general and covered the formation of the Bowentown tombolo spit. Your job now is to find out about the formation of some other coastal landforms present at Waihi Beach. Look for information on the following:

• Sand dunes
• Caves, Arches, Stacks and Stumps
• Wave-cut platforms.

You will need to be able to describe these features and explain how processes have interacted to form them. You should summarise what you have found out, by creating THREE-STAGE diagrams in your notes showing the formation of each coastal landform.

Some of you probably know a lot about waves already, others probably know just a little.On our fieldtrip, we will be collecting data on wave characteristics, so it is important to know what all these terms mean beforehand. I would like you to unleash the power of the internet and find out about how waves work. You should develop an answer in a word document, and then when you are happy with it you should submit it as a comment to this post.Your paragraph must include the following terms (in capitals):

This is a question from the 2006 NCEA exam. You need to develop an answer for the processes of ‘Wave Erosion’ and ‘Dune Formation’. Submit your answer as a comment, so that it can be marked. (ONE LESSON)

Human Actions

Comprehensively analyse the success or otherwise of the actions of people have taken to modify TWO natural processes in your selected geographic environment.

You must provide specific information from your selected geographic environment in your answer. For Achievement with Merit or Achievment with Excellence, maps and/or diagrams should be used to enhance your answer.

Mr Cranston’s Writing Guide - Get more documents

We have spent a lot of time looking at beach profiles and different wave actions. Test your knowledge with this little crossword.

Cranston’s Coastal Crossword © 2008

Good Luck!

Once you have finished the crossword, you will take the reigns and find out about ‘Longshore Drift’. There will be heaps of information out there. You need to find:

• How it works
• A Diagram
• How it changes the coastline
• What people do about it
• How effective these methods are.

Collate your information in a Word^TM and use a layout that is suitable for glueing into your notes.

Hi team, great to be back. Just a quick recap on what we have been looking at in class.

Year 13 - Evolution of Waihi Beach, including tectonic processes and 5 step diagram.

Year 12 - Relief processes in the Amazon Basin, including formation and coloured rivers. Climatic processes, including convectional rainfall and movement of the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

Here are a couple of your mini research projects:

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