(ii) Below is a diagram showing a sand spit. Label the diagram, and, in the space provided, describe how this feature was formed by the processes of coastal deposition.
Exam Hint
Remember to write about the processes of coastal deposition that helped in the formation of this feature.
Labels
Bay Spit Silt
Marram grass Longshore drift
Formation of feature
Remember! F.
Feature
E. Explain E. Example D. Diagram
(iii) If the sand spit above continued to grow in size, it could reach across to the other side of the bay and seal it off. What do we call this new feature?
(iv) Opposite is an OS map showing a coastal area near Roundstone, Co. Galway. Name the feature highlighted at point B on the map.
GeoSkill B
Identifying features of coastal deposition from an OS map.