Coastal Management-Iqra Ahmad, Sabah Khan

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Across
  1. 3. the wearing away of soil and rock by natural elements such as wind and water
  2. 5. a rise in sea level resulting from the effects of intense storm systems
  3. 6. The movement of water back down the beach to the sea after a wave breaks
  4. 7. A hollow eroded by the impact of waves at the foot of a cliff
  5. 9. A system formed by the interactions of the living organisms and physcial elements of environments
  6. 11. occurs when weaker layers of rock dissolve in sea water or disintegrate becuase of salt crystallisation
  7. 13. the movement of sand and other matierals along the shore
  8. 16. the tidal mouth of a river where the salt water of the tide meets the fresh water of the river current
  9. 17. being fair and just and ensuring an even share
  10. 18. formed when sand on a beach is stabilised by vegetation
Down
  1. 1. Lines drawn on a map joining places of equal barometric pressure
  2. 2. Way of viewing the world
  3. 4. The movement of water up the beach after a wave breaks
  4. 6. that can develop behind fore dunes
  5. 7. seasonal variations in the size, character and direction of waves
  6. 8. a wearing effect that occurs when waves hurl material such as san or rocks against shore or when waves roll particles back and forth accross the shore
  7. 10. The laying down of material carried by rivers, wind, ice, ocean current or waves
  8. 12. Sand dunes closest to the surf
  9. 14. a cross-section that also shows the land use of the area
  10. 15. rock wall built at a right angle to the beach to help prevent longshore drift