GEOG 1113 INTRO TO LANFORMS LAB #8 | COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | GRADE A | 100% CORRECT- UOG
Which of the following is not a reason people live near or on the coast? - answer-
Access to fresh water
What is the tidal difference of a normal high tide and low tide in the Gulf of Mexico? -
answer-0.5 meter
Which of the following is not a structural methods humans use to protect a shoreline? -
answer-Vegetation
Why are the Banks Peninsula headlands not eroded as intensely as other headlands? -
answer-The other headlands are made of soft material
According to the website, why are beaches difficult to manage? - answer-coastlines can
change daily because they are dynamic environments
Lagos, Nigeria (population 21.3 million) is located on what body of water? - answer-
Bight of Benin
Los Angeles, CA (population 13.2 million) is located on what body of water? - answer-
Pacific Ocean
31.272135, 121.493563 (population 39.3 million) is located on what body of water? -
answer-East China Sea
Y:19.035909 X:72.790010 (population 23 million) is located on what body of water? -
answer-Arabian Sea
What feature is shown where letter A is located? - answer-Headland
Use the contour lines to estimate the elevation of the highest point of this feature. -
answer-400 ft
What is the dominant activity found on this feature? - answer-recreation
Using the ruler tool to measure, estimate the distance (in meters) from B to C. - answer-
300 meters
Assuming the tide in the image is the same as 2021, estimate the distance (in meters)
from B to D? - answer-240 meters
What is the average annual change in the width of the beach from 2014-2021? -
answer-(300m - 240m) ÷ 7 years = 8.57m/year
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | GRADE A | 100% CORRECT- UOG
Which of the following is not a reason people live near or on the coast? - answer-
Access to fresh water
What is the tidal difference of a normal high tide and low tide in the Gulf of Mexico? -
answer-0.5 meter
Which of the following is not a structural methods humans use to protect a shoreline? -
answer-Vegetation
Why are the Banks Peninsula headlands not eroded as intensely as other headlands? -
answer-The other headlands are made of soft material
According to the website, why are beaches difficult to manage? - answer-coastlines can
change daily because they are dynamic environments
Lagos, Nigeria (population 21.3 million) is located on what body of water? - answer-
Bight of Benin
Los Angeles, CA (population 13.2 million) is located on what body of water? - answer-
Pacific Ocean
31.272135, 121.493563 (population 39.3 million) is located on what body of water? -
answer-East China Sea
Y:19.035909 X:72.790010 (population 23 million) is located on what body of water? -
answer-Arabian Sea
What feature is shown where letter A is located? - answer-Headland
Use the contour lines to estimate the elevation of the highest point of this feature. -
answer-400 ft
What is the dominant activity found on this feature? - answer-recreation
Using the ruler tool to measure, estimate the distance (in meters) from B to C. - answer-
300 meters
Assuming the tide in the image is the same as 2021, estimate the distance (in meters)
from B to D? - answer-240 meters
What is the average annual change in the width of the beach from 2014-2021? -
answer-(300m - 240m) ÷ 7 years = 8.57m/year
