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16. How does a spit and a baymouth bar form?
17. Explain why waves are so small in ponds and lakes but
much larger ones develop in the oceans.
18. As a member of a planning commission for a coastal
region where shoreline erosion is a continuing prob-
lem, what recommendations would you make to rem-
edy or at least mitigate the problem?
19. What are rip currents? If caught in one what would
you do?
20. A hypothetical shoreline has a balanced budget, but a
dam is built on the river supplying sand to the system and
a wall is built to protect sea cliffs from erosion. Explain
what is likely to happen to the beaches in this area.
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