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Are you attracted to this landscape? If so, you are certainly not alone. Coastlines are perhaps the most exotic landscapes
on Earth, and people love to live near or visit them. This chapter focuses on the oceans of the world and the way they
shape the landscape along coastlines.
L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S
C H A P T E R P R E V I E W
1.
Distinguish among oceans, seas, and gulfs on Earth.
2.
Describe the nature of eustatic sea-level changes
during the past 150,000 years.
3.
Discuss how waves form and the ways in which they
interact with coastlines.
4.
Explain how tides form and the variables that influence
them.
5.
Compare and contrast the various erosional coastal
landforms.
6.
Describe the character of coastal depositional
landforms and how they form.
7.
Discuss the various ways that humans interact with
(and manage) coastlines.
Oceans and Seas on Earth
The Nature of Coastlines: Intersection of
Earth's Spheres
Tides
Coastal Landforms
Waves and Coastal Erosion
Longshore Processes and Depositional
Coastlines
Human Interactions with Coastlines
Evolution of the Louisiana Coastline
