Coastal Classification

1. Physical and geological characteristics such as rocks and reefs are used to classify the Earth's dynamic coastlines. 2. Arcadia National Park, Maine: Primary coast, fjord coast Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Diastrophic/sedimentary salt domes Chesapeake Bay, Virginia: Primary drought river valley Atlantic City, New Jersey: SEcondary coasts wave erosion Mississippi Delta, Mississippi: Subaerial deposition, deltaic coasts Kilauea Coast, Hawaii: Volcanic coasts all San Francisco Bay, California: secondary, fault-line coasts Analysis This project showed a lot of different ways of telling what classifications many coasts lay on. We were able to research the location of a coastline, and find out what the causes of its classification are. Whether the coastline was caused by natural or man-made alterations, all have an effect on what classification that specific coastline falls under. I was able to learn how to tell the difference between different coastal classifications while doing this project.